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Bowles families in Algoma county settled in MacDonald township and in Chapleau village. Macdonald twp. The following Bowles family is listed in the 1901 Census of Echo Bay, MacDonald twp., Algoma county Francis H.919 Bowles b. June 18, 1876 Ontario m. Sarah M. ? (b. Dec. 23, 1877 Ont.) ~ 1897 Ontario 1. Olive M.920 b. Feb. 15, 1899 Ont. 2. Charles F.921 b. Sept. 23, 1900 Ont.Chapleau Village The following Bowles family is listed in the 1901 Census of Chapleau Village, Algoma county He is listed as an Engineer. Chapleau was quite small but it was founded as a station on the Canadian Pacific Railroad line in 1885 so Mark was probably a train engineer. Also, the photo below has train tracks in the background. Mark Bowles922 b. July 12, 1857 Eng. Came to Canada 1884 m. Elizabeth ? (b. Aug. 7, 1866 Ont.) ~ 1892 Ont. 1. Marion923 b. Sept. 17, 1893 Ont. 2. Emma924 b. Jan. 16, 1895 Ont. 3. Eveline925 b. May 10, 1896 Ont. 4. Edward926 b. Dec. 10, 1897 Ont. 5. Lillian927 b. Nov. 20, 1898 Ont. from: The Chapleau Public Library's collection of Vincent Crichton's Historical Photos Mr. Mark Bowles, a pioneer of Chapleau. Picture taken possibly early 1930s. The Bowles home is located at 46 Lorne Street North, corner of Lorne and Pine. |
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