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Descendants of John Crossman

Generation No. 10

14. Oscar Sibley¹⁰ Bowen (Ann Francis or Francis⁹ Crossman, Alvah⁸, Samuel A.⁷ Crosman, Stephen Crossman⁶ Jr, Stephen⁵ Crossman, Nathaniel⁴, Robert³, Robert², John¹) was born November 5, 1868 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died September 1, 1933. He met Harriet (Haddie)Newton August 21, 1893 in Providence, Rhode Island. She was born 1870, and died April 4, 1939 in Providence, Rhode Island.

More About Oscar Sibley Bowen:
Fact 1: Co inventor of Select-o-phone, early automatic telephone.
Fact 2: more than 100 patents.

Children of Oscar Bowen and Harriet (Haddie)Newton are:

18	i.	Arthur Newton¹¹ Bowen, born February 3, 1897 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Martha Pauline Doyle October 12, 1921 in Bayside, Long Island, N. Y.; born January 23, 1898 in Ogdensburg, N. Y.; died March 10, 1970 in New Shrewsbury, N. J..
19	ii.	Howard Andrew Bowen, born December 22, 1898 in Providence, Rhode Island; died August 11, 1926 in Cleveland, Ohio.
20	iii.	Esther Hazel Bowen, born August 19, 1902 in Cottage City (Now Oak Bluff), Mass.. She met (1) Lewis Clifford Leighton December 22, 1924 in East St. Louis, Illinois; born Abt. 1900. She married (2) Herbert F. Mencke December 15, 1972 in Blackstone, Mass; born May 1, 1898 in Chicago, Illinois.
21	iv.	Shirley Bowen, born Abt. 1905. She met Unknown Steere; born Abt. 1905.
22	v.	Harold Sibley Bowen, born January 9, 1908 in Somerset, Mass. He met Hilda Hall February 17, 1930 in Providence, Rhode Island; born February 15, 1910 in Wiggin, Lancashire, England.
23	vi.	Gordon Binns Bowen, born February 20, 1911 in Quincy, Mass. He met Myra Hilton July 28, 1930 in Putnam, Conn; born Abt. 1915.

15. Irving Seaver¹⁰ Bowen (Ann Francis or Francis⁹ Crossman, Alvah⁸, Samuel A.⁷ Crosman, Stephen Crossman⁶ Jr, Stephen⁵ Crossman, Nathaniel⁴, Robert³, Robert², John¹) was born January 27, 1871 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died September 22, 1951 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Mary Steele Kenyon August 12, 1893 in Brookfield, Mass, daughter of Mathew Steele and Mary Gallagher. She was born July 8, 1867 in Glasgow, Scotland, and died April 12, 1917 in Providence, Rhode Island.

More About Mary Steele Kenyon:
Fact 1: Adopted by the Kenyon Family

Children of Irving Bowen and Mary Kenyon are:

Edith Steele¹¹ Bowen, born March 9, 1900 in North Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; died 1961 in Leonia, New Jersey. She met Merrill W. Chase September 5, 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island; born Abt. 1898.

More About Edith Steele Bowen:
Fact 1: Abt. 1930, Taught at Columbia University

	25	ii.		Mildred C. Bowen, born September 7, 1900 in North Providence, RI; died September 9, 1901.
	26	iii.		Henry Bruce Bowen, born November 20, 1904 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Helen Pierce Clark April 22, 1947 in Oceanside, CA; born Abt. 1906 in Fitchburg, Mass.

16. Lucy Temple¹⁰ Bowen (Ann Francis or Francis⁹ Crossman, Alvah⁸, Samuel A.⁷ Crosman, Stephen Crossman⁶ Jr, Stephen⁵ Crossman, Nathaniel⁴, Robert³, Robert², John¹) was born August 8, 1876 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died June 17, 1969 in Providence, Rhode Island. She met Walter James Farrow June 4, 1906, son of Albert Farrow and Nellie Austin. He was born May 31, 1884 in North Scituate, RI, and died November 25, 1969 in North Scituate, RI.

More About Lucy Temple Bowen:
Fact 1: Wrote a book "Starcross" about her grandfather, Capt Nathaniel Swole

Children of Lucy Bowen and Walter Farrow are:

	27	i.		Ralph Austin¹¹ Farrow, born May 23, 1909 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Dorothy Elizabeth Pike June 27, 1936 in Providence, Rhode Island; born November 1, 1909 in Providence, Rhode Island; died November 22, 1972 in Cranston, Rhode Island.
	28	ii.		Ruth Francis Farrow, born June 7, 1916 in Providence, Rhode Island; died 1998 in Providence, Rhode Island. She met Edward Richard Franklin April 27, 1940 in North Scituate, RI; born July 4, 1918 in Providence, Rhode Island.

17. Arthur* Crossman Whitmore¹⁰ Bowen (Ann Francis or Francis⁹ Crossman, Alvah⁸, Samuel A.⁷ Crosman, Stephen Crossman⁶ Jr, Stephen⁵ Crossman, Nathaniel⁴, Robert³, Robert², John¹) was born April 6, 1879 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died November 9, 1969 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Ethel (Sis) Brown Thornton June 25, 1906, daughter of Frank Thornton and Emma* Brown. She was born December 7, 1882 in Providence, Rhode Island, and died July 3, 1963 in Providence, Rhode Island.

More About Arthur* Crossman Whitmore Bowen:
Fact 1: Dentist until 40 years old, then a prospector in Arizona
Fact 2: abandoned family, but visited once in a while

More About Ethel (Sis) Brown Thornton:
Fact 1: 1906, Graduated from Brown University

Children of Arthur* Bowen and Ethel Thornton are:

29	i.	Bernard (Bernie) Arthur¹¹ Bowen, born April 9, 1907 in Providence, Rhode Island; died June 11, 1965 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Edith Milkaitis July 20, 1934 in Providence, Rhode Island; born November 11, 1913 in Brattleboro, Vt.; died Abt. 1991.
30	ii.	Kenneth (Jimmy) Earl Bowen, born January 15, 1909 in Providence, Rhode Island; died September 5, 1992 in providence, Rhode Island. He married (1) Carolyn Bowen; born Abt. 1920; died Abt. 1998. He met (2) Margorie P. Koerner November 23, 1940 in Providence, Rhode Island; born June 4, 1919 in Providence, Rhode Island.
31	iii.	Dana Brown Bowen, born August 14, 1910 in Providence, Rhode Island; died Abt. 1974. He met Edith F. Farrar February 12, 1934; born August 29, 1911 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island.
32	iv.	Bernice (Happy) Louise Bowen, born April 25, 1914 in Providence, Rhode Island. She met John Thomas McGovern September 21, 1943 in Riverside, California; born September 6, 1915 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; died July 11, 1990 in Providence, Rhode Island.
33	v.	Donald (Ikey) Eldelbert Bowen, born February 5, 1916 in Providence, Rhode Island; died Abt. 1976 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Roberta Carr May 24, 1941 in Providence, Rhode Island; born February 6, 1921 in Cumberland, Rhode Island.
34	vi.	Doris* Elizabeth Bowen, born January 18, 1918 in Providence, Rhode Island. She married Charles Leo McGovern December 30, 1944 in Rhode Island; born August 31, 1917 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; died December 25, 1996 in West Hills, Los Angeles County, California.

More About Charles Leo McGovern:
Burial: West Hills Cementry, West Hills, California
Fact 1: Charles has a cousin who ran state police
Fact 2: in Rhode Island
Fact 3: Ran a fish market, truck driver, inspector, & teacher
Fact 4: Flat feet kept him out of the War.
Fact 5: Bet. 1922 - 1930, Tyler school
Fact 6: Bet. 1930 - 1934, La Salle Academy
Fact 7: Bet. 1934 - 1937, Providence College
Fact 8: Bet. 1950 - 1951, Providence College

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David (Barnie)Robert Bowen, born June 2, 1921 in Providence, Rhode Island. He met Barbara H. Dolan April 26, 1952 in Cranston, Rhode Island; born April 17, 1920 in Johnston, Rhode Island.

More About David (Barnie)Robert Bowen:
Fact 1: No Kids

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Mildred (Patricia) Louise Bowen, born October 28, 1923 in Providence, Rhode Island. She met Douglas H. Farrar Jr. June 3, 1944 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; born October 5, 1922 in Woonsocket, Rhode Island; died 1990 in Providence, Rhode Island.

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