Samuel {Age 15} is recorded on the
1850 census at York, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Samuel {Age 23}, clerk, is recorded on the 1860 census at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Cause of death - Suicide.
Occupations - Blacksmith; Porter;
Receiving and delivery clerk; Fireman.
Samuel and Harriet married
on 14 August 1862
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
They were the parents of one son;
Albert Sayward.
The family is recorded on the 1865 Massachusetts and the 1870 Federal censuses
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
BOSTON HERALD - 12 July 1975:
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Samuel S. Gowen committed suicide about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
He arrived at his residence, 8 Dorchester Street in South Boston, turned into the alleyway between his residence and the next, placed a pistol against his temple and fired
the fatal shot.
The report of the pistol brought a number of neighbors to the spot, but before he could be moved into the house, he was dead.
He was formerly a member of the Boston
Fire Department, and was currently employed by a steel warehouse.
Despondency caused by financial troubles
and temporary aberration is assigned to the cause of the rash deed.
His family will receive $1,000.00 from the insurance company of the Boston Fire Department.
1850 census at York, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Samuel {Age 23}, clerk, is recorded on the 1860 census at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Cause of death - Suicide.
Occupations - Blacksmith; Porter;
Receiving and delivery clerk; Fireman.
Samuel and Harriet married
on 14 August 1862
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
They were the parents of one son;
Albert Sayward.
The family is recorded on the 1865 Massachusetts and the 1870 Federal censuses
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
BOSTON HERALD - 12 July 1975:
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Samuel S. Gowen committed suicide about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
He arrived at his residence, 8 Dorchester Street in South Boston, turned into the alleyway between his residence and the next, placed a pistol against his temple and fired
the fatal shot.
The report of the pistol brought a number of neighbors to the spot, but before he could be moved into the house, he was dead.
He was formerly a member of the Boston
Fire Department, and was currently employed by a steel warehouse.
Despondency caused by financial troubles
and temporary aberration is assigned to the cause of the rash deed.
His family will receive $1,000.00 from the insurance company of the Boston Fire Department.
Samuel {Age 15} is recorded on the
1850 census at York, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Samuel {Age 23}, clerk, is recorded on the 1860 census at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Cause of death - Suicide.
Occupations - Blacksmith; Porter;
Receiving and delivery clerk; Fireman.
Samuel and Harriet married
on 14 August 1862
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
They were the parents of one son;
Albert Sayward.
The family is recorded on the 1865 Massachusetts and the 1870 Federal censuses
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
BOSTON HERALD - 12 July 1975:
**************************
Samuel S. Gowen committed suicide about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
He arrived at his residence, 8 Dorchester Street in South Boston, turned into the alleyway between his residence and the next, placed a pistol against his temple and fired
the fatal shot.
The report of the pistol brought a number of neighbors to the spot, but before he could be moved into the house, he was dead.
He was formerly a member of the Boston
Fire Department, and was currently employed by a steel warehouse.
Despondency caused by financial troubles
and temporary aberration is assigned to the cause of the rash deed.
His family will receive $1,000.00 from the insurance company of the Boston Fire Department.
1850 census at York, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Samuel {Age 23}, clerk, is recorded on the 1860 census at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
Cause of death - Suicide.
Occupations - Blacksmith; Porter;
Receiving and delivery clerk; Fireman.
Samuel and Harriet married
on 14 August 1862
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
They were the parents of one son;
Albert Sayward.
The family is recorded on the 1865 Massachusetts and the 1870 Federal censuses
at Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
BOSTON HERALD - 12 July 1975:
**************************
Samuel S. Gowen committed suicide about
4 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
He arrived at his residence, 8 Dorchester Street in South Boston, turned into the alleyway between his residence and the next, placed a pistol against his temple and fired
the fatal shot.
The report of the pistol brought a number of neighbors to the spot, but before he could be moved into the house, he was dead.
He was formerly a member of the Boston
Fire Department, and was currently employed by a steel warehouse.
Despondency caused by financial troubles
and temporary aberration is assigned to the cause of the rash deed.
His family will receive $1,000.00 from the insurance company of the Boston Fire Department.
Inscription
there is no marker for his grave - only the stone with the plot number 62
Family Members
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