James Ragen Gower

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James Ragen Gower

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Birthplace: Gower's Island, Tennessee, United States
Death: May 21, 1882 (85)
Maine, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Russell Gower and Charlotte Robertson
Husband of Almira Gower
Father of William Nelson Gower; Joel Augustus Steel Gower; Susan A Gower; John V Gower and Hannah Elizabeth Moore
Brother of Samuel M. Gower; William E. Gower and Wilson Larkin Gower
Half brother of Jonathan Friar Robertson; James Randolph Robertson; Mary Hardison; Delilah Bosley; Henderson Robertson and 8 others

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About James Ragen Gower

James R. Gower enlisted in the War of 1812 at age 15 years. He was captured by the British and taken to Canada. There he married Almira Thurston who was born in Canada - New Brunswick. They moved from Canada to Milltown, ME where their last six children were born.

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James Ragen Gower's Timeline

1796
August 15, 1796
Gower's Island, Tennessee, United States
1837
March 6, 1837
Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
1840
1840
NB, Canada
1841
June 13, 1841
New Brunswick, Canada
1845
June 24, 1845
New Brunswick, Canada
1858
May 21, 1858
Milton, Maine, United States
1882
May 21, 1882
Age 85
Maine, United States