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Where did the Irish Bowen family come from? What is the Irish Bowen family crest and coat of arms? When did the Bowen family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Bowen family history?
The Bowen surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Ó Buadhacháin, which comes from the word "buadhach," meaning "victorious."
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Please remember that this page is only a small extract of our complete history that includes: - Ancient origin of the name (usually pre-1100)
- Known spelling variations
- Early movement of the family name during the Middle Ages
- Noteworthy bearers from the 1500-1600s
- First settlers to North America
- Notable contemporary bearers of the name
- A description and/or full color picture of the Coat of Arms, Crest, and Motto (where available)
Spelling variations of this family name include: Bohan, O'Bohan, Bohane, Bohannon, Boughan, Bohane, Bowen and many more.First found in County Cork, where Irish Fiants show the earliest records of this surname.
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Our PDF Extended History includes the early history!
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bowen research. Another 208 words(15 lines of text) covering the year 1659 is included under the topic Early Bowen History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Bowen. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Bowen Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century
- Morris Bowen, who landed in Virginia in 1638
- Griffith Bowen, who arrived in Boston, Mass in 1639
- Sarah Bowen, who arrived in Weymouth, Mass in 1640
- Anna Bowen, who arrived in Weymouth, Mass in 1642
- Phillip Bowen, who arrived in Virginia in 1643
Bowen Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- Edwd Bowen, who arrived in Virginia in 1701-1702
- Peter Bowen, who landed in New England in 1716
- Lewis Bowen settled in Georgia in 1733
- James Bowen settled in Maryland in 1774
Bowen Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Susanna Bowen, who arrived in New York, NY in 1811
- N. W. Bowen settled in Providence RI in 1823
- Patrick Bowen, who arrived in New York in 1832
- Eli A Bowen, who landed in Texas in 1835
- Robert Bowen, who arrived in New York in 1835
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- Andrea Lauren Bowen (b. 1990), Award-winning American actress
- Catherine Drinker Bowen (1897-1973), American writer of semi fictional biographies and winner of the National Book Award in 1958
- Dr. Otis Ray Bowen (b. 1918), American politician and physician, Governor of Indiana (1972-1980)
- Ira Sprague Bowen (1898-1973), American astronomer who served as director of both the Mount Wilson Observatory and the Palomar Observatory
- Captain Stephen G. Bowen (b. 1964), NASA Astronaut with over 27 days in space and the first to ever fly on two consecutive missions (STS-132 and STS-133)
- Brigadier-General Charles Francis Bowen (1889-1977), American Adjutant-General of New Hampshire (1939-1947)
- Major-General Frank Sayles Jr. Bowen (1905-1976), American Commanding General XII Corps (1958-1960)
- Elizabeth Dorothea Cole Bowen (1899-1973), British (Irish-born) writer
- Edmund Bowen FRS (1898-1981), British chemist created a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1935
- Lionel Frost Bowen AC, BEM (b. 1922), Australian politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1990
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We have comprised a great deal of suggested readings that would be of interest to you and your family.
- Bowens of Virginia and Tennessee: Descendants of John Bowen and Lily McIlhaney by Jamie Ault Grady.
- Ancestry and Descendants (including the Bowen Family) of Isaac Applin Sheppard and Caroline Mary Holmes, His Wife by Walter Lee Sheppard.
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- MacLysaght, Edward. The Surnames of Ireland 3rd Edition. Dublin: Irish Academic, 1978. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2278-0).
- Woulfe, Rev. Patrick. Irish Names and Surnames Collected and Edited with Explanatory and Historical Notes. Kansas City: Genealogical Foundation, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-940134-403).
- Shaw, William A. Knights of England A Complete Record from the Earliest Time to the Present Day of the Knights of all the Orders of Chivalry in England, Scotland, Ireland and Knights Bachelors 2 Volumes. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 080630443X).
- Vicars, Sir Arthur. Index to the Prerogative Wills of Ireland 1536-1810. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
- Land Owners in Ireland. Genealogical Publishing. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1203-3).
- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
- Bullock, L.G. Historical Map of Ireland. Edinburgh: Bartholomew and Son, 1969. Print.
- Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
- Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
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The Bowen Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Bowen Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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