James Bowers
Birth Date
On 1811 January 27 (Born)
Death Date
On 1856 June 21 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Wrexham, Denbighshire, Wales, United Kingdom
1811 January 27
Mother
Elizabeth Isabella Haldren
Father
Joseph Sansom Bowers
Married
Maria Lay
1833 April 1 (Age 22)
Baptized
1841 January 7 (Age 29)
Served in
British Mission
1841 May 5 – 1844 March 1 (Age 30)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Missionary Activity Notes
Local missionary
Date Details
On 1841 May 5
Called
On 1844 March 1
Released
Traveled in
Edmund Ellsworth Company
1856 June 9 – 21 (Age 45)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Shadrach Bowers (Age 7)
Maria Lay (Age 49)
Sarah Bowers (Age 18)
Abraham Bowers (Age 15)
Isaac Bowers (Age 14)
Jacob Bowers (Age 12)
Isaiah Bowers (Age 10)
Date Details
On 1856 June 9
Joined Company
On 1856 June 21
Died en Route
Died in Indian Creek, Polk, Iowa, United States
1856 June 21 (Age 45)
Sources
Person
Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26
Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26, September.
Transcript for Ann Ham Hickenlooper, Diary of Ann Ham Hickenlooper, wife of William Hanney Hickenlooper, crossed the plains with the first handcart co., arrived in Salt Lake City 26. Sept., 1856 and record of work done for the dead (Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1957
Mission
James Bowers mission journal;
James Bowers mission journal;.
Pioneer
Bridges, Charles Henry, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1885], 2
Bridges, Charles Henry, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1885], 2.
Transcript for Bridges, Charles Henry, Autobiographical sketch [ca. 1885], 2
Deseret News
"Emigrants For Utah", Deseret News, (6 August 1856).
Transcript for "Emigrants for Utah," Deseret News, 6 August 1856, 176
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal
Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, June.
Transcript for Edmund Ellsworth Emigrating Company papers, 1856, Folder contents: (1) Journal, 1856 June-September
Historical Department journal history of the Church
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 26 September 1856, Page 26.
John Oakley journal excerpt
John Oakley journal excerpt, June.
Transcript for John Oakley journal excerpt, 1856 June-August
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B
Perpetual Emigrating Fund, Financial Accounts 1849-1886, Ledger B, Page 170.
Walters, Archer, Diary
Walters, Archer, Diary, March.
Transcript for Walters, Archer, Diary 1856 Mar.-Sept., 9-16
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