Brief Life History of George Foster
When George Foster Bowen was born on 20 March 1849, in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, David Bowen, was 25 and his mother, Jane Foster, was 28. He married Mary Elizabeth Miller on 24 March 1873, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1851 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 24 December 1919, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Geo Bowen in household of David Bowen, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Foster Bowen, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- George Bowen, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
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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Biography of George Foster Bowen by his daughter Jane Foster Bowen Boyack
In the year 1849 in the town of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, South Wales, there lived David and Jane Foster Bowen, my grandfather and grandmother and their young son William. Grandfather was a chain an …
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