Brief Life History of Robert
When Robert Bowman was born on 27 August 1832, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Bowman, was 47 and his mother, Dorothy Dury, was 39. He married Mary Ida Potts on 1 April 1861, in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Bowman, New South Wales, Australia in 1890 and Clinton, Davis, Utah, United States in 1910. He died on 8 December 1916, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Robert Bowman, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Robert, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Bowman, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for an archer, hunter or soldier armed with a bow, from Middle English bow(e)man, bouman (from Old English boga ‘bow’ + mann ‘man’). This word was distinguished from Bowyer , which denoted a maker or seller of bows.
Americanized form of German Baumann or the Dutch cognate Bouwman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Dorothy Dury Bowman by Wendell A Christensen
DOROTHY DURY BOWMAN Dorothy Dury Bowman was the daughter of Thomas Dury and Elizabeth Bell, born 11 May 1793 in Oxclose Parish, Washington, County of Durham, England. She was christened in Washingto …
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