Brief Life History of Ebenezer
When Ebenezer Bowen was born on 2 December 1846, in Cwm Celyn, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, Lewis Bowen, was 31 and his mother, Mary Ann Harris, was 33. He married Elizabeth Evans on 5 July 1871, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861 and Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 3 August 1907, in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States.
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- Ebenezer Bowen in household of Ebenezer Evin, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ebenezer Bowen, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Ebenezer Bowen, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1847 · The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland is established.
The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland was formed in 1847. For most of its existence the United Presbyterian Church was the third largest Presbyterian Church in Scotland and flourished in Scotland for 53 years. After being reunited with the Church of Scotland in 1929, it continues to bring relief to the local communities.
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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A Short History of Ebenezer Bowen
A short history of Ebenezer Bowen Written by Mary L. Hansen, as told to her by her mother, Martha Bowen Lee. Ebenezer Bowen, 6thchild of Lewis Bowen, and Mary Ann Harris, wasborn 2 December1846, in …
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