Mary Clemens

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• Name: Mary Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00023-1806

Notes:

Mary Clemens, "was born March 6th, 1815. She was married to Benjamin B. Bowman who died in Kent County, Michigan, February 24th, 1872. She now resides near Fairhaven, Washington, U. S. "


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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.].

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BOWMAN - On the 24th of August, 1901, in Whatcom, Wash., of the infirmities of old age, Mary Bowman, widow of the late Pre. B.B. Bowman, aged 86 years and 6 months. Her maiden name was Clemens. She was born in Bucks Co., Pa., March 6, 1815. Her family moved to Canada, with others of the Mennonite people when she was twelve years old, and formed with them a large settlement in Waterloo Co., Ont. The Bowmans were from Bucks Co., and had previously settled in the same neighborhood, and some years later Mary became the wife of B..B. Bowman, the youngest son of a large family. He died in 1872. Mary Bowman's family consisted of four sons and seven daughters, of whom one son and four daughters survive. She came to Whatcom in 1883. Her increasing infirmities rendered her helpless for a year and nine months, when death came to her relief and she calmly fell asleep. Funeral on the 27th. Interment at Bay View Cemetery.

Herald of Truth - September 15, 1901 - Page 287

Mary — Benjamin Baer Bowman. Benjamin (son of Reverend Joseph O. Bauman and Mary Baer) was born 15 Feb 1811, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 24 Feb 1872, , Kent Co., Michigan; was buried , Gaines Cemetery, Gaines Township, Kent Co., Michigan. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Lydia B. Weaver
• Eby ID Number: 00002-293
• Occupation: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Milliner
• Residence: 1852, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant

Notes:

Lydia B. Bowman, "was married to Samuel Weaver. They resided in Elmira, Waterloo County, where she died October 22nd, 1866, aged 34 years and 22 days. She left a family of two sons"


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.].

Lydia married Samuel S. Weaver 13 Jul 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Samuel (son of Moses Weber and Anna "Nancy" Stauffer) was born 20 Jan 1828, Blair (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1880, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-292
• Residence: 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

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Abraham C. Bowman, "the eldest in the family, was born at Blair, Ontario, and at present resides in the state of Washington, U. S. He is married to Veronica Miller. They have a family of five children. The name of the eldest is Irene. Names of the other four not received"


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.].

Abraham married Veronica Miller 22 Apr 1866, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Veronica (daughter of George Miller and Anna C.) was born 1839, , Germany; died 1936; was buried , Musselwhite Cemeteryr, Abbotsford, , British Columbia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Rachel B. Cormany
• Eby ID Number: 00002-294

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Rachel B. Bowman, "the second daughter, is married to Rev. Samuel Cormany. They reside at Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Their family consists of two children"


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.].

Rachel — Rev. Samuel Cormany. Samuel was born Abt 1836, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Mary Harriet Peterson
• Eby ID Number: 00002-295

Notes:

Mary B. Bowman, "the third daughter, is married to Joseph Peterson. They reside in Kansas where he is engaged in farming. They have one child named Olive."


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.].

Mary married Charles Joseph "Joseph" Peterson 11 Mar 1866, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Charles (son of Charles Lewis Peterson and Theresaa Amelia Boyer) was born 9 Aug 1838, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Nov 1924, Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States; was buried , Park Cemetery, Columbus, Cherokee, Kansas, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55580679
• Eby ID Number: 00002-296
• Occupation: 1890, Anacortes, Skagit, Washington, USA
• Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region: Bef 2012, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Amos B. Bowman, "the second son of Benjamin B. and Mary (Clemens) Bowman, was born at Blair, Waterloo County, Ontario, 1838, and died at Fairhaven, Washington, in June 1894.

The following article giving a sketch of the deceased's life, appeared in the World-Herald of Fairhaven, Washington, June 28th, 1894: "With the passing away of Amos Bowman, the founder of Anacortes, whose death occurred last week, the Puget sound country loses one of its best known and most historic figures. Before and during the boom of 1890 there was perhaps no more conspicuous character in this part of the country than Amos Bowman, and none who knew better its great possibilities and who labored more zealously for its development and progress.

Mr. Bowman was comparatively a young man, having been born in Blair, Waterloo County, Ontario, in 1839. While quite young his family moved to Ohio, where young Bowman attended college, and at the age of seventeen he went to New York to further prosecute his studies. He took up short hand and acquired such proficiency in it as to soon secure a position on the New York Tribune under Horace Greely, who became his friend.

During the early days of California he came to the Pacific coast and identified himself with the Sacramento Union, at that time the principal journal of the West. He then went to Germany and studied three years at the universities of Freiberg and Munich, graduating as a civil and mining engineer, afterwards traveling all over Europe, as the correspondent of the New York Tribune. Upon his return to America he again went to California and again took up journalism, for several years editing, in San Francisco, the Mining and Scientific Press. In this capacity he soon began to be looked upon as an authority on all matters relating to geology, and later assumed charge of the California geological survey. He served in that capacity five years, meantime running the line between California and Nevada, and acquiring an extended reputation as a scientist.

He was then invited to join the Canadian geological survey, which brought him north and with which he was connected up to the time of his death. In early days he surveyed the great Cariboo mining region, and prepared a great many reports about different sections of British Columbia. Early in his travels in the Northwest he became impressed with the location of Fidalgo island and took his family there in 1877. Anacortes were named after his wife, Anna Curtis, and to the building up of the town he devoted his best energies.

In 1882 he began the publication of the Northwest Enterprise which was later merged into the Daily Progress. Owning much of the most valuable property on the island, he gave liberally in land to induce the building of a railroad up the Skagit valley, and during the boom he was considered a very wealthy man. Mr. Bowman's faith in Fidalgo island was something more than that of an enthusiast, it became a part of him, and so firm was his conviction that a great destiny was in store for the town he had founded that subsequent depression did not even dim his cheerfulness.

Mr Bowman was no ordinary man; as a scientist he attained high rank, and in Ottawa, Washington City, and throughout the Pacific coast he was recognized as an authority on scientific matters. He was a member of the California geological survey, of the geological survey of the Dominion of Canada, and of the American institute of mining engineers, and had been a personal friend of the great Agassiz. His tastes were simple and his manner unaffected, but he possessed those manly qualities of mind and heart that gained for him a wide circle of friends. Of gentle and charitable disposition, he often impoverished himself to enrich others, and the sad news of his demise will occasion in many hearts a feeling of personal loss which only a knowledge and appreciation of his manly virtues could induce." He was married to Anna Curtis. His family consisted of four children".


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.].

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Bowman Hall By W.V. Wells,

In some respects buildings are like people. some figure more or less prominently in their respective communities; while others are less conspicuous. Some get into the habit of moving about while others remain in the same place as long as they live. To some the elements are kind and they live a long time; to others fate is not so kind and they are soon gone.

The one building that has more of a touch of romance and around which cluster more events of historic interest than any other building in Anacortes is a little dwelling house situated on the north side of Fourth street and about midway in the block between T and U avenues. This house faced to the west and nestled with a group of cedars and maples a rod or two to the south of it s present location, and was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Amos Bowman.

The Bowmans came to Fidalgo island in 1875, and in 1877, when practically all of Fidalgo island was a wilderness, they purchase the land which now comprises Cap Sante and that portion of the original town-site north of Eleventh street and east of O avenue. The Cap Sante home of the Bowmans from the time of its construction in 1877 to the time of the platting of the city of Anacortes in January 1880, was known as the "Hall." Be-cause of the convenience of the home and the hospitality of its owners, the early settlers of Fidalgo and Guemes islands made the Bowman residence their meeting place for religious and other public gathering


Anacortes American newspaper, Dec. 15, 1927


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Amos Bowman, Dec. 15, 1839-June 18, 1894
By John Conrad

When Amos Bowman came in Anacortes in 1875 the north side of Fidalgo island was practically a dense forest. He came to Anacortes directly [following] the results of the Canadian Pacific [railroad] explora-tions when it was [planned] that the road would take the course of the Fraser valley and Anacortes was the direct out-let and commercial terminus. Mr. Bowman bought 168 acres and [Bowman] at once started building a town. He built a wharf and a store, established a post office, newspaper and was instrumental in having, inside and outside, steam-boat routes established from Port Townsend via Anacortes and the islands to Whatcom. He built warehouses for Swinomish grain and arranged for ocean steamers to stop at Anacortes docks. At this time he published a railroad map showing the future of Anacortes and western Washington. By 1882 he realized he would have to wait the coming of more people, and reentered the service of the Canadian government.

In 1888 he sensed it was time for progress to move forward again, returned to Anacortes, helped raise a subsidy for the building of a road from Anacortes 30 miles to the coal mines [near Woolley and Hamilton] and deeded 50 acres of land to the Oregon Improvement Company to aid the development of the city. In the winter of 1889-90 the railroad excitement became intense and population began to flock to the town, streets were laid out, wharves built, the land cleared, a station erected, and in a year and a half from the time the best restaurant was under a tent, there were - a number of good hotels (two of them were brick), one state bank and one national bank, several churches, a public grammar school and a high school in a $40,000 building, iron works, two saw mills, a sash and door factory, a brewery, six large ocean docks with terminal tracks, and electric lights, an electric motor line running the full length of the island, a fine opera house, a daily newspaper and a connection with the Northern Pacific, Union and Canadian Pacific Railroads. The people thought so much of Mr. Bowman's efforts (and those of his wife) that they named the city after his wife, Anne Curtis Bowman.

Puget Sound Mail newspaper, LaConner, Aug. 4, 1966

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Amos B. Bowman was born at Blair, but soon after, his parents moved to Ohio. Later he had a very distinguished career as a renowned scientist in Canada and the United States.

Following university studies in Germany, he graduated as a civil and mining engineer, and travelled in Europe writing articles for the New York Tribune.

An outstanding authority on geology, he had charge of a five-year California geological survey. He then joined an official Canadian geological survey, surveying the Cariboo mining region, and prepared reports on many sections of British Columbia.

Mr. Bowman promoted the interests of Fidalgo Island in British Columbia, whose possibilities impressed him. In recognition of his services, the town of Anacortes was named after his wife, Anna Curtis Bowman. He published a newspaper, and gave liberally in land to induce the building of a railroad up the Skagit Valley.

It was said of this outstanding scientist that "he often impoverished himself to enrich others."

Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

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AMOS BOWMAN DEAD.

Anacortes June 20-Amos Bowman died at his home in this city Monday afternoon after an illness of several weaks, the result of hardships experienced in making a trip to Victoria in a small boat. Amos Bowman was 55 years of age and had been a conspicuaus figure on the coast since the early days of California. Early in his travels in the Northwest he became impressed with this locality, and at one time owned large landed interests here. A considerable portion of this land he gave to the railroad company, and during the boom of 1890 he was looked upon as a very wealthy man. He leaves a family consisting of a wife, a daughter and three sons, all of whom were with him at the time of death. The town of Anacortes (Anna-Cortes) was named for Mrs, Bowman.

Wednesday, June 20, 1894 Paper: Tacoma Daily News (Tacoma, WA)

Rsrch. Note:
AMOS B. BOWMAN 1838-1894

Amos B. Bowman was born at Blair, but soon after, his parents moved to Ohio. Later he had a very distinguished career as a renowned scientist in Canada and the United States.

Following university studies in Germany, he graduated as a civil and mining engineer, and traveled in Europe writing articles for the New York Tribune.

An outstanding authority on geology, he had charge of a five-year California geological survey. He then joined an official Canadian geological survey, surveying the Cariboo mining region, and prepared reports on many sections of British Columbia.

Mr. Bowman promoted the interests of Fidalgo Island in British Columbia, whose possibilities impressed him. In recognition of his services, the town of Anacortes was named after his wife, Anna Curtis Bowman. He published a newspaper, and gave liberally in land to induce the building of a railroad up the Skagit Valley.

It was said of this outstanding scientist that "he often impoverished himself to enrich others."

Amos married Anna Bondfield Curtis Apr 1871, Smartsville, Yuba Co. , California. Anna (daughter of M. Mellville Curtis and Sophia Louisa Allsopp) was born 28 Jan 1846, Belleville, Essex, New Jersey, USA; died 7 Apr 1906, Berkeley, Alameda, California, USA; was buried , Anacortes, Skagit, Washington, USA. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Leah B. "Lee" Adams
• Eby ID Number: 00002-297

Notes:

Leah B. Bowman, "the fourth daughter of Benjamin B. Bowman's family, was born at Blair, Ontario. She resides in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where her husband, James Adams, is engaged in the mercantile business. Their family consists of three children"


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.].

Leah — James Wilberforce Adams. James was born 16 Sep 1837, , Wood Co., Ohio; died 20 Jul 1924, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States; was buried , Pilgrim Home Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa, Michigan, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-298

Notes:

Joel B. Bowman, "died in Ohio when about 14 years of age."


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.].

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• Name: Susan F. Bowman
• Name: Susannah Griffith
• Eby ID Number: 00002-302
• Immigration: 1860, , USA

Notes:

Susannah Bowman, "the seventh and youngest daughter of Benjamin B. and Mary (Clemens) Bowman, is married to James Griffith. They reside in Washington State. Their family consists of two daughters, but names were not received"


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.].

Susannah — James M. Griffith. James was born Sep 1837, , Pennsylvania, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth B. Wolfe
• Name: Lizzie B. Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-300

Notes:

Lizzie B. Bowman, "the fifth daughter of Benjamin B. Bowman, is married to Rev. Joseph Wolfe. They reside in the state of Washington and have a family of four children, but names have not been received at time of going to press."


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.].

Elizabeth — Rev. Joseph Wolfe. Joseph was born Abt 1848, Of, Washington State; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Caroline Baber
• Name: Carrie Bowman
• Eby ID Number: 00002-301

Notes:

Carrie Bowman, "the sixth daughter of Benjamin B. Bowman, is married to James Baber. They reside in California, and have a family of one child named Charles George."


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.].

Caroline — James Baber. James was born Abt 1849, Of, California; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-299

Notes:

Oscar B. Bowman, "also died in Ohio, aged about 1 year."


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.].

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• Eby ID Number: 00127-7826.3
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; --

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-293.2
• Residence: 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
• Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; --
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; carriage maker
• Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carriage Maker
• Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; United Bretheren

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-295.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-296.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-296.3

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-296.4

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-297.3
• Residence: 1891, Albany, Albany, New York, United States

Edson married Julia Davis 27 May 1891, Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States. Julia (daughter of William R. Davis and Esther D. Harper) was born 1863, Monticello, White, Indiana, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-297.2

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• Eby ID Number: 00002-297.4

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23318

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23319