Kin O' Mine (Rev. Sept. 10, 2026

Josephine Cora Bowker

b. February 6, 1852, d. January 15, 1875

Name Variation: ¹
Name Variation:
Josephine Bowker was born on February 6, 1852 in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, daughter of Winslow L. and Maria H. Bowker.^2,1
Josephine married John E. Thurston, son of Daniel Holt Thurston and Jane Drown Shackley, on November 4, 1873 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, by D. O. Means, pastor of the North Avenue Church.³
Josephine died on January 15, 1875 at age 22.⁴

Last Edited: 10 Nov 2012

Family: John Edmund Thurston b. May 1, 1853

Daniel Winslow Thurston⁴ b. January 15, 1875

Citations

Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, , Vol: 64 ; Page: 49.
1870 United States. Census Office. 9th census, Population schedules of the ninth census of the United States, 1870, Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, (1962, 1968) , MASSACHUSETTS, Series: M593 Roll: 623 Page: 397. (With few exceptions, names are listed exactly as they appear on the census.).
Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910, , Vol: 254 ; Page: 144.
William Richard Cutter, Historic Homes and Places and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs Relating to the Families of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, (1908) , Vol 3, p. 911.

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Eleanor Bowles¹

b. August 7, 1770

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Eleanor Bowles was born on August 7, 1770 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹
Eleanor married Abel Willard on December 17, 1797.²

Last Edited: 28 Nov 2022

Family: Abel Willard b. December 4, 1763, d. October 8, 1840

William Bowles Willard² b. January 26, 1802
(?) Willard² b. about May 12, 1810, d. May 29, 1810

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-78V : accessed 25 January 2016), Eleanor Bowles, 07 Aug 1770; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
https://archive.org/details/willardgenealogy00will/page/123

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Elizabeth Bowles¹

b. September 1, 1772

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Elizabeth Bowles was born on September 1, 1772 in Newton, Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT3-XH3 : accessed 26 January 2016), Elizabeth Bolles, 01 Sep 1772; citing Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, 11; FHL microfilm 745,868.

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John Bowles¹

b. August 9, 1711

John Bowles was born on August 9, 1711 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, son of John and Lydia Bowles.²
John married Mary Browne, daughter of Lieut. William Brown and Deborah Robbins, in 1735.¹

Last Edited: 29 Jul 2016

Family: Mary Browne b. January 16, 1715/16

John Bowles³ b. January 4, 1735

Citations

Lucius Robinson Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877: With a genealogical register, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=Yc00AQAAMAAJ . New York, Cambridge: H. O. Houghton and Company, (1877) , p. 502-503.
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LP-MXT : 13 July 2016), John Bowles, 09 Aug 1711; citing Birth, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 741,320.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-4BP : 4 December 2014), John Bowles, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0928294 IT 3.

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John Bowles¹

b. January 10, 1763

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

John Bowles was born on January 10, 1763 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-DY2 : accessed 25 January 2016), John Bowles, 10 Jan 1763; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.

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John Bowles¹

b. January 4, 1735

Father: John Bowles¹ b. August 9, 1711
Mother: Mary Browne¹ b. January 16, 1715/16

Relationship: 1st cousin 6 times removed of Steven George Levine

John Bowles was born on January 4, 1735 in Roxbury, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of John Bowles and Mary Browne.¹

Last Edited: 29 Jul 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ6L-4BP : 4 December 2014), John Bowles, ; citing , ; FHL microfilm 0928294 IT 3.

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Josiah Bowles¹

b. May 24, 1777

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Josiah Bowles was born on May 24, 1777 in Newton, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGC-H1M : accessed 26 January 2016), Josiah Bowles, 24 May 1777; citing NEWTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844900 IT 2.

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Mary Bowles¹

b. April 20, 1655

Mary Bowles was born on April 20, 1655, daughter of Elder John and Elizabeth (Heath) Bowles.²
Mary married Thomas Gardner, son of Thomas Gardner and Lucy Smith, on November 17, 1673.²

Last Edited: 12 Sep 2016

Family: Thomas Gardner b. May 25, 1645

Sarah Gardner¹ b. March 15, 1674/75
Thomas Gardner¹ b. April 18, 1676
Mary Gardner¹ b. March 11, 1678/79
John Gardner¹ b. January 9, 1679/80
Caleb Gardner¹ b. April 23, 1682
Peter Gardner¹ b. July 22, 1684
Isaac Gardner¹ b. August 18, 1686

Citations

James Savage, A Genealogical Dictionary or The first Settlers of New England showing Three Generations or Those who came Before May, 1692 on the Basis of Farmer's Register, (1862) , vol. 2, p. 231.
Edward Augustus Bowen, Lineage of the Bowens of Woodstock, Connecticut, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=sTE3AAAAMAAJ . Cambridge, Mass.: Riverside Press, (1897) , p. 221.

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Mary Bowles¹

b. March 13, 1765

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Mary Bowles was born on March 13, 1765 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-FJM : accessed 25 January 2016), Mary Bowles, 13 Mar 1765; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.

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Nathaniel Bowles¹

b. May 13, 1776

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Nathaniel Bowles was born on May 13, 1776 in Newton, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGZ-1B8 : accessed 26 January 2016), Nathaniel Bowles, 13 May 1776; citing NEWTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844900 IT 2.

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Sarah Bowles¹

b. December 2, 1766, d. September 18, 1767

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Sarah Bowles was born on December 2, 1766 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹
Sarah died on September 18, 1767 in Brookline, Massachusetts.²

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-76Z : accessed 25 January 2016), Sarah Bowles, 02 Dec 1766; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"First Parish Church records of baptisms, marriages and deaths for 100 years", Publications of the Brookline Historical Publication Society, Publication No. 8, Brookline, Massachusetts: (1897) , p. 119.

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Sarah Bowles¹

b. January 26, 1769

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

Sarah Bowles was born on January 26, 1769 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹
She was the daughter of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-WTP : accessed 25 January 2016), Sarah Bowles, 26 Jan 1769; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.

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William Bowles of Roxbury¹

b. March 8, 1742

William Bowles of Roxbury was born on March 8, 1742 in Boston, Massachusetts, son of William and Prudence Bowles.²
William married Sarah Brown, daughter of Josiah Browne and Mary Seaver, on November 26, 1761.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Family: Sarah Brown b. 1741

John Bowles³ b. January 10, 1763
Mary Bowles⁴ b. March 13, 1765
William Bowles⁵ b. March 13, 1765, d. March 22, 1765
Sarah Bowles⁶ b. December 2, 1766, d. September 18, 1767
Sarah Bowles⁷ b. January 26, 1769
Eleanor Bowles+⁸ b. August 7, 1770
Elizabeth Bowles⁹ b. September 1, 1772
William Bowles¹⁰ b. August 9, 1774
Nathaniel Bowles¹¹ b. May 13, 1776
Josiah Bowles¹² b. May 24, 1777

Citations

Lucius Robinson Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1630-1877: With a genealogical register, , at https://books.google.com/books?id=Yc00AQAAMAAJ . New York, Cambridge: H. O. Houghton and Company, (1877) , p. 503.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DK-9S4 : accessed 26 January 2016), William Bowles, 08 Mar 1742; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, v 24 p 245; FHL microfilm 14,734.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-DY2 : accessed 25 January 2016), John Bowles, 10 Jan 1763; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-FJM : accessed 25 January 2016), Mary Bowles, 13 Mar 1765; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-8ZV : accessed 25 January 2016), William Bowles, 13 Mar 1765; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-76Z : accessed 25 January 2016), Sarah Bowles, 02 Dec 1766; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-WTP : accessed 25 January 2016), Sarah Bowles, 26 Jan 1769; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-78V : accessed 25 January 2016), Eleanor Bowles, 07 Aug 1770; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHT3-XH3 : accessed 26 January 2016), Elizabeth Bolles, 01 Sep 1772; citing Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, 11; FHL microfilm 745,868.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGC-897 : accessed 26 January 2016), William Bowles, 09 Aug 1774; citing NEWTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844900 IT 2.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGZ-1B8 : accessed 26 January 2016), Nathaniel Bowles, 13 May 1776; citing NEWTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844900 IT 2.
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGC-H1M : accessed 26 January 2016), Josiah Bowles, 24 May 1777; citing NEWTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844900 IT 2.

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William Bowles¹

b. March 13, 1765, d. March 22, 1765

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

William Bowles was born on March 13, 1765 in Brookline, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹
William died on March 22, 1765 in Brookline, Massachusetts.²

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5NZ-8ZV : accessed 25 January 2016), William Bowles, 13 Mar 1765; citing BROOKLINE,NORFOLK,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 974.47 B1 V2E.
"First Parish Church records of baptisms, marriages and deaths for 100 years", Publications of the Brookline Historical Publication Society, Publication No. 8, Brookline, Massachusetts: (1897) , p. 119.

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William Bowles¹

b. August 9, 1774

Father: William Bowles of Roxbury¹ b. March 8, 1742
Mother: Sarah Brown¹ b. 1741

Relationship: 1st cousin 5 times removed of Steven George Levine

William Bowles was born on August 9, 1774 in Newton, Massachusetts.¹
He was the son of William Bowles of Roxbury and Sarah Brown.¹

Last Edited: 25 Jan 2016

Citations

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCGC-897 : accessed 26 January 2016), William Bowles, 09 Aug 1774; citing NEWTON,MIDDLESEX,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0844900 IT 2.

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Annie Bowman¹

b. perhaps 1771

Reference: 3074adcfe$

Annie Bowman was born perhaps 1771, daughter of John and Sarah Bowman.¹
Annie married Lyman Hammond, son of Asa Hammond and Lois Durkee. Lyman and Annie settled in Lima, Livingston county , New York , and later removed to Clarendon . The family were very poor as regards the world's goods . They had a family of seven sons and five d.¹

Last Edited: 13 Sep 2023

Citations

https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Descendants_of_Lieut_John_Andrews/WzMZAQAAMAAJ

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Ebenezer Bowman¹

b. September 17, 1767

Reference: 3074adcfg$

Ebenezer Bowman was born on September 17, 1767 in Lexington, Massachusetts, son of John and Hannah (Elliott) Bowman.¹
Ebenezer married Hannah Hammond, daughter of Asa Hammond and Lois Durkee, on August 21, 1791 in Clarendon, Vermont.²

Last Edited: 14 Sep 2023

Family: Hannah Hammond b. December 28, 1771, d. about 1832

Henry Bowman³ b. 1791
Ebenezer Bowman Jr.⁴ b. about April, 1793, d. December 19, 1874
Francis Bowman³ b. 1795
William Bowman³ b. 1796
Hiram Bowman⁵ b. about September 14, 1798, d. November 10, 1886
Elliot Hammond⁶ b. 1800, d. February 21, 1826
Thomas Bowman⁷ b. about June 2, 1803, d. October 23, 1865
John H. Bowman⁸ b. about February 11, 1808, d. August 5, 1896

Citations

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