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Elizabeth Betsy/Betsey Bowen Fisher

Birth
Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Death
25 Jun 1850 (aged 63–64)
North Middletown, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
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BIO written by Dessau7, 3rd GrGranddaughter of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen & Nathaniel Fisher.

Elizabeth "Betsy" was a Bowen, NOT Boyne [as submitted incorrectly on Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 database online Provo, UT, USA].

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen was the daughter of John Bowen (1752 MD - 1805 KY) and Eleanor Wilmott (or "Wilmot") (1758 MD - 1821 KY). She was the 4th born of 9 children, and one of only 3 girls. Siblings of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen:

♡ Robert Wilmott Bowen (1780-1850)
♡ John Wilmott Bowen (1782-)
♡ Sally Bowen (1784-1823)
♡ Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen (1786-1850)
♡ Solomon Bowen (1791-1843)
♡ Priscilla Bowen (1793-1838)
♡ Benjamin Wilmott Bowen (1794-1881)
♡ Nicholas Wilmott Bowen (1796-1880)
♡ William Willmott Bowen (1799-1886)

On 19 Oct. 1807, Nathaniel Fisher, age 22, married Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen, age 21, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Rigorous research indicates that Nathaniel and Elizabeth had (at least) six children.

Children of Nathaniel Fisher and Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen:

♡ John Bowen Fisher (1808-1861)
♡ Priscilla Ann Fisher (1814-1877)
♡ Lucinda Fisher (1816-1852)
♡ Margaret Jane Fisher (1816-1862)
♡ Sally Fisher (1817-)
♡ Thomas Fisher (1817-)

The Bourbon Co. KY Census taken on 7 Aug 1830 shows that Nathaniel and Elizabeth lived down the road from Nathaniel's mother, Margaret Brindley Fisher. Elizabeth's husband Nathaniel died in August 1833, in Bourbon County, KY, at the age of 48. According to Inventory and Estate Sale Records from Bourbon, Kentucky, Probate Records, Will records, Index, 1831-1835, Vol. J, Nathaniel Fisher's will was probated on 7 Sep 1833.

Elizabeth died at the age of 64 on 25 Jun 1850, in Bourbon County, KY.
BIO written by Dessau7, 3rd GrGranddaughter of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen & Nathaniel Fisher.

Elizabeth "Betsy" was a Bowen, NOT Boyne [as submitted incorrectly on Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 database online Provo, UT, USA].

Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen was the daughter of John Bowen (1752 MD - 1805 KY) and Eleanor Wilmott (or "Wilmot") (1758 MD - 1821 KY). She was the 4th born of 9 children, and one of only 3 girls. Siblings of Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen:

♡ Robert Wilmott Bowen (1780-1850)
♡ John Wilmott Bowen (1782-)
♡ Sally Bowen (1784-1823)
♡ Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen (1786-1850)
♡ Solomon Bowen (1791-1843)
♡ Priscilla Bowen (1793-1838)
♡ Benjamin Wilmott Bowen (1794-1881)
♡ Nicholas Wilmott Bowen (1796-1880)
♡ William Willmott Bowen (1799-1886)

On 19 Oct. 1807, Nathaniel Fisher, age 22, married Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen, age 21, in Bourbon County, Kentucky. Rigorous research indicates that Nathaniel and Elizabeth had (at least) six children.

Children of Nathaniel Fisher and Elizabeth "Betsy" Bowen:

♡ John Bowen Fisher (1808-1861)
♡ Priscilla Ann Fisher (1814-1877)
♡ Lucinda Fisher (1816-1852)
♡ Margaret Jane Fisher (1816-1862)
♡ Sally Fisher (1817-)
♡ Thomas Fisher (1817-)

The Bourbon Co. KY Census taken on 7 Aug 1830 shows that Nathaniel and Elizabeth lived down the road from Nathaniel's mother, Margaret Brindley Fisher. Elizabeth's husband Nathaniel died in August 1833, in Bourbon County, KY, at the age of 48. According to Inventory and Estate Sale Records from Bourbon, Kentucky, Probate Records, Will records, Index, 1831-1835, Vol. J, Nathaniel Fisher's will was probated on 7 Sep 1833.

Elizabeth died at the age of 64 on 25 Jun 1850, in Bourbon County, KY.


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