Elizabeth BOWEN

Born

26 January 1661 , Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

Died

20 November 1743 , Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

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Born: 26 January 1661 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

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Elizabeth married Edward MORRIS 24 May 1683 in Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony* . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Edward MORRIS was born 10 March 1658 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*. Edward died 29 August 1727 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Edward was the child of Edward MORRIS and Grace BETTS.

Elizabeth BOWEN died 20 November 1743 in Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut.

Daughter of Henry Bowen and Elizabeth Johnson

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Elizabeth BOWEN married

Edward MORRIS
Marriage date: 24 May 1683
Marriage place: Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*
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Edward MORRIS was the child of Edward MORRIS and Grace BETTS

Marriage notes:

Name: Edward Morriss

Spouse's Name: Elisebeth Bowen

Event Date: 24 May 1683

Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I00798-8 , System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy , GS Film number: 741320 , Reference ID: p 123

Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910

Children of Edward MORRIS and Elizabeth BOWEN

Edward MORRIS

Born: 9 November 1688, Roxbury, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England*
Died: 12 August 1769, Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut

Married: Bethiah PEAKE 12 January 1715 Place: Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

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Birth — 1661
26 January 1661
Roxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony*

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1683 Marriage / Partner
Elizabeth BOWEN and Edward MORRIS 24 May 1683, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

She was 22 years old.

1688 Birth of Child
Edward MORRIS was born 9 November 1688, Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*

Elizabeth was 27 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1715 Marriage of Child
Edward MORRIS married 12 January 1715, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA to Bethiah PEAKE

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1727 Death of Spouse/Partner
Edward MORRIS died 29 August 1727, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA

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Woodstock Hill Cemetery Woodstock Windham County Connecticut, USA

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Death — 1743
20 November 1743
Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
She died at the age of 82.

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Woodstock Hill Cemetery Woodstock Windham County Connecticut, USA

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Last updated: 3/27/2025 2:34:57 PM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state