Born at Upper Merion Township
in Montgomery County.
Franklin {Age 3} is recorded on the
1850 census at Sanford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupations - State accountant;
Deputy comptroller.
On July 20, 1864 Franklin enlisted at Fort Preble, Maine for service in the Civil War.
Private in Company E, 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of U.S. Infantry.
On November 12, 1865 he was discharged on a 'Certificate of Disability' which records ..... "Frank A. Gowen is incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Phthisis Pulmonalis; the circumference of his chest is 2 1/2 inches below the standard of health, and he has been on the sick report for eight months."
Franklin and Mary married on 14 March 1871
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
They were the parents of five children;
Henry Franklin [died infancy], Sumner, Jessie, Rollin, Ruth.
The family is recorded on the 1880 census
at Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
WAKEFIELD BANNER - 28 April 1899:
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Franklin Augustus Gowen died early Monday morning at his home after only a few days illness. He had been unwell at times for quite a while and his last illness was not generally known to be serious until within a short time previous to his death, when symptoms of cerebral meningitis developed.
The sudden death of Mr. Gowen removes a citizen who will be widely missed. For the past twenty years he has resided in Wakefield, and during that time he was prominent in town affairs and among the societies with which he was identified.
He served the town on many important committees and invariably took part in the town meeting proceedings. Several years
ago he was a Prohibition candidate for representative, being an enthusiastic temperance advocate.
He was a member of the Baptist church and was on the church committee and was chosen treasurer of the association.
When sixteen years old he enlisted in Company E, Seventeenth regular U. S. Infantry and served almost 16 months. He was a regular officer in the regimental association in later years and has, for years, been a prominent Grand Army man; a member of the U. M. Warren Post #12 G.A.R. He was at one time junior vice commander of the post and for many years served as chaplain.
His boyhood day were in Maine, and after serving in the war, resided in the vicinity of Boston.
He was an expert accountant of much ability; and his position of Deputy Comptroller took him to all parts of the commonwealth.
He was a fine penman and thorough, painstaking and conscientious in his work.
Interment in Lakeside Cemetery.
in Montgomery County.
Franklin {Age 3} is recorded on the
1850 census at Sanford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupations - State accountant;
Deputy comptroller.
On July 20, 1864 Franklin enlisted at Fort Preble, Maine for service in the Civil War.
Private in Company E, 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of U.S. Infantry.
On November 12, 1865 he was discharged on a 'Certificate of Disability' which records ..... "Frank A. Gowen is incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Phthisis Pulmonalis; the circumference of his chest is 2 1/2 inches below the standard of health, and he has been on the sick report for eight months."
Franklin and Mary married on 14 March 1871
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
They were the parents of five children;
Henry Franklin [died infancy], Sumner, Jessie, Rollin, Ruth.
The family is recorded on the 1880 census
at Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
WAKEFIELD BANNER - 28 April 1899:
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Franklin Augustus Gowen died early Monday morning at his home after only a few days illness. He had been unwell at times for quite a while and his last illness was not generally known to be serious until within a short time previous to his death, when symptoms of cerebral meningitis developed.
The sudden death of Mr. Gowen removes a citizen who will be widely missed. For the past twenty years he has resided in Wakefield, and during that time he was prominent in town affairs and among the societies with which he was identified.
He served the town on many important committees and invariably took part in the town meeting proceedings. Several years
ago he was a Prohibition candidate for representative, being an enthusiastic temperance advocate.
He was a member of the Baptist church and was on the church committee and was chosen treasurer of the association.
When sixteen years old he enlisted in Company E, Seventeenth regular U. S. Infantry and served almost 16 months. He was a regular officer in the regimental association in later years and has, for years, been a prominent Grand Army man; a member of the U. M. Warren Post #12 G.A.R. He was at one time junior vice commander of the post and for many years served as chaplain.
His boyhood day were in Maine, and after serving in the war, resided in the vicinity of Boston.
He was an expert accountant of much ability; and his position of Deputy Comptroller took him to all parts of the commonwealth.
He was a fine penman and thorough, painstaking and conscientious in his work.
Interment in Lakeside Cemetery.
Born at Upper Merion Township
in Montgomery County.
Franklin {Age 3} is recorded on the
1850 census at Sanford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupations - State accountant;
Deputy comptroller.
On July 20, 1864 Franklin enlisted at Fort Preble, Maine for service in the Civil War.
Private in Company E, 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of U.S. Infantry.
On November 12, 1865 he was discharged on a 'Certificate of Disability' which records ..... "Frank A. Gowen is incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Phthisis Pulmonalis; the circumference of his chest is 2 1/2 inches below the standard of health, and he has been on the sick report for eight months."
Franklin and Mary married on 14 March 1871
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
They were the parents of five children;
Henry Franklin [died infancy], Sumner, Jessie, Rollin, Ruth.
The family is recorded on the 1880 census
at Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
WAKEFIELD BANNER - 28 April 1899:
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Franklin Augustus Gowen died early Monday morning at his home after only a few days illness. He had been unwell at times for quite a while and his last illness was not generally known to be serious until within a short time previous to his death, when symptoms of cerebral meningitis developed.
The sudden death of Mr. Gowen removes a citizen who will be widely missed. For the past twenty years he has resided in Wakefield, and during that time he was prominent in town affairs and among the societies with which he was identified.
He served the town on many important committees and invariably took part in the town meeting proceedings. Several years
ago he was a Prohibition candidate for representative, being an enthusiastic temperance advocate.
He was a member of the Baptist church and was on the church committee and was chosen treasurer of the association.
When sixteen years old he enlisted in Company E, Seventeenth regular U. S. Infantry and served almost 16 months. He was a regular officer in the regimental association in later years and has, for years, been a prominent Grand Army man; a member of the U. M. Warren Post #12 G.A.R. He was at one time junior vice commander of the post and for many years served as chaplain.
His boyhood day were in Maine, and after serving in the war, resided in the vicinity of Boston.
He was an expert accountant of much ability; and his position of Deputy Comptroller took him to all parts of the commonwealth.
He was a fine penman and thorough, painstaking and conscientious in his work.
Interment in Lakeside Cemetery.
in Montgomery County.
Franklin {Age 3} is recorded on the
1850 census at Sanford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Occupations - State accountant;
Deputy comptroller.
On July 20, 1864 Franklin enlisted at Fort Preble, Maine for service in the Civil War.
Private in Company E, 1st Battalion, 17th Regiment of U.S. Infantry.
On November 12, 1865 he was discharged on a 'Certificate of Disability' which records ..... "Frank A. Gowen is incapable of performing the duties of a soldier because of Phthisis Pulmonalis; the circumference of his chest is 2 1/2 inches below the standard of health, and he has been on the sick report for eight months."
Franklin and Mary married on 14 March 1871
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
They were the parents of five children;
Henry Franklin [died infancy], Sumner, Jessie, Rollin, Ruth.
The family is recorded on the 1880 census
at Wakefield, Middlesex, Massachusetts.
WAKEFIELD BANNER - 28 April 1899:
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Franklin Augustus Gowen died early Monday morning at his home after only a few days illness. He had been unwell at times for quite a while and his last illness was not generally known to be serious until within a short time previous to his death, when symptoms of cerebral meningitis developed.
The sudden death of Mr. Gowen removes a citizen who will be widely missed. For the past twenty years he has resided in Wakefield, and during that time he was prominent in town affairs and among the societies with which he was identified.
He served the town on many important committees and invariably took part in the town meeting proceedings. Several years
ago he was a Prohibition candidate for representative, being an enthusiastic temperance advocate.
He was a member of the Baptist church and was on the church committee and was chosen treasurer of the association.
When sixteen years old he enlisted in Company E, Seventeenth regular U. S. Infantry and served almost 16 months. He was a regular officer in the regimental association in later years and has, for years, been a prominent Grand Army man; a member of the U. M. Warren Post #12 G.A.R. He was at one time junior vice commander of the post and for many years served as chaplain.
His boyhood day were in Maine, and after serving in the war, resided in the vicinity of Boston.
He was an expert accountant of much ability; and his position of Deputy Comptroller took him to all parts of the commonwealth.
He was a fine penman and thorough, painstaking and conscientious in his work.
Interment in Lakeside Cemetery.
Inscription
FRANKLIN A. GOWEN
1847 - 1899
his wife
MARY J. HORNE
1845 - 1920
their son
ROLLIN GOWEN
1880 - 1901
Family Members
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