Benjamin Stevens Bowser and Katharine 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: Elizabeth Yerty (      -1855) 6 7

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Wife Katharine Yerty ⁶

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            AKA: Katherine Yearty,1 Catharine Yerty 7
           Born: 13 Mar 1835 7
     Christened: 
           Died: 1914 7
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M Mervin C. Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 1858 8
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Pearl B. Kern (      -      ) 8

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2 F Ellen Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 1860 8
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           Died: 
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3 M Abram Bowser ⁹

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           Born: 1862 8
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Nancy Jack (1872-      ) 9

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4 F Sophia Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 9 Mar 1864 8
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Daniel Giles (1871-1895) 8

         Spouse: Grant Coggan (1866-      ) 8

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5 F Rosa Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 
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           Died: in infancy
         Buried: 

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6 M Stephen Bowser ⁸

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           Born: 1866 8
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         Spouse: Sally Wible (      -      ) 8

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7 M Denny D. Bowser ⁹

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           Born: 6 Jun 1868 8
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           Died: 10 Aug 1920 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Olive J. Jack (1869-      ) 9

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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 Addison B. Bowser, A.M, The Bowser Family History (Chicago, IL: Excelsior Printing Co., 1922), Pg 137, 190.