Baptism: May 23, 1725, Second Church, Scituate, Mass.
Died in Scituate. 13 Children, 5 went to Fitzwilliam and 1 to Walpole, New Hampshire.

Parents:
James Bowker, JR. b. 6 Aug 1695, bapt. 28 June 1718,[p. 261,] d. 17 Jul 1763

Hannah Lambert b. 10 Apr 1697, bapt. 28 June 1718 [p. 261], d. Deceased

Spouse:
Anna W[right/Right/Rite] b. c 1726, of Hanover, Mass, d. 12 Jul 1816, Scituate, Mass.

Marriage: see -'John and Ann Right of Hanov[e]r, Oct. 13, 1746.', p. 248 in Scituate, Plymouth co., Mass.

Children:
-- Rebekah Bowker b. 27 Aug 1747, Scituate, Plymouth Co. Mass. d. unmarried - died Mar 10, 1804, 57th y. (Vital Stats. Scituate, p. 365 vol.2)

-- Debra Bowker, b. 4 Oct 1747 in Scituate, Plymouth, Mass.- d. 1837 in Thetford, Orange, Vermont, m. Sheldon Seeley, b. 6 Jul 1760 in New Milford, Litchfield, Conn. - d. Feb 1823 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio

-- Bartlet Bowker b. 22 Jan 1748/49, Scituate, Plymouth Co. Mass., d. 16 Jan 1829, m. Christiana Holmes[wid. of Thomas Webb], b. d. 11 Dec, 1893, m. 2nd. Mrs. Susanna Wellington/Withington b. d. 5 April, 1797, m. 3rd., (Feb. 1, 1789) Jemima Knowlton (wid. of Thomas Wright), b. 28 Feb. 1771, d. 4 April 1847

-- Lucy Bowker, b. 7 Mar 1751 at Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass. d. Nov 1815 at Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass., m. 8 Jun 1780, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass., Simeon Damon, b. 15 Aug 1751, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass - d. 21 Aug 1811, Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass. (Age 60 yrs.)

-- Anna Bowker, b. 13 Sep 1752, d. 4 May 1813, m. Samuel Damon, b. 16 Apr 1749, Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA, USA d. 10 Aug 1807, Springfield, Windsor Co., VT, (Age 58 years), m. 5 Sep 1771 Scituate, Plymouth Co., Mass. [Birth, p. 37, Scituate Vital Records to 1850; Marriage, p. 34, Scituate Vital Records to 1850]

-- John Bowker, (Capt.), b. 22 Aug 1754, Scituate, Plymouth Co. Mass. d. 6 May 1842, m. 1st. m. Faith Holmes (sister of Christiana Holmes), b. d. 20 July, 1788, m. 2nd. (10 Dec 1789) Annis [Annas] Marshall [Marshel]. This family removed to Potsdam, New York, about 1810.

-- Damson Bowker, 16 May 1756 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

-- Hannah Bowker b. 2 Feb 1756 Scituate, Plymouth Co. Mass., d. 28 Jul 1842 in Troy, Cheshire, New Hampshire , m. Deacon Samuel Griffin.

-- Charles Bowker b. Scituate, Plymouth, Mass. 18 Nov 1757, d. 21 July 1839, Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, N. H., m. (19 Apr. 1787), Beulah Stone, b. 22 Feb, 1767 Framingham, Middlesex, Mass, d. 24 Jan 1836 Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, N. H.

-- Ruth Bowker b. 29 Sep 1759, d. 1845, m. Feb 10, 1781 to Peleg Curtis, b. 1756, d. 1835

-- Delight Bowker b. 25 Jul 1761, d.unmarred aged 33 years

-- Stephen Bowker b. 17 Feb 1763, d. 17 Mar 1802, m. Lucy Cushing.

-- Elijah Bowker b. Scituate, Plymouth, New Hampshire, 18 Nov 1764, d. 14 Jun 1812 p.355, Scituate, Plymouth, New Hampshire, m. Anny Sylvester (1768-1816)Scituate, Plymouth, Mass.

-- Relif Bowker b. 13 Sep 1764, d. May 1845, m. Peres Jacobs, b. 29 Oct 1765 of Hanover,Plymouth co., Mass - d. 8 Mar 1828, Hanover, Ma., m. - intention to marry Mar. 20, 1788. [Relief and Perez Jacobs, Church Records, Second Church of Scituate, now the First Unitarian Church of Norwell] [p. 37, The Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts, vol. 2.]

-- Deziah Bowker b. 12 Oct 1769, d. 19 Sep 1867, m. Joseph Cushing, brother of Lucy Cushing.

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Siblings:
All born at Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

- Lazarus Bowker, b. 26 April 1718 at Scituate, Mass, bapt. 28 June 1718 [p. 261, d. 20 August 1798 at Scituate, Mass, Buried at Scituate, Mass, m. Abigail Buck, 7 July 1739 (int.) p. 36 & 2nd. - Ruth [Daniels of Milton, 18 Jan 1781]p. 36

- Mary Bowker, b. 10 Aug 1719, died as a child [p.41]

James Bowker III, b. August 07, 1721, m. Mary Elmes, 20 Jan 1742/43 in Scituate, d. Abt. 1810 in Lincoln, Maine.

- Hannah Bowker, b. 9 Aug 1726 [p.39], Bapt. 2 July 1727, Second Church, Scituate, d.?

- Lydia Bowker, b. 5 Sept 1728 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts1, and died Bef. 1763 [p.40]

- Deborah Bowker, b. 4 Nov 1730 [p.38]

- Edmond Bowker, b. 20 Aug 1732 [p.38], d. [9 February?] 1827, in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts p. 355, Vital Records of Scituate(vol2)..

- Mary Bowker, b. 13 Sept 1734, [p.41], bapt. 23 February 1734/35, Second Church, Scituate, m. ???, d. ??

- Ruth Bowker, b. 1 Aug 1736 [p. 41], bapt 26 June 1737 Second Church, Scituate

- Joseph Bowker, b. 5 May 1738 [p.40], bapt. 18 May 1740, Second Church, Scituate, d. 4 March 1802 in Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine

- Desire Bowker, b. 14 April 1741 [p.38], bapt. June 07, 1741, Second Church, Scituate

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Parents' baptism:
p. 261, Second Church of Scituate. Baptisms of James, Hannah and Lazarus, their son, in, The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, Volume 58, 1904 . New England Historic Genealogical Society. (1904)

Siblings dates of birth, pp. 38-41, Vital Records of Scituate to 1850, vol. 1

Marriages:
p. 248
p. 248,,'Right (see Rite, Wright) Ann of Hanov[e]r, and John Bowker in, Scituate Marriages, Vital Records of Scituate to 1850, vol II.

p. 36'Lazarus and Abigal Buck, int. July 7, 1739',in, Scituate Marriages, Vital Records of Scituate to 1850, vol II.

p. 36'Lazarus and Ruth Daniels [int. Daniles] of Milton, Jan 18 1781',in, Scituate Marriages, Vital Records of Scituate to 1850, vol II.

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Birth: 3 Oct 1724 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Christening: 23 May 1725 Second Church, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts [New England Historical & Genealogical Register; Vol 58; Pg 389; FHLC #974 B2ne]

Death: 17 Feb 1807 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Burial: Aft 17 Feb 1807 Norwell Center Cemetery, Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts

John setled on the original homestead. Said to have had 13 children, 6 went to New Hampshire, 5 lived in Fitzwilliam, N.H. and 1 in Walpole, N.H.

"John Bowker & Anna Wright, of Scituate, Mass., had 13 children, of whom 6 came to N[ew] Hampshire. 5 lived in Fitzwilliam and 1 in Walpole. Bartlet and John came to Fitzwilliam in 1780, and having commenced a settlement, brought up their wives the next year. They bought L 19 and 20 R7. In the Proprietors Taxlist of 1788 and in the penny lists of 1789-91m K 19 was set to John and L20 to Bartlet, but in their division of the land Bartlett had L19. Charles came a few y. later, but was in town probably as early as 1785."

p. 483-484, History of Fitzwilliam, Genealogical Register, The history of Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire, from 1752-1887, Rev. John F. Norton, A. M. With a genealogical record of many Fitzwilliam families by Joel Whittemore. Published by Burr Printing House, 1888, New York.

p. 36, p. 37,
The Vital Records of Scituate Massachusetts, to the year 1850", VOLUME II, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS, published by the New England Genealogical Society, ed. F. Apthorp, F. M. Gilson Company, Boston, Mass, 1909


p.355, 'Elijah, June 14 1812, a. 47. [h. Anny (Sylvester)] G.R.17.]' & Anny (Sylvester)', in, Scitutate Deaths, Vital Records of Scituate Masschusetts to the year 1850,