FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH
From:	Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth

Surname: BOWKER
Source: History of Charlestown, N.H. Rev. H.H.Saunderson

p.289-290
Benjamin Bowker b. in Scituate MA m. Catharine Evans,
dau of Peter Evens. They settled at Fort 4, Charlestown
N.H. He d. Dec. l6, l868 age 56 She d. Jan l873
1. Henry Bowker b. June 30, l838 m. Sept. 2, l858 Helen
   Maria Woods, dau of Gardner Woods and his wife, Mary
   (Wheeler) Woods of Langdon.  She b. Dec. 20, l84l.
       1. Isabelle Maria Bowker b. l864.
       2. Charles Henry Bowker b. l865
       3. Kittie May Bowker b. l87l
       
2. Catharine b. Jan 2l, l840 d. Dec. l868
3. Benjamin Bowker Jr. b. Mar l5, l843 m. June l, l865
   Annie Dodge who d. Ar l866.
      l. child who d. infancy.  
   Benjamin m. (2) July 5, l873 Addie Baker.
      2. Georgia M. Bowker b. Aug l0, l873.
      3. Alta Bowker b. Nov. 24, l874 d. Dec. l4, l874
      
4. James Bowker b. Feb. l3, l848
5. George Bowker b. Jan l5, l852

p.290
Joshua Bowker brother of Benjamin Bowker m. l847 Eliza-
beth Dunsmoor dau of John and Polly Dunsmoor.  She b.
at Charlestown, NH Mar 3l, l8l2.  He d. July l5, l869
aged 63 yrs.  He held various military offices the 
highest of which was that of Colonel in the l6th Regi-
ment of the New Hampshire Militia.

Mrs Bowker the mother of Benjamin and Joshua Bowker
came to Charlestown with her family in l8l0.  She was
at that time, a widow.  Her children in addition to
the sons above mentioned were: 
Ruth who married ___Loveland Res: New Baltimore, NY
Chloe who married ___Marsh of Keene, NH
Eunice who m. Jan l, l827 Dan Shepley Res: Schoharie Co.
N.Y.  Stephen Curtis who d. unm. l847 age 44 and Isaac
who d. unm l844 age 36.  Chloe Bowker d. Dec. l8, l850
age 84.


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