Elizabeth Bowen

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To go back a moment to the beginning of the family's church life of this generation, a glimpse of Elizabeth is given us by Rev. John Eliot, her pastor. All the original data of baptisms here given have been quoted for me by our accommodating kinsman, Henry Wight Bowen, of Boston, from " the Rev. John Eliot's record of church members, Roxbury, Mass." ** A recorde of such as adjoyned themselves vnto the fellowship of this Church of Christ at Roxborough ; as also of such children as they had when they joyned, and of such as were borne vnto them vnder the holy covenant of this church, who are most pperly the seede of this Church."

"12.12 m (59) Elizabeth Bowen personally and solemnly owned ye covenant, and thereupon had her child .baptized."

Children born in Roxbury, Mass.:

13. Henty, Jr.,bapt. Feb. 12, 1660. (Moneth 12, day 12, id^g, Henry, soun of Henry Bowin," Roxbury Rec.)

14. Elizabeth bapt. Jan. 27, 1661. (**Moneth 11, day 27, 1660, Elizabeth, daughter to Henry Bowen).

15. John, bapt. Sept. 7, 1662. (Moneth 7, day 7, 1662, John, son to Henry Bowen).

16. Margaret, bapt. May 28, 1665. (Moneth 3, day 28, 1665, Margaret, daughter to Henry Bowen).

17. Mary, bapt. Sept. 23, 1666. ("Moneth 7, day 23, Mary, daughter to Henry Bowen"). She was confirmed by Pastor John Eliot when 20 years old. No further record.

18. Margaret, bapt. March 1, 1668. (Moneth 1, day 1, 1667, Margaret, daughter to Henry Bowin).

(New Year's day in old style was March 25 and the earlier days of that month were reckoned in the old year.)

19. Abigail, bapt. August 1, 1669. (**Moneth 6, day I, 1669, Abigail, daughter to Henry Bowin").

20. Abigail, bapt., August 21, 1670. (Moneth 6, day 21, 1670, Abigail, daughter to Henry Bowen").

21. Penuel, bapt March 10, 1672. (Moneth i,day 10, 1671, Penuel, son to Henry Bowin." " 1690, April 13, admitted to full communion Penuel Bowen").

22. Esther, bapt. March 14, 1676. ("Moneth i.day 14, 1675, Ester, daughter of Henry Bowen," Rox. Ch. Rec'ds).

23. Isaac, born April 20, 1676, ancestor of us all,

Lieut. Henry Bowen, married (2nd) April 14, 1684, Susanna, widow of Peleg Heath, of Roxbury. No children.