Albert Ernest Bowen

Brief Life History of Albert Ernest

When Albert Ernest Bowen was born on 31 October 1875, in Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, David Bowen, was 38 and his mother, Annie Shackleton, was 35. He married Aletha Ellen Reeder on 4 June 1902, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1904 and lived in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 15 July 1953, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Albert Ernest Bowen
1875–1953
Aletha Ellen Reeder
1875–1905
Marriage: 4 June 1902
Robert Reeder Bowen
1905–1972
Albert Reeder Bowen
1905–1993

Sources (33)

  • Albert E Bowen, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Albert Ernest Bowen BIRTH 31 Oct 1875
  • Albert E Bowen, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed

Eighteen years after the first ward was established and the population of the valley increased exponentially, the first Stake was established.

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

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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Albert E. Bowen

ALBERT E. BOWEN A Lesson From One Man's Life by Richard L. Evans of the First Council of the Seventy The Improvement Era November 1952 We present this story of him not so much for his …

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