The Welsh Saints Project

Given Name: John David
Surname: Bowen

Gender: Male

Birth date: 9 April 1819

Birth place: Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Death date: 7 September 1885

Death place: California, United States

Burial date: September 1885

Burial place: Martinez, Contra Costa, California, United States

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Father: John Bowen
Mother: Ann Davis

Siblings

Elizabeth Williams (1817-1857)

Married 28 February 1840 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales

Children

Left Liverpool, Lancashire, England on 16 April 1861 aboard the ship Manchester.
Arrived in New York, Kings, New York, United States on 14 May 1861.

Bowen, John David - Biography

Bowen, David D. - Journal

David D. Bowen, a brother to John D. Bowen, came to America in 1849 on board the "Hartley".

John David Bowen's first wife Elizabeth bore him seven children and died in Wales about 1857. His second wife Catherine, whom he married in July or September 1858 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, came to America with him on board the "Manchester" in 1861. On the passenger list she is listed as being the same age as JDB. Also traveling with them was 12-year-old Sarah Evans, believed to be Catherine's daughter from a previous marriage.

With them on the ship were five of John David Bowen's children by his first marriage: Elizabeth, age 20; William, age 18; Sarah, age 11; Daniel Wm, age 7; and Franklin John, age 6.