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Sarah Bowen

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Sarah Bowen

Birth
Wales
Death
18 Apr 1911 (aged 28)
Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 13 - C
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Born at Pencraig in the parish of Cilycwm, county of Carmarthenshire, South Wales. A twin and one of 13 children of John and Mary (Rees) Bowen.

Four of her siblings emigrated from Wales to the United States between 1873 and 1895, three to Pennsylvania and one to Ohio. Sarah had visited the family in 1906 and emigrated in 1909. Two of her siblings pre-deceased her. Sarah died of typhoid and her funeral took place on the day she was due to be married to John Davis; she was buried in her brown velvet wedding dress.

Born at Pencraig in the parish of Cilycwm, county of Carmarthenshire, South Wales. A twin and one of 13 children of John and Mary (Rees) Bowen.

Four of her siblings emigrated from Wales to the United States between 1873 and 1895, three to Pennsylvania and one to Ohio. Sarah had visited the family in 1906 and emigrated in 1909. Two of her siblings pre-deceased her. Sarah died of typhoid and her funeral took place on the day she was due to be married to John Davis; she was buried in her brown velvet wedding dress.


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  • Created by: B
  • Added: Apr 9, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35686623/sarah-bowen: accessed ), memorial page for Sarah Bowen (3 Oct 1882–18 Apr 1911), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35686623, citing Maple Hill Cemetery, Hanover, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by B (contributor 46610020).