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Heber Gowen

Birth
Lyman, York County, Maine, USA
Death
14 Mar 1863 (aged 68)
Napa, Napa County, California, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown Add to Map
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Heber married on 21 October 1822
at Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Eliza AVERILL
{born - 18 November 1801
at York, York, Maine
died - 5 November 1864
at Kennebunk, York, Maine}
They were the parents of eight children;
Elizabeth,
Samuel [September 12, 1825 - June 10, 1830]
Sarah [October 4, 1827 - November 5, 1851;
Cause - Typhoid fever]
Sophronia [February 28, 1830 -
November 6, 1851; Cause - Typhoid fever]
Harriet [November 23, 1834 -
December 24, 1851; Cause - Typhoid fever]
Henry [June 28, 1837 - January 18, 1851;
Cause - Hip complaint],
George [January 12, 1839 -
February 23, 1853; Cause - Ship fever; Became ill on passage from Panama to San Francisco; died a few hours after arriving
at San Francisco]
Mary Adelaide.

The family is recorded on the 1830 census
at Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
The family is recorded on the 1840 & 1850 census at Kennebunk, York, Maine.

HISTORY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA:
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Heber Gowen left Maine in 1850, settling
at Petaluma, where he was co-owner of
a building called 'Gowen Building'.
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EASTERN JOURNAL - 1863:
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Heber Gowen, age 70 years, died on
March 14, 1863 at Napa City in California.
Heber married on 21 October 1822
at Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Eliza AVERILL
{born - 18 November 1801
at York, York, Maine
died - 5 November 1864
at Kennebunk, York, Maine}
They were the parents of eight children;
Elizabeth,
Samuel [September 12, 1825 - June 10, 1830]
Sarah [October 4, 1827 - November 5, 1851;
Cause - Typhoid fever]
Sophronia [February 28, 1830 -
November 6, 1851; Cause - Typhoid fever]
Harriet [November 23, 1834 -
December 24, 1851; Cause - Typhoid fever]
Henry [June 28, 1837 - January 18, 1851;
Cause - Hip complaint],
George [January 12, 1839 -
February 23, 1853; Cause - Ship fever; Became ill on passage from Panama to San Francisco; died a few hours after arriving
at San Francisco]
Mary Adelaide.

The family is recorded on the 1830 census
at Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
The family is recorded on the 1840 & 1850 census at Kennebunk, York, Maine.

HISTORY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA:
*******************************
Heber Gowen left Maine in 1850, settling
at Petaluma, where he was co-owner of
a building called 'Gowen Building'.
*******************************

EASTERN JOURNAL - 1863:
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Heber Gowen, age 70 years, died on
March 14, 1863 at Napa City in California.


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