Maria "Mary" Clemens^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1811 - 1886  (74 years)

• Name	Maria "Mary" Clemens
  Born	12 Jul 1811	, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Maria "Mary" Bauman
  Name	Marian Clemens
  Name	Mary Clemens
  Name	Polly Martin
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1880	Gaines, Kent, Michigan   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00023-1783
  Died	28 May 1886	Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan   [1, 5, 6]
  	Cause: infirmities of old age
  Person ID	I17072	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jacob Clemens, Sr.,   b. 9 Feb 1788, Lower Salford, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Apr 1876, Near, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Susannah Dierstein,   b. 11 Nov 1789, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 24 Sep 1861  (Age 71 years)
  Family ID	F4482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elias B. Bauman,   b. 4 May 1809, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 21 Aug 1875, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 66 years)
  Married	1829	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Joseph C. Bowman,   b. 12 Jan 1830, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Jun 1905, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 75 years)   2. Rev. Jacob C. Bowman,   b. 9 Jul 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 1872  (Age 39 years)   3. Susannah Bowman,   b. 2 Mar 1834, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1874, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 40 years)   4. Wendel Clemens Bowman,   b. 10 Dec 1835, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jun 1902, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 66 years)   5. Aaron C. Bowman,   b. 11 Aug 1837, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Sep 1885, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States  (Age 48 years)   6. Maria Bowman,   b. 8 Dec 1839, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 May 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)   7. Leah Bauman,   b. 15 Oct 1841, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Nov 1910, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 69 years)   8. Isaac C. Bowman,   b. 4 May 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1900, Saint John, Saint John Co., New Brunswick, Canada  (Age 56 years)   9. Owen Bowman,   b. 16 Apr 1845, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Elias C. Bowman,   b. 1 Jan 1847, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1919  (Age 71 years)   11. Salome Bowman,   b. 4 Jan 1849, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1905  (Age 55 years)   12. Catharine Bowman,   b. 26 Aug 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 May 1868, , Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 17 years)   13. Nancy Bowman,   b. 25 May 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1919, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan  (Age 66 years)   14. Simon C. Bowman,   b. 8 Feb 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Apr 1921, Everett, Snohomish, Washington, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F2033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Maria Clemens, "was born July 12, 1811. She was married to Elias Bowman and resided in Kent County, Michigan, where they both died. Her death took place May 28th, 1886" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. ________________________ BOWMAN. - On the 28th of May, in Gaines Twp., Kent Co., Mich., of the infirmities of old age, Polly, widow of Elias Bowman, aged 74 years, 10 months and 16 days. She was born on the 12th of July, 1811, in Bucks Co., Pa. In childhood, with her father Jacob Clemens, she moved to Waterloo Co., Ontario, which was then a wilderness. In the year 1829 she was joined in marriage to Elias Bowman of the same place. To them were born eight sons and six daughters, ten of whom are yet living. In 1863, she with her husband, moved to Mich., where she has since resided. She embraced religion in early life was united to the Mennonite church, and lived a consistent life. She also had the joy of seeing all her children embrace religion. She was buried on the 31st of May at the Gaines U. B. Meeting house, where an immense congregation had assembled to pay their last tribute of respect to this beloved "mother of Israel." Funeral services were held by H. T. Barnaby. Herald of Truth, Vol. XXIII, Number 13, July 1, 1886, page 205

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 423. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 69. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 130. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 437. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 112. [S32] News - Herald of Truth, Obituary of Maria Clemens Vol. XXIII, Number 13, July 1, 1886, page 205. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 79. [S1639] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1880 10th Census, Gaines, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 588; Family History Film: 1254588; Page: 174C; Enumeration District: 131; Image: 0049. Aaron C. Bowman42 Canada Hannah Bowman34 Austin J. Bowman14 Michigan Otto I. Bowman11 Byron M. Bowman3 Nettie B. Bowman3 Mariah Bowman69 Pennsylvania [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 6 Page 42.

  
  

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  Born - 12 Jul 1811 - , Bucks Co., Pennsylvania Married - 1829 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1880 - Gaines, Kent, Michigan Died - Cause: infirmities of old age - 28 May 1886 - Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth