BENJAMIN F. FOWLER - Biography

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This biography appears on page 662 in History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin...
published by the Western Historical Co.: 1879.

BENJAMIN F. FOWLER, farmer; P. O. Rochester: born in Woodbury, Vt., Jan.
26, 1830; son of Benjamin and Nora Fowler; came to Will Co., Ill., with
his father, in 1837, and to Wisconsin in April, 1840. Married Miss Anna
Dennis in 1854, daughter of William and Sarah Dennis, from Kent,
England; they have had eight children- William A., born Dec. 5, 1856;
Irene, March 25, 1858 (died March 23, 1865); Frank, Jan. 10, 1858; Mary
A., Jan 15, 1862, John C., June 13, 1866; Nora A., Oct. 22, 1867;
Carrie, March 4, 1874; Reuben A., Oct. 13, 1876. Mr. Fowler enlisted
Aug. 27, 1864, in the 1st Wis. Heavy Artillery, Co. L, under Capt. P. H.
Ray; was stationed at Alexandria, Va. during the remainder of the war;
discharged in July, 1865. Is a member of the order of Odd Fellows and
Temple of Honor. Family attend the Free Will Baptist Church.