| Birth: | Oct. 10, 1760 Berks County Pennsylvania, USA | | Death: | Oct. 10, 1850 Cass County Indiana, USA |  Family name was originally spelled Beier in Germany; son of John Jacob & Elizabeth Lesh Beier/Bowyer.
Died on his own 90th birthday. Buried in Mays Cemetery, Cass County, Indiana of which he donated* the larger portion that was Bowyer land in Miami County; the cemetery straddles the dividing line.
*data from "History of Cass County, Indiana: from its earliest settlement to the present time, with biographical sketches"; page 687.
Was matross in Revolutionary War and is person most of my own family members in DAR/SAR have joined through. Family links: Spouse: Catherine Shellman Bowyer (1773 - 1853)* Children: Lewis Bowyer (1801 - 1855)* *Calculated relationship
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Mays Cemetery
Onward Cass County Indiana, USA Plot: Top Under Flagpole | Created by: CryptoGram Record added: Mar 27, 2007
Find A Grave Memorial# 18642149 |
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