Individual Details
Mary Bowen
(1635 - October 31, 1707)
Mary was born in Glamorgan Wales about 1635 and was in Massachusetts by 1652 where she married Benjamin Child. They had 12 children, moved from Massachusetts Bay to Roxbury and are both probably buried in the Roxbury Eliot Burying Ground.
Events
| Birth | 1635 | Vale of Glamorgan, Wales - Glamorgan, Wales |  | ||
| Marriage | Abt, 1652 | Massachusetts, British America - Benjamin Child | |  | |
| Religion | 1658 | admitted to Church of Roxbury - Roxbury, British America | | ||
| Widow | 1678 | ||||
| Death | October 31, 1707 | Roxbury, British America | | ||
| Burial | Eliot Burying Ground, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Benjamin Child (1631 - 1678) |
| Child | Ephraim Child (1654 - 1675) |
| Child | Benjamin Child (1658 - 1724) |
| Child | Mehitable Child (1669 - 1752) |
| Child | John Child (1671 - 1751) |
| Child | Joshua Child (1657 - 1730) |
| Father | Griffin Bowen (1600 - 1675) |
| Mother | Margaret Fleming (1600 - 1675) |
| Sibling | Henry Bowen (1633 - 1723) |
Notes
Birth
Birthdate and place are estimates with no birth record found.Marriage
Benjamin and Mary's marriage date is an estimate.Religion
Benjamin Child was 'one of 30 who contributed to the First Church of Roxbury'. Both he and Mary were members of the church.Burial
Mary is probably buried in the Eliot burying Ground, but no headstone is found.Endnotes
1. (2008). || Volume 1 page 309.
2. Essex Institute, Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Essex Institute; Salem, Mass.; 1925, Detail Volume 2 page 488 Roxbury Deaths.
3. , "FindAGrave.com," online database, Find a Grave ( http://www.findagrave.com : accessed ), .