Lydia Bowen
24 September 1813–
Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
The Life of Lydia
When Lydia Bowen was born on 24 September 1813, in Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, David Bowen, was 23 and her mother, Jerusha Scott, was 27.
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Family Time Line
David Bowen
1789–1864
Jerusha Scott
1786–1818
Eulisea Bowen
1807–
Evline Bowen
1809–
Angeline Bowen
1810–1860
Daniel Bowen
1812–
Lydia Bowen
1813–
William Christopher Bowen
1815–1894
Parents and Siblings
1789–1864Male
1786–1818Female
siblings
(6)
Eulisea Bowen
1807–Female
Evline Bowen
1809–Female
Angeline Bowen
1810–1860Female
Daniel Bowen
1812–Male
1813–Female
+1 More Child
World Events (3)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 6
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 7
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1820 · Making Land more affordable
Age 7
"The United States law requiring full payment at the time of purchase and registration of any land. to help encourage sales and make land more affordable, Congress reduced the minimum price of dollar per acre and the minimum size that could be purchased. Most of this land for sale was located on the frontier which was then ""The West"". This Act was good for many Americans, but it was also over used by wealthy investors."
Name Meaning
1 English, of Welsh origin: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ ( see Owen ).2 Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ ( see Bohan ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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