1. | STEPHEN BOWERMAN was born on 13 Mar 1799 in Hallowell Township, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada (son of THOMAS BOWERMAN and MATURAH BULL); died on 20 Dec 1864 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. Notes:
From the Bull Family History
NOTE. -The family of Stephen Bowerman moved to Battle Creek, Michigan.
Stephen was married to Phebe Garrett - daughter of Isaac Garrett and Sarah Carman.
They were married at the "Big White House," on the same day (Friday, 18th Sept., 1818) as were married William Garrett (brother of Phebe) and Patience Bull, and Townsend Garrett and Sally Bowerman.
That was an occasion not to he overlooked; it was an early "triple-alliance," and demanded ratification by the assembled neighborhood, in the collective capacity of an old-timed
charivari. That even was authentically stated by "the oldest inhabitant" never to have been surpassed for the extravagant invention of furious fun and frolic.
The vestibuled Pullmans in which the newly contracted parties began their wedding tours consisted of heavy farm waggons without springs, and furnished with large waggon chairs.
When these had been taken apart and replaced in proper shape upon the ground-for the charivaring party had placed them astride the barn roof-they were free to pursue their journey over the corduroy roads leading to their
various residences near Wellington, then the Township of Ameliasburg.
STEPHEN married PHEOBE GARRATT on 13 Sep 1818 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada. PHEOBE (daughter of ISAAC JOSEPH GARRATT and SARAH CARMAN) was born on 23 Mar 1799 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Jan 1886 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- CHARLES BOWERMAN was born on 20 Mar 1821 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 30 Jan 1902 in Janesville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA.
- EMERSON BOWERMAN was born on 13 Jan 1820 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Aug 1855 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA.
- MILTON BOWERMAN was born on 14 Apr 1837 in Sombra, Lambton County, Ontario, Canada; died on 24 May 1916 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA.
- THOMAS HENRY BOWERMAN was born about 1841 in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; died on 28 Jun 1914 in Coldwater, Branch, Michigan, USA.
- SARAH ANN BOWERMAN was born on 17 Jan 1823 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died in Mar 1886 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA.
- ZULEMA BOWERMAN was born on 19 Feb 1825 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 23 Oct 1896 in Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan, USA.
- BYRON BOWERMAN was born on 15 Oct 1834 in Wellington, Hillier Twp, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada; died on 28 Feb 1939.
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