Capt. Matthew Bowen

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Matthew Bowen

Also Known As: "Bowmen"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut
Death: February 16, 1806 (81)
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry Bowen and Margaret Bowen
Husband of Mary Bowen
Father of Margaret Smith; Mary Williams; Griffith Bowen; Mathew Bowen; William Christopher Bowen and 2 others
Brother of Silas Bowen; Hannah Bowen; Hannah Bowen; Hannah Bowen; Margaret Bowen and 2 others

Occupation: Surveyor, constable, farmer, saddler, storekeeper, and landowner.
Managed by: Private User
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About Capt. Matthew Bowen

Son of Henry Bowen, Esq. (1700-1758) and Margaret Davis (1699-1762). Married Mary Dana 4 Oct 1750 at Pomfret, Connecticut.

Matthew was a saddler, storekeeper, surveyor, constable, the town moderator, and officer in the Revolution, and participant at the Battle of Rhode Island, 29 August 1778. He was a captain of a company in Col. Samuel Chapman's regiment, Gen. Tyler's Brigade.

Children of Matthew and Mary are:

Margaret (1751-1831) Danforth (1755-1803) Griffith (1757-1759) Mary ( 1758- ) Griffith (1760-1776) William (1763-1837) Matthew (1769- ) Hannah (1770-1841) Danforth (1772- ) Moses (1776-1776)

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Capt. Matthew Bowen's Timeline

1724
October 22, 1724
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut
1751
November 14, 1751
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1753
October 22, 1753
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
1755
September 20, 1755
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
1757
January 15, 1757
Woodstock, Windham, Conn.
1763
September 4, 1763
Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut, Colonial America
1769
February 10, 1769
Woodstock, Windham, Conn.
1770
April 2, 1770
Woodstock, Windham, Conn.
1806
February 16, 1806
Age 81
Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, USA, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States
February 16, 1806
Age 81
Woodstock Hill Cemetery, Woodstock, Windham County, Connecticut, United States