Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Bowers was born on 30 December 1837, in Oldbury, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Bowers, was 21 and his mother, Rosanna Leach, was 19. He lived in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1837. He died on 20 May 1868, in Utah, United States, at the age of 30, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Samuel Bowers, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Samuel Bowers, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Bowers, "Find A Grave Index"
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1848
Find A Grave website photo indicates establishment of the cemetery in 1848. Located at the NE corner of 4th Avenue and N Street. Salt Lake City Cemetery is in The Avenues neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah. Approximately 120,000 persons are buried in the cemetery. Many religious leaders and politicians, particularly many leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) lie in the cemetery. It encompasses over 250 acres and contains 9 1?2 miles of roads. It is the largest city-operated cemetery in the United States. The first burial occurred on September 27, 1847, when George Wallace buried his child, Mary Wallace. The burial was two months after the Mormon pioneers had settled the Salt Lake Valley. In 1849, George Wallace, Daniel Wells, and Joseph Heywood surveyed 20 acres at the same site for the area's burial grounds. In 1851, Salt Lake City was incorporated and the 20 acres officially became the Salt Lake City Cemetery with George Wallace as its first sexton.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bower , with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Name of ship John and Roseannah Bowers and their family traveled to America on.
According to the 1841 Census of Dudley England. The family consisted of John (age 25) whose occupation is listed as a coal miner in the 1841 census Roseannah (age 23) Caroline (age 5) Samuel (age 4) …
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