Benjamin Stevens Bowser and Elizabeth Yerty

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Husband Benjamin Stevens Bowser ^{1 2}

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           Born: 20 Dec 1823 - East Franklin Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Dec 1915 2
         Buried:  - near Montgomeryville, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: Abraham Bowser (1802/1803-1852/1853) 3 4
         Mother: Mary Ann Stevens (1805-1874) 1 4 5

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth Bowser (1816-1844) 2 6 - 1843 6

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   Other Spouse: Katharine Yerty (1835-1914) 6

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Wife Elizabeth Yerty ^{6 7}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1855 6 7
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 F Catharine Bowser ⁸

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            AKA: Katharine Bowser 8
           Born: 17 Feb 1846 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jun 1892 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Ezekiel Ekis (1839-1900) 8

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2 F Ann Eliza Bowser ^{9 10}

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           Born: 18 Nov 1848 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John M. Hawk (1848-      ) 10 11
           Marr: 1868 9

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3 F Rachel Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 1850 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Gideon McGreggor (      -      ) 8

         Spouse: Lee Stoops (      -      ) 8

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4 M Christian Yerty Bowser ^{8 12}

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           Born: 31 Jan 1853 - Armstrong Co, PA 8 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Sadie J. Helm (1853-1910) 8 13
           Marr: 31 Jan 1881 13

         Spouse: Delilah Salsbury (      -      ) 8

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5 M William P. Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 9 May 1854 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 Dec 1916 - Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Sindorf (1857-      ) 8

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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Stevens Bowser

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He lived in East Franklin and Washington townships, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, engaged in farming.

With his first wife he had two children. With his second wife he had five children. With his third wife he had eight children.

With his third wife he had six sons and five daughters. [HAC 1914, 378]

He was the first president of the Bowser Reunion\emdash and was known throughout the county as "Uncle Benny."

1 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 378.

2 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136, 198.

3 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 334, 824.

4 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 393.

5 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 111, 136.

6 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 334.

7 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 136.

8 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 137.

9 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 454.

10 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 137, 222.

11 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 453.

12 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 377.

13 Editor, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 379.