Ralph BOWE

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March 1823 , West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Died

1 September 1855 , Agawam, Massachusetts, USA

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William Smith BOWE Harriet A ASHLEY

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Born: March 1823 in West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Smith BOWE

Mother: Harriet A ASHLEY

Paternal grandparents: Isaac BOWE , Elizabeth LEE

Maternal grandparents: Solomon ASHLEY , Caroline ROGERS

Ralph BOWE died 1 September 1855 in Agawam, Massachusetts, USA .
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Recorded occupation: Engineer, Civil

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Birth — 1823
March 1823
West Springfield, Massachusetts, USA

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

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Name: Ralph Bowe
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Agawam
Death Date: 01 Sep 1855
Death Place: Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts
Age: 30
Birth Date: 1825
Birth Place: Westspringfield
Occupation: Engineer, Civil
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Marital Status: Married
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Father's Name: Wm I Bowe
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Mother's Name: Harriet A Bowe
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B07552-0
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2028187
Reference ID: it8 v1 p1 n6

'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch : 10 December 2014), Ralph Bowe, 01 Sep 1855; citing Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, reference it8 v1 p1 n6; FHL microfilm 2,028,187.'