Andrew Bowman and Sarah Hale

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Husband Andrew Bowman ¹

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           Born: 1783 - Northampton Co, PA
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           Died: 18 Nov 1859 2 3
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: James Bowman (Abt 1755-1826) 1
         Mother: Catherine McCormick (Abt 1757-1809) 1

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       Marriage: 1815 - Venango Co, PA

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Wife Sarah Hale ^{4 5}

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           Born: Abt 1795 - Washington Co, PA
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           Died: 3 Jul 1871 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3 6
         Buried:  - Old Pioneer Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA 3

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         Father: Edward Hale (Abt 1776-1806) 5 7
         Mother: Ruth [Unk] (      -      ) 7

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Children

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1 M Hale Bowman ⁸

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2 M Washington Bowman ⁸

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3 M William Bowman ⁸

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4 M Charles Bowman ^{9 10}

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           Born: 1828 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 9
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         Spouse: Lucy A. Crain (      -Aft 1890) 10
           Marr: 1867 9

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5 M Alfred Bowman

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General Notes: Husband - Andrew Bowman

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He was born in Northampton County, PA, and with his father's family came to Venango County in 1795, settling in Sugar Creek township. He commenced the tanning and shoemaking business there, and in 1813 came to Franklin and carried on the same business at the old homestead, corner of Elk and West Park streets. He was a man of great enterprise and in­dustry, and lived comfortably and prosperously until broken by age and in­firmity. He was entrusted by his fellow citizens with some of the best offices in their gift. He was success­ively sheriff, a member of the legislature, and prothonotary, discharging his duties to the satisfaction of his constituents. The old homestead on the corner of Elk and West Park streets was a grand house in its day. In that house a large and generous hospitality was dealt to the friends and acquaintances of the family, and to all comers from town and country. [HVC 1890, 350]
He was born in Northumberland County, PA. [HVC 1879, 460]
He had seven sons and one daughter.

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General Notes: Wife - Sarah Hale

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She was the eldest daughter of Edward Hale and was the first white female born in Franklin, PA. She lived to an advanced age. Few women of the early days of Franklin passed through as varied experience, or lived to relate as great changes in the town as she. Her experience with Indians and wild beasts on Bear creek was exciting. In the town itself, she could relate her exploits in washing clothes in the ravine just in front of Mrs. Myers' house, building her fire of the brushwood, and dipping the water from the brook that then ran through that locality. The remembrance of her kindness and quiet grace still lingers in the memories of many yet living among us, and her quiet faith and godly life are a rich legacy to her children who yet sur­vive. [HVC 1890, 351]

“Died in Franklin, July 3d, 1871, Mrs. Sarah H. Bowman, relict of Andrew Bowman, in the 76th year of her age.
“The deceased was one of the first settlers of Franklin, having come here in 1798, with her parents from what is now Fayette county, Pa., making the entire journey on horseback. Venango was then a wilderness, from which the Indians had not departed. She was one of the original members of the Presbyterian Church of Franklin, at its first organization, and the oldest member living previous to her death. Her character as a wife, mother, and friend was worthy of imitation, and she leaves behind her a large circle of relatives and friends to sin­cerely mourn her departure." [HVC 1879, 491]

1 Charles A. Babcock, Venango County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1919), Pg 660.

2 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 350.

3 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 458.

4 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 491.

5 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 347.

6 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 351.

7 Emma Siggins White, The Kinnears and Their Kin (Kansas City, MO: Tiernan-Dart Printing Co., 1916), Pg 98.

8 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 448.

9 J. H. Newton, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Columbus, OH: J. A. Caldwell Publishers, 1879), Pg 492.

10 Editor, History of Venango County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk, & Co., Publishers, 1890), Pg 1015.