Elizabeth McMillen: (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279 & NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215).
Betsey (Cranston) (Bowen): (Headstone).
Betsey (Cranston): (Headstone).
b. Abt 1787. (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279 & NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215). (Reverse calculation as age 48 in 1835 when she died).
m. (1) 29 Aug 1807, Galway, Saratoga Co., NY, William Cranston. (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279).
m. (2) 16 Jul 1815, Warren, Bristol Co., RI, Reuben Bowen (her first cousin). (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279 & NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215).
m. (2) 16 Jul 1815, Reuben Bowen - by Rev. Silas Hall. (RI Vital Records - Marriages p. 9).
d. 30 Apr 1835. (Age 48). (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279).
b. Warren Historic Cemetery #14, Obadiah Bowen Lot, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island. (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279).
Headstone #1 at Warren Historic Cemetery 1, North Burial Ground states:
"ERECTED / In Memory of / WILLIAM CRANSTON / and BETSEY his / wife. / He died April 13, 1812, / in the 29th year / of his age. /
She died April 30, 1835, / in the 48th year / of her age, / and was interred in the Bowen Family Burial / Place."
Burial: Bowen Family Burial Place.
Headstone #2 at Rhode Island Historic Cemetery #1: But wife is not buried here with her first husband because she quickly remarried after he died and was buried in #14, despite this double stone.
Her Headstone:
"ERECTED / In the Memory of / MR. REUBEN BOWEN, who died Sept. 10, 1832, / in the 44th year / or his age. /
Also, To the Memory of / MRS. BETSEY BOWEN, / peliet (?) of / MR. REUBEN BOWEN, / formerly widow of / MR. WILLIAM CRANSTON, / and daughter of / JOSEPH & AVIS McMILLEN. / She died April 30, 1835, / in the 48th year / of her age. " /
"Tho in the thest (?) their bodies lie, / Their spirits maneded (?) to the sky, / In the bright psalms (?) *** know…"
NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215:
"Reuben and Elizabeth are bur. in Warren Historic Cemetery 14, the Obadiah Bowen lot, with three of their children.[232] As Reuben Bowen, bricklayer, he bought four acres of land from James Bowen (probably his then-unmarried brother) 11 Oct. 1810, and Reuben Bowen, bricklayer, and wife Betsey sold the same four acres back to James 6 July 1817.[233]"
Parents: Joseph McMillen and Avis Bowen. (NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215).
Elizabeth McMillen: (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279 & NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215).
Betsey (Cranston) (Bowen): (Headstone).
Betsey (Cranston): (Headstone).
b. Abt 1787. (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279 & NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215). (Reverse calculation as age 48 in 1835 when she died).
m. (1) 29 Aug 1807, Galway, Saratoga Co., NY, William Cranston. (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279).
m. (2) 16 Jul 1815, Warren, Bristol Co., RI, Reuben Bowen (her first cousin). (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279 & NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215).
m. (2) 16 Jul 1815, Reuben Bowen - by Rev. Silas Hall. (RI Vital Records - Marriages p. 9).
d. 30 Apr 1835. (Age 48). (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279).
b. Warren Historic Cemetery #14, Obadiah Bowen Lot, Warren, Bristol County, Rhode Island. (NEHGR, Oct. 2010, Vol. 164, p. 279).
Headstone #1 at Warren Historic Cemetery 1, North Burial Ground states:
"ERECTED / In Memory of / WILLIAM CRANSTON / and BETSEY his / wife. / He died April 13, 1812, / in the 29th year / of his age. /
She died April 30, 1835, / in the 48th year / of her age, / and was interred in the Bowen Family Burial / Place."
Burial: Bowen Family Burial Place.
Headstone #2 at Rhode Island Historic Cemetery #1: But wife is not buried here with her first husband because she quickly remarried after he died and was buried in #14, despite this double stone.
Her Headstone:
"ERECTED / In the Memory of / MR. REUBEN BOWEN, who died Sept. 10, 1832, / in the 44th year / or his age. /
Also, To the Memory of / MRS. BETSEY BOWEN, / peliet (?) of / MR. REUBEN BOWEN, / formerly widow of / MR. WILLIAM CRANSTON, / and daughter of / JOSEPH & AVIS McMILLEN. / She died April 30, 1835, / in the 48th year / of her age. " /
"Tho in the thest (?) their bodies lie, / Their spirits maneded (?) to the sky, / In the bright psalms (?) *** know…"
NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215:
"Reuben and Elizabeth are bur. in Warren Historic Cemetery 14, the Obadiah Bowen lot, with three of their children.[232] As Reuben Bowen, bricklayer, he bought four acres of land from James Bowen (probably his then-unmarried brother) 11 Oct. 1810, and Reuben Bowen, bricklayer, and wife Betsey sold the same four acres back to James 6 July 1817.[233]"
Parents: Joseph McMillen and Avis Bowen. (NEHGR, July 2010, Vol. 164, p. 215).
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