George W. Bowen:

(I wonder if his middle name is William like his father and brother's first name.)

b. 25 Jun 1798, Moravia, Cayuga Co., NY.

m. (1) 28 Jun 1820, in Moravia, Cayuga, NY, Sally W. Bassett.

m. (2) Electa Ann Marsh.

d. 6 Sep 1875, Moravia, Cayuga, NY.

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DAR Application:
George W. Bowen:
b. 25 Jun 1798, Moravia, Cayuga Co., NY,
m. 28 Jun 1820, Cayuga Co., NY, Sally Bassett,
d. 6 Sep 1875, Moravia, Cayuga Co., NY.
Proof: Cemetary [sic] record shows Sally wife of GW Bowen, p 200; (same cemetary [sic] as above); will of George proves death date & place, page 114.

Society of Mayflower Descendants, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Application for Membership:
b. Moravia, NY; 25 Jun 1798; Cayuga Co. NY PR 1854*;
d. *poss. Moravia, NY; 6 Sep 1875; Church Rec [No Date]; Cayuga Co., NY PR--:113-117*;
m. (1) 28 Jun 1820; "G. W." Cem Records;
marriage to
(1) Sally Bassett;
(2) Electa Ann ----

NEHGR, Jan. 2011, Vol. 165, p. 60-61:
vii. GEORGE W. BOWEN, b. Moravia, Cayuga Co., N.Y. 25 June 1798; d. there 6
Sept. 1875; m. (1) as her second husband, SALLY, probably BASSETT,[414] b. ca.
Sept. 1799, d. 18 April 1840, age 40 years, 7 months, bur. West Niles
(Davison) Cemetery, Niles, Cayuga Co., N.Y., with her husband´s parents and
with three Bowen children born between 1834 and 1840.[415] George m. (2) ca.
1842 ELECTA ANN (MARSH) HALL,[416] b. N.Y. ca. Jan. 1815,[417] d. 22 May
1890, age 75 years, 4 months, bur. Indian Mound Cemetery, Moravia.[418]
George W. Bowen is said to have built and opened the first grocery store
in Moravia, on the corner of Church and Main Streets, in 1821.[419] He sold
half an acre of land in Lot 83 in Moravia in April 1833, at about the same time
his father was disposing of his land, but he bought a larger acreage in
414. Undocumented research notes of the late Hubert Bowen of Ogden, Utah, at the Ogden
Public Library [FHL 1,206,406 through 1,206,413]. George´s will, as we shall see, named a son
(perhaps the oldest) Bassett Bowen.
415. Luther, Moravia [note 356], 411. Based on the gravestone of her young child, Sally had
given birth at 40, shortly before her death.
416. Date based on the approximate year of birth of his daughter Louise A. Bowen, 7, in the
1850 census (1850 U.S. Census, Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, roll 483, p. 124). Thomas
and Lucy (Eggleston) Marsh of Cayuga and Tompkins counties were reportedly the parents of
several children, including Electa Ann Marsh, born 23 January 1815, and Adoniram Judson
Marsh, born 16 October 1819 (''Some Descendants of Joseph Eccleston, Son of Bigot Eggleston,´´
online at freepages.genealogy/rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nanc/eccleston/aqwq18.htm). Living in
George W. Bowen´s household in 1850 was ''Adoiram G. J. Marsh,´´ age 30, born New York.
The name of Electa´s first husband was discovered in the following way. George´s will, as we
shall see, provided for his wife´s daughter, Lucy Ann Baker, probably the Lucy A. Bowen, 15,
born Pennsylvania, who was in his household in 1850; she was still in Moravia in 1870, age 34,
wife of William T. Baker (1870 U.S. Census, Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, roll 911, p.
509A). In 1880 the Bakers were living in Michigan, and she was recorded as age 44, born
Pennsylvania (1880 U.S. Census, Cato, Montcalm County, Michigan, roll 596, p. 60D). Lucy Ann
Baker died in Lakeview, Montcalm County, 7 October 1902, age 67, born Pennsylvania, daughter
of William Hall and Electa ''March´´ (Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995, online at
FamilySearch.org).
417. Place of birth from the 1850 census (see note 416) and the 1860 census (1860 U.S.
Census, Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, roll 729, p. 1008).
418. Flora B. Daniells and Mable L. Crosby, ''Indian Mound Cemetery,´´ New York DAR
Genealogical Records Committee Report, Series 1, Volume 298: Unpublished Cemetery Records
of Cayuga County, New York [1968], 46.
419. Storke, History of Cayuga County, 1789-1879 [note 361], 459.
2011] Nathaniel and Esther (Carpenter) (Bardeen) Bowen
Moravia´s Lot 43 the next year.[420] The 1850 census of Moravia counted
George W. Bowen, 52, a farmer with property worth $4,050, and [his second
wife] Electa A., 35, both born N.Y., with children George, 16, Lucy A., 15,
Mary J., 13, Louisa A., 7, William M., 5, and Leander P., 3.[421] With his
siblings either dead or living out of state, George W. Bowen was left as head
of the family in Moravia. He handled his father´s care, if somewhat
controversially, and was the executor of his father´s second will. By 1860 he
was a very prosperous farmer with real estate worth $8,600 and personal estate
worth $1,250.[422] The 1867-1868 gazetteer of Cayuga County listed his
holdings as 137½ acres in Moravia.[423]
George made his own will on 16 July 1869, at the age of ''seventy-one and
upwards,´´ and it was proved 17 Sept. 1875.[424] He ordered that a lot be
purchased in Davidson Cemetery and that ''suitable tombstones´´ be bought to
mark the graves of his father, mother, and children, as well as for his wife in
the future. He named his six living children: Bassett J. Bowen, Orson Bowen,
Leander A. Bowen, George W. Bowen, Jr., William M. Bowen, and Louisa
Davenport-and children of his deceased daughters Eunice A. Pond and Mary
Ann Cook. All were to share equally after the death of his wife Electa. He also
left a legacy of no more than $100 to his wife´s daughter, Lucy Ann Baker.
The provision for his widow was prudent. In 1880 Electa Bowen, 68, was
head of a household in Moravia of herself and two granddaughters.[425] From
the mid-1880s she was being boarded and cared for by others. Hundreds of
receipts in surrogate court records detail the minutest aspects of her daily life
to her death in 1890, including charges for opium, belladonna, camphor, oil of
cloves, and other sickroom supplies.[426]
420. Cayuga County Deeds, QQ:518; UU:271.
421. See note 416. All of the children were born in New York with the exception of Lucy
who was born in Pennsylvania.
422. See note 417.
423. Hamilton Child, Gazetteer and Business Directory of Cayuga County, New York for
1867-8 (Syracuse, N.Y.: Journal Office, 1868), 195.
424. Cayuga County Probate, Y:113.
425. 1880 U.S. Census, Moravia, Cayuga County, New York, roll 814, E.D. 30, p. 201. For
Electa´s probate see Cayuga County Probate, 7:377 (28 August 1890 and 7 November 1890), and
Cayuga County Orders and Decrees, 3:103; M:129, 11, 454, 299.
426. Cayuga County Surrogate´s Court Records, Box 156.

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D.A.R. Information:

Husband
Full Name William Bowen
Residence RI - NY
Date of Birth 25, Sept. 1760 Place Warren, Bristol, RI
Date of Marriage 25, July 1779 Place Little Compton, Newport, RI
Other Wives, if any, No. 1, 2 etc.
Make separate sheet for each marriage.
Church Affil.
Occupation Military Record Revolutionary War
Date of Death 14, Feb. 1854 Place Moravia, Cayuga, NY
Date of Burial Place

His Fathers Name Nathaniel Bowen
His Mothers Maiden Name Esther Carpenter

Wife
Full Maiden Name Lydia Pearce
Residence
Date of Birth 29, July 1760 Place Little Compton, Newport, RI
Date of Marriage 25, July 1779 Place Little Compton, Newport, RI
Other Husbands, if any, No. 1, 2, etc.
Make separate sheet for each marriage
Church Affiliation
Occupation
Date of Death 24, Aug. 1825 Place New York
Date of Burial Place

Her Fathers Name Giles Pearce
Her Mothers Maiden Name Mercy Rouse

Children
Birth Date Day Month Year
Where Born State or Town County Country
Marriage Date Day Month Year
Death Date Day Month Year
Burial Data State or Town County Country
Full Name of Spouse

Elizabeth
Birth Date -- 11 1779
Where Born Little Compton Newport RI

Rebecca
Birth Date 27 1 1781
Where Born Little Compton Newport RI
Death Date 5 1 1847
Burial Data Grand Rapids Michigan
Full Name of Spouse Jonathan Mills

William, Jr.
Birth Date 27 1 1783
Death Date 12 6 1854
Burial Data Niles New York

George W.
Birth Date 25 6 1798
Where Born Moravia Cayuga NY
Marriage Date 28 6 1820
Death Date 6 9 1875
Burial Data Moravia Cayuga New York
Full Name of Spouse Sally Bassett

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Husband
Full Name George W. Bowen
Residence
Date of Birth 25, June 1798 Place
Date of Marriage 28t, June 1820 Place
Other Wives, if any, No. 1, 2 etc. 2. Electa Marsh
Make separate sheet for each marriage.
Church Affil.
Occupation Military Record
Date of Death 6, June 1875 Place
Date of Burial Place

His Fathers Name William Bowen
His Mothers Maiden Name Lydia Pearce

Wife
Full Maiden Name Sally Bassett
Residence
Date of Birth 10, Sept. 1799 Place
Date of Marriage Place
Other Husbands, if any, No. 1, 2, etc.
Make separate sheet for each marriage
Church Affiliation
Occupation
Date of Death 18, Apr. 1840 Place
Date of Burial Place Davison Cemetery, Niles, NY

Her Fathers Name
Her Mothers Maiden Name

Children
Birth Date Day Month Year
Where Born State or Town County Country
Marriage Date Day Month Year
Death Date Day Month Year
Burial Data State or Town County Country
Full Name of Spouse

Abagail Ann
Birth Date 11 3 1821
Where Born Moravia Cayuga NY
Marriage Date 28 2 1840
Death Date 16 11 1855
Full Name of Spouse McClow Cox

Sarah J.
Birth Date 10 2 1831

Mary Jane
Birth Date 10 9 1836

William
Birth Date 8 2 1840

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1852: His father William Bowen was brought from Rhode Island to New York to live with George.

1854: Almost the sole heir to his father's vast estate.

The Auburn Daily Advertiser Saturday Evening January 27, 1855 (excerpt from the William Bowen will contest):

"It was claimed by the counsel resisting the Will that the legal Domicile of the Testator was in Rhode Island, and that the Surrogate of Cayuga County had no jurisdiction to admit this Will to Probate. It is averred in the allegations that the Testator was unlawfully kidnapped and carried away from Rhode Island and brought to this State by his Son, GEORGE W. BOWEN, against the assent and express direction of his Guardian. On this subject of Domicile the rule of law, I apprehend, is very clear and explicit. The declarations and intentions of the Party, accompanied by acts decide the question of his Domicile. It is in evidence in this case that the Testator expressed a wish to his Son, GEORGE to come home with him from Rhode Island. George asked him if he would go of his own free will and accord, and the Testator replied that he would. There is no evidence of force or other undue influence on the part of GEORGE in respect to the Testator's coming to this County. After his arrival here we have his declaration to Dr. HORTON, BARTON SLADE AND PELEO SLADE that he intended to make his home with GEORGE. He resided with GEORGE until his death. I cannot coincide with the counsel in the doctrine that the Guardian had a legal right to direct the place of the Testator's residence or to prohibit his coming away from Rhode Island. One of the reasons urged in the application for a Guardian was that the Testator needed some person to "assist" him in the management of his business. This is a virtual admission of some capacity for business in the Testator; and so long as the capacity which this case shows he possessed, was retained by him, the he and not the Guardian, had the right to determine the question of his residence or Domicile.-The case cited by the counsel on this question is not in point. That was a case where the Party had not changed his Domicile. He resided in New Jersey, and kept up an establishment there. He went to New York City to be under the care of a Physician where he remained two years and died. It was held that his Domicile was in New Jersey, that he was absent temporarily and for a specific purpose.-(1 Bradford 69, &c)-I must therefore overrule this objection, and decide that the jurisdiction in the admission of the Will to Probate was rightly taken."

"No fraud or duress is shown on the part of GEORGE in procuring the Will. The Testator lived with him, and it may be that GEORGE endeavored to induce him to make him his principal legatee and Devisee, although there is no evidence in the case that such was the fact. GEORGE may have shown a lack of proper feeling toward the other heirs, but that is a question that does not legitimately belong here. A person has a right, by fair argument, or persuasion, to induce another to make a Will in his favor.-(3 Denio, 37.) So long as there is no fraud or duress and the Testator has the necessary capacity the Will cannot be avoided, although a particular heir or other person is made the Legatee and Devisee of the principal share of the Estate, to the exclusion of other persons equally, if not more deserving, of the Testator's bounty. This rule results in great injustice to many instances, but it is the law of the land and is thought to be ????? ????? ????? [grounded in sound?] reason."

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1800 Census ?
1810 Census Sempronius, Cayuga, NY Age-of 16 to 26
1820 Census Sempronius, Cayuga, NY Age-of 16 to 26 000100-00100 George W
1840 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-of 40 to 50
1850 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-52 NY Farmer $4050 George W
1860 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-61 NY Farmer $8600 $1250
1870 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-71 NY Farmer $12000 $500

Sally:
1820 Census Sempronius, Cayuga, NY Age-of 16 to 26
1830 Census Sempronius, Cayuga, NY Age of 30 to 40

Electa:
1840 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-of 20 and under 30
1850 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-35 NY Electa A
1860 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-45 NY Lecta Ann
1870 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-55 NY Electa A
1880 Census Moravia, Cayuga, NY Age-65 NY NY NY Electa
Electa had 2 grandaughters with her in the 1880 census:
Elvena Sherman Age-18 NY NY NY and Eddie Sherman Age-1 NY NY NY

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