Charles {Age 3} is recorded on the
1880 census at Biddeford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Charles often used his middle name of 'Frank'.
Cause of death - Accidental drowning.
Occupations - Section hand; Expressman.
Charles married on 10 August 1905
at Saco, York, Maine
Sadie DAVIS
{born - December 1882
Daughter of Eugene DAVIS
and Zylpha JOHNSON}.
Charles & Sadie were parents of 3 children;
Hazel Lillian, Paul Eugene, Frank Waldo.
The marriage of Corporal Frank C. Gowen was solemnized, in the bride's home, under an arch of American silk flags with guns stacked to the right and left. The military wedding was attended by many military members and a large circle of friends who have been waiting anxiously for this event.
The popularity of the couple was shown by the large number of handsome presents received.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 21 September 1908:
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Frank C. Gowen drowned in the Saco River.
On his way home, about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, while passing over the Somesville Bridge, he heard someone call out below, asking for help to move his boat. While attempting to assist the man, Frank lost his footing and fell into the river.
Rescue was tried, a boat was rowed to place and Gowen was taken to shore.
The doctors worked over him for an hour.
Frank grew to manhood in Biddeford where he obtained his education. He was a truckman and did general jobbing about the city.
He had been a member of Company G, National Guard, and was a Corporal.
He was very well and favorably known in the two cities.
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FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
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My grandmother, Sadie (Davis) Gowen, vanished after the death of her infant, abandoning her other two children to the care of relatives. What became of her remains an unsolved mystery.
These children suffered considerably as a
result of Sadie's disappearance, a traumatic experience that haunted them for the rest of their lives and spread to the next generations.
1880 census at Biddeford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Charles often used his middle name of 'Frank'.
Cause of death - Accidental drowning.
Occupations - Section hand; Expressman.
Charles married on 10 August 1905
at Saco, York, Maine
Sadie DAVIS
{born - December 1882
Daughter of Eugene DAVIS
and Zylpha JOHNSON}.
Charles & Sadie were parents of 3 children;
Hazel Lillian, Paul Eugene, Frank Waldo.
The marriage of Corporal Frank C. Gowen was solemnized, in the bride's home, under an arch of American silk flags with guns stacked to the right and left. The military wedding was attended by many military members and a large circle of friends who have been waiting anxiously for this event.
The popularity of the couple was shown by the large number of handsome presents received.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 21 September 1908:
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Frank C. Gowen drowned in the Saco River.
On his way home, about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, while passing over the Somesville Bridge, he heard someone call out below, asking for help to move his boat. While attempting to assist the man, Frank lost his footing and fell into the river.
Rescue was tried, a boat was rowed to place and Gowen was taken to shore.
The doctors worked over him for an hour.
Frank grew to manhood in Biddeford where he obtained his education. He was a truckman and did general jobbing about the city.
He had been a member of Company G, National Guard, and was a Corporal.
He was very well and favorably known in the two cities.
************************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
My grandmother, Sadie (Davis) Gowen, vanished after the death of her infant, abandoning her other two children to the care of relatives. What became of her remains an unsolved mystery.
These children suffered considerably as a
result of Sadie's disappearance, a traumatic experience that haunted them for the rest of their lives and spread to the next generations.
Charles {Age 3} is recorded on the
1880 census at Biddeford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Charles often used his middle name of 'Frank'.
Cause of death - Accidental drowning.
Occupations - Section hand; Expressman.
Charles married on 10 August 1905
at Saco, York, Maine
Sadie DAVIS
{born - December 1882
Daughter of Eugene DAVIS
and Zylpha JOHNSON}.
Charles & Sadie were parents of 3 children;
Hazel Lillian, Paul Eugene, Frank Waldo.
The marriage of Corporal Frank C. Gowen was solemnized, in the bride's home, under an arch of American silk flags with guns stacked to the right and left. The military wedding was attended by many military members and a large circle of friends who have been waiting anxiously for this event.
The popularity of the couple was shown by the large number of handsome presents received.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 21 September 1908:
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Frank C. Gowen drowned in the Saco River.
On his way home, about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, while passing over the Somesville Bridge, he heard someone call out below, asking for help to move his boat. While attempting to assist the man, Frank lost his footing and fell into the river.
Rescue was tried, a boat was rowed to place and Gowen was taken to shore.
The doctors worked over him for an hour.
Frank grew to manhood in Biddeford where he obtained his education. He was a truckman and did general jobbing about the city.
He had been a member of Company G, National Guard, and was a Corporal.
He was very well and favorably known in the two cities.
************************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
My grandmother, Sadie (Davis) Gowen, vanished after the death of her infant, abandoning her other two children to the care of relatives. What became of her remains an unsolved mystery.
These children suffered considerably as a
result of Sadie's disappearance, a traumatic experience that haunted them for the rest of their lives and spread to the next generations.
1880 census at Biddeford, York, Maine
dwelling in the household of his parents.
Charles often used his middle name of 'Frank'.
Cause of death - Accidental drowning.
Occupations - Section hand; Expressman.
Charles married on 10 August 1905
at Saco, York, Maine
Sadie DAVIS
{born - December 1882
Daughter of Eugene DAVIS
and Zylpha JOHNSON}.
Charles & Sadie were parents of 3 children;
Hazel Lillian, Paul Eugene, Frank Waldo.
The marriage of Corporal Frank C. Gowen was solemnized, in the bride's home, under an arch of American silk flags with guns stacked to the right and left. The military wedding was attended by many military members and a large circle of friends who have been waiting anxiously for this event.
The popularity of the couple was shown by the large number of handsome presents received.
BIDDEFORD JOURNAL - 21 September 1908:
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Frank C. Gowen drowned in the Saco River.
On his way home, about 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon, while passing over the Somesville Bridge, he heard someone call out below, asking for help to move his boat. While attempting to assist the man, Frank lost his footing and fell into the river.
Rescue was tried, a boat was rowed to place and Gowen was taken to shore.
The doctors worked over him for an hour.
Frank grew to manhood in Biddeford where he obtained his education. He was a truckman and did general jobbing about the city.
He had been a member of Company G, National Guard, and was a Corporal.
He was very well and favorably known in the two cities.
************************************
FAMILY MEMOIRS - Peggy Ann (COOPER):
**********************************
My grandmother, Sadie (Davis) Gowen, vanished after the death of her infant, abandoning her other two children to the care of relatives. What became of her remains an unsolved mystery.
These children suffered considerably as a
result of Sadie's disappearance, a traumatic experience that haunted them for the rest of their lives and spread to the next generations.
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CHARLES F. GOWEN
died September 20, 1908
age 31 years & 7 months & 19 days
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