Individual Details
Michal BOWER
(1721 - 1785)
Events
| Birth | 1721 | Germany |  | ||
| Immigration | 1738 | from Rotterdam, Holland to Philadelphia PA or Baltimore MD |  | | |
| Occupation | Aft 1742 | a mason and truck farmer - northern Maryland | | ||
| Death | 1785 | Frederick Co MD | | ||
| Marriage | |||||
| Miscellaneous | in later life | was an amateur astrologer - northern Maryland | | |
Families
| Child | Jacob BOWER (1754 - 1825) |
| Child | John BOWER (1784 - ) |
Notes
Immigration
Uriah Bowers' letters to his grandson, included on John Bowers' Web site "www.ratherthecontrary.com" indicates that he was a "redemptioner" an immigrant whose passage was paid for in exchange for labor after arrival, "not uncommon for poorer immigrants."Bowers Family Tree on Ancestry.com indicates that Michael BOWER (Bauer) immigrated to Pennsylvania.
Miscellaneous
Uriah Bowers' letters, included on John Bowers' Web site "www.ratherthecontrary.com" indicate that he "studied the stars with a self-constructed telescope [and] was superstitious ... considered by others to be a prophet and sage..."Endnotes
1. Letter from Uriah Bowers (California) to John Bowers, his grandson, 1914; held by John Bowers (San Francisco CA). on Web site www.ratherthecontrary.com , Letters #1 and #3.
2. "Bowers Family Tree", on-line, bonjowers, Ancestry.com ( : on-line 14 May 2011), Michael BOWER (Bauer) data; undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted by bonjowers.
3. Letter from Uriah Bowers (California) to John Bowers, his grandson, 1914; held by John Bowers (San Francisco CA). on Web site www.ratherthecontrary.com , Letters #1 and #3.
4. "Pennsylvania German arrivals in Philadelphia, 1727-1808," on-line document, Ancestry.com, Ancestry.com (http//Ancestry.com : on line January 2016), Michelo Bower (1721-1785) date and place of arrival in the U.S.; citing on line reference.
5. Letter from Uriah Bowers (California) to John Bowers, his grandson, 1914; held by John Bowers (San Francisco CA). on Web site www.ratherthecontrary.com , Letters #1 and #3.
6. Letter from Uriah Bowers (California) to John Bowers, his grandson, 1914; held by John Bowers (San Francisco CA). on Web site www.ratherthecontrary.com , Letters #1 and #3.
7. "Bowers Family Tree", on-line, bonjowers, Ancestry.com ( : on-line 14 May 2011), Michael BAUER data; undocumented and unnamed family tree submitted.
8. Letter from Uriah Bowers (California) to John Bowers, his grandson, 1914; held by John Bowers (San Francisco CA). on Web site www.ratherthecontrary.com , Letters #1 and #3.