Brief Life History of Lewis John
When Lewis John Bowen was born on 16 April 1883, in Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States, his father, John Bowen, was 41 and his mother, Eliza Elizabeth Craner, was 21. He married Adelaide Honey on 26 February 1908, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in River Heights, Cache, Utah, United States in 1950 and World for about 10 years. He died on 18 November 1971, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Lewis J Gessel, "United States 1950 Census"
- Legacy NFS Source: Lewis John Bowen - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Lewis John Bowen
- Denis J Bowen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
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1884 · Logan Temple Dedication
On May 17, 1884, the Logan temple was dedicated by John Taylor. It was the only temple dedicated by him and was the second temple in Utah. The temple went under a major reconstruction project in 1976 to increase the capacity of the rooms inside and was rededicated in 1979 by Spencer W. Kimball.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Owain ‘son of Owain’ (see Owen ), with fused patronymic marker (a)p, which is normally voiced before a vowel.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin ‘descendant of Buadhachán’, a diminutive of Buadhach ‘victorious’ (see Bohan ).
Irish: used to ‘translate’ Ó Cnáimhín ‘descendant of Cnáimhín’, a personal name meaning ‘little bone’ or ‘little body’, see Nevin 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Lewis John Bowen
Served as Bishop County commissioner Served as a night watchman for the Logan Temple Didn't ever get a drivers license, always rode his bike, walked, or rode in a car with someone else driving wher …
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