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1847–1868

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Birth Date
5 June 1822
Death Date
24 October 1904
Gender
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David D. Bowen

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  • His birth date is calculated from his age at time of death, as recorded on his death certificate--82 years, 4 months, and 18 days.  His death date is confirmed by his death certificate.

    David, his first wife, Mary, and son Morgan sailed to America in 1849 on the ship Hartley.  Mary died in 1849 in Missouri, and David married Phoebe Evans in 1850 in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

William Morgan Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 30
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Phebe Bowen (Age: 20)
  • Morgan David Bowen (Age: 5)

Sources

  • 1856 Utah Census.
  • Bowen, David D., Reminiscence and journal, 1845-1863, 23-26.
  • Presiding Bishopric. Immigrant Location Committee Minutes, (20 September - 13 October 1852).