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The following is an unsorted (so far) miscellaneous collection of references to Bowles in Montreal.From the LDS International Genealogical Index – Quebec Surname Index Film F610423 Mr. A. Bowles, burial, about 1821 Montreal Rose Ann Bowles, burial, about 1825 Montreal Catherine Bowles, marriage, 1846 Montreal (parents: Mr. A. and Rose Ann) James Bowles, private in Col. Dyer’s Provincial Corps m. Sarah (lived in Chambly) 1. Mary Ann b. Apr. 30, bp. July 25, 1841 St. Stephan’s Anglican Church, Chambly, Quebec John Bowles b. 1809 d. Dec. 24, bur. 25, 1841 (age 32) St. Andrew’s Church, Montreal Wit: William Gamble, John Anderson (may be a relation (brother?) of Elizabeth Bowles190 of York, Ont. who married a William Gamble in 1833.) Jane Bowles of Montreal m. James Corry of Montreal, March 31, 1846, St. Andrew’s Church (she signed with an X, no other relatives signed) (a relation of John Bowles above?) John Bowles b. ~ 1820 (Rev. of the Congregational Church, Chateauguay) d. Jan. 28 (drowned) bur. Feb. 1, 1848 Zion Church, Montreal, Quebec From Montreal – 350 Years in Vignettes by Edgar Andrew Collard After a Friday evening service in January 1848, John Bowles the congregational minister in Chateauguay and some of his flock were driving home in a procession of sleighs. The roads were not good, so they changed to the ice of the Chateauguay River. With the Minister in his sleigh, leading the little procession, was a woman member of the congregation. Close to the shore the ice was firm but it grew thinner farther out in the river where the current was fast. The night was dark and the Minister drove a little too far from shore. The ice sank and splintered. The parishioner in the sleigh was thrown out but landed on firm ice. The Minister, with horse and sleigh, went down and was carried out of sight. Nothing was seen; nothing could be done. Next morning at dawn many men turned out with saws and axes. Horse and sleigh were found, but the sleigh was empty. The next day, Sunday, they found the Minister’s body downstream in open water, lying against a large boulder. 1845-1848.0.006 m of textual records (27 p.).
SCOPE AND CONTENT:
Eliza b. ?
m. William ? (looks like Jearn)
William d. before 1882
Eliza d. Apr. 9, bur. 12, 1882
Emmanuel Ch., Montreal
Series consists of register of baptisms, marriages and burials, 1845-1848, for the Congregational Church of Châteauguay, Quebec, which includes a number of entries for Châteauguay Basin. The register was kept by the Reverend John Bowles (d. 1855), who received his theological education at the Congregational College in Toronto. The Congregational Church at Châteauguay called him to be its pastor, 6 May 1845, and he was ordained to that ministry, at Châteauguay, 4 September 1845, by the agent of the Colonial Missionary Society, the Reverend Henry Wilkes (1805-1886), pastor of Zion Congregationalal Church, Montreal, together with the Reverend J.J. Carruthers. REFERENCE NUMBERS: NEW: None FORMER: MG29-C119 CONSULTATION/REPRODUCTION: Textual records Open ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: (File 1. Also available on microfilm, reel H-1807. RESEARCHERS ARE ASKED TO USE THE MICROFILM.) URL: http://data4.archives.ca/netacgi/nph-brs?s1=$uay&s2=&s6=&s10=&s11=&l=20&Sect 4=AND&Sect1=IMAGE&Sect2=THESOFF&Sect5=MKDOPEN&Sect6=HITOFF&d=MIKA&p=2&u=http ://www.archives.ca/02/02012302_e.html&r=40&f=G Following is from Paul D. Cole [colebgp@kingston.net] who would like to hear if I ever come across any of the following Bowles. John Bowles (William) m. Susan Heath (b. Somerset, England) Somerset, England 1. John3 Bowles (Jr) , born 1817 Frome, Somerset, Eng. (stayed in England) 2. Joseph3 Bowles , born in The Mount, Frome, Somerset, England; christened 11 Jun 1821; died in Montreal?. 3. Isaac3 Bowles , born in Frome, Somerset, Eng. 4. Charles3 Bowles , born in Frome?, Somerset?, Eng?. (actually Ireland) 1881 Census of England
Descendants of John BOWLES The black text is as received from Helen Turner. My additions/changes in the following are in red. 1 John BOWLES523 (labourer) . +Susan HEATH (m. Apr. 15, 1819 Frome, Somerset, Eng. per ENG-Somerset-Frome on rootsweb.com posting) ....... 2 Joseph BOWLES 1819 - b: June 05, 1819 Frome, Somerset, Eng. bp. Nov. 22, 1833 First Baptist Church, Montreal ....... 2 John BOWLES 1823 - 1867 b: September 14, 1823 Frome, Somerset, Eng. bp. Nov. 22, 1833 First Baptist Church, Montreal d. Jan. 29, 1867 Montreal First Baptist Church (gardener then fruit dealer) ....... 2 Isaac ................ 3 Edward Charles BOWLES 1871 - 1943 b: April 08, 1871 d. June 27, 1943 Montreal ....... 2 Charles BOWLES 1829 – 1877 (printer) b: May 22, 1829 in Ireland bp. Nov. 22, 1833 First Baptist Church, Montreal lived on Cemetery off St. Antoine, Cussans also lived on Cemetery. d. March 31, 1877 First Baptist Church, Montreal .......... +Ann Elizabeth CUSSANS 1829 - 1881 m: July 30, 1849 First Baptist Church, Montreal ........... b: Bef. October 07, 1829 in St. Leonard, New Malton, Yorkshire, England d. March 8, 1881 Montreal ................ 3 Ann Elizabeth BOWLES 1850 - 1850 b: Bef. July 1850 d. July 1850 ................ 3 Charles Spalding BOWLES 1851 - 1852 b: August 04, bp. Oct. 17, 1851 in First Baptist Church, Montreal d. Aug. 26, 1852 Montreal ................ 3 Samuel BOWLES 1853 - 1853 b: Bef. October 1853 d. Nov. 25, 1853 Montreal ................ 3 Emily Jane BOWLES 1854 - 1921 b: October 15, 1854 Montreal bp. Nov. 24, 1856 First Baptist Church, Montreal, Que., Canada d. Feb. 16, 1921 Montreal m. Edward Harmer 1883 Montreal ................... +Alexander McLEAN (and she also married Alexander Emo?) Note: Jane Bowles widow of Alexander Emo, blacksmith, m. Alexander McLean, Stationary Fireman, widower, Aug. 18, 1896 Montreal (Taylor Church) ................ 3 Euphemia BOWLES 1857 - 1881 b: Abt. November 05, 1857 d. April 13, 1881, Montreal ................ 3 Charles BOWLES 1861 - 1862 b: Abt. October 1861 in Montreal, P.Q., Canada d. July 26, 1862 Montreal ................ 3 Annie Elizabeth BOWLES 1862 - 1904 b: ................ 3 Henry BOWLES 1864 - 1864 b: Bef. June 15, 1864 d. June 15, 1864 Montreal ................ 3 Susan BOWLES 1866 - 1867 b: Abt. November 05, 1866 d. Jan. 14, 1867 Montreal ................ 3 Sarah Louisa BOWLES 1869 - 1913 ................... +Thomas EMO 1868(parents: William Emo, Matilda Curry) - 1917 m: August 23, 1893 St. Luke Anglican, Montreal ................... b: October 09, 1868 in Montreal, QC, Canada d. Sept. 9, 1917 Montreal ......................... 4 Annie Elizabeth EMO 1895 - 1895 b: March 24, 1895 in Montreal, P.Q., Canada d. March 25, 1895 Montreal ......................... 4 Matilda EMO 1895 - 1895 b: March 24, 1895 in Montreal, P.Q., Canada d. Apr. 7, 1895 Montreal ......................... 4 William John EMO 1896 - 1944 b: April 27, 1896 in Montreal, QC, Canada d. Oct. 20, 1944 Montreal ............................ +Christina McCALLUM - 1931 m: July 25, 1926 Christina d. Feb. 21, 1931 ......................... 4 Charles Gordon EMO 1898 - 1968 b: March 27, bp. July 27, 1898 St. Luke Anglican, Montreal, P.Q. d. June 21, 1968 Montreal ............................ +Alice Hazel SHEPPARD 1902 - 1994 b: 1902 d. May 2, 1994 Montreal .................................. 5 Shirley Hazel EMO 1926 - b: July 11, 1926 ..................................... +James Paton GIBSON m: October 19, 1946 ........................................... 6 daughter GIBSON 1949 - 1949 b: Bef. Dec. 20, 1949, d. Dec. 20, 1949 Montreal .................................. 5 Gordon Donald James EMO 1931 - b: March 17, 1931 ......................... 4 Martha Grace EMO 1901 - 1995 b: September 10, 1901 in Montreal, QC, Canada d. Mar. 17, 1995 Montreal The following James may not belong in this family but this has yet to be proven or disproven. He is placed here only to show where he would fit in if he does belong with this family. John Bowles and Susan Heath did have a son, James, born in Ireland in 1832 and baptised in Montreal in 1833 as shown here but there are no further confirmed records for that James. The James Bowles who married Euphemia Cunningham has no records in Montreal prior to 1861 and reported many different dates of births on various records but the earliest seems to be 1835 in Ireland. So the first James may have suddenly died although there is no death record at the First Baptist Church in Montreal (and they kept meticulous records for the rest of the family) and then a second James of about the same age and who did not like to indicate his origins on any of his official records, arrived from Ireland. Alternatively, he may have had a falling out with this family between 1833 and 1861 resulting in his conversion from the Baptist Church to the Presbyterian Church. We may never know for sure. New note: James Bowles signed as a witness to Henry Bowles marriage in 1857. The above could be decided if that signature was compared to the James Bowles signature on one of the following birth registrations for one of James and Euphemia’s children or on their marriage registration from 1866. ....... 2 James303 BOWLES 1832 - 1899 b: November 12, 1832 Ireland bp. Nov. 22, 1833 First Baptist Church, Montreal .......... +Euphemia CUNNINGHAM (b. Aug. 20, 1829; Scotland) m: June 21, 1866 American Presbyterian Church, Montreal (bread driver) Euphemia Cunningham Bowles d. Dec. 16, bur. 18, 1903 Montreal ................ 3 Alexander James304 BOWLES 1869 - 1956 b: Mar. 29, bp. Aug. 18, 1869 Calvin Presbyterian, Montreal d. Apr. 12, bur. 14, 1956 Montreal ................... +Mary REID (b. Jan. 28, 1868; Que.; James, Catherine McRae) m: July 4, 1894 d. Sept. 30, bur. Oct. 2, 1957 Montreal 4 James305 Clifford b. June 6, 1895 Montreal, Que. m. Edith Ritchie 1933 5 Clifford b. 1934 m. Barb live Thunder Bay 6 Susie lives Thunder Bay 6 Willy lives Winnipeg 6 David lives Calgary 5 John d. 1994 5 Eleanor 4 Alexander306 Hartland b. Sept. 23, 1898 Montreal, Que. m. Jessie Reynolds 1928 5 Beverly lives Calgary 5 Walter lives Calgary 4 Edgar Reid307 b. Apr. 13, 1900 Montreal, Que. m. Eileen Davies (no children) ................ 3 Mary Julia BOWLES 1867 - 1871 b: Sept. 26, 1867 in Montreal, P.Q., Canada d. Oct. 18, bur. 19, 1871 Calvin Presbyterian Church, Montreal James d. May 2, bur May 4, 1899 Montreal ....... 2 Henry BOWLES 1835 - 1899 b: July 28, 1835 in Montreal, QC, Canada bp. Sept. 9, 1835 First Baptist Church , Montreal A gardener and later a fruit dealer, a butcher in 1888. d. Mar. 7, 1899 Montreal .......... +Susanna McGROTHER - 1864 m: December 26, 1857 First Baptist Church, Montreal (witnesses: John, Charles and James! Bowles) d. in childbirth in October 1864 ................ 3 James BOWLES ................ 3 Henry BOWLES294 1859 - b: June 10, 1859 bp. Dec. 19, 1864 First Baptist Church, Montreal (he was a plumber) m. Elizabeth Bartlett (b. Feb. 14, 1866 U. S.) ~ Jan. 1884 4 Henry (Harry)295 b. Sept. 20, 1884 bp. Feb. 8, 1885 Grace Anglican Ch., Montreal, Quebec 4 Arthur James296 b. June 16, 1887 Montreal, Quebec (June 20 in 1901 census) 4 Eleanor Elizabeth (Nellie)297 b. May 23, bp. Aug. 24, 1890 Westmount Dorchester Church, Montreal Quebec 4 Mable Lillian b. Mar. 3, bp. May 9, 1893 Westmount Dorchester Church, Montreal Quebec d. Mar. 20, bur. 21, 1894 Sherbrooke Street Anglican Church, Montreal ....... *2nd Wife of Henry BOWLES: .......... +Elizabeth ALGER - 1868 m: May 28, 1866 First Baptist Church, Montreal d. in childbirth Dec. 19, bur. 21, 1868 First Baptist Church, Montreal ................ 3 Sarah BOWLES 1867 - b: Aug. 06, 1867 Montreal, bp. March 27, 1868 First Baptist Church, Montreal m. James Cranston Shaw Bennett (James Derfet Bennett, cabinet maker; Janet Shaw) Oct. 31, 1888 Montreal (a photographer) 4 Annie Janet b. Dec. 10, 1889 bp. Jan. 30, 1890 St. Gabriel Presbyterian Church, Montreal 4 William John b. Nov. 24, 1891 bp. Jan. 21, 1892 St. Gabriel Presbyterian Church, Montreal ....... *3rd Wife of Henry BOWLES: .......... +Jane ALGAR m: ................ 3 Jessica Florence BOWLES 1873 - 1940 b: June 18, 1873 Montreal bp. Aug. 30, 1877 Ste. Catherine Street Baptist Church ................ 3 William Campbell BOWLES 1875 - 1957 b: June 3, 1875 Montreal bp. Aug. 30, 1877 Ste. Catherine Street Baptist Church m. Margaret Shedden (father: David), June 1903,Woodstock, Ont. 4 one son d. 1957 Victoria B.C. (see biography following) ................ 3 Elizabeth Marguerita BOWLES ................... +Edna E. TEES 1883 - 1947 b: 1883 ......................... 4 Richard D. BOWLES 1923 - 1933 b: 1923 ................ 3 Richard BOWLES 1885 - 1923 b: 1885 in Montreal, QC, Canada John d. Sept. 22, bur. 24, 1880 First Baptist Church, Montreal (bur. Mount Royal Cemetery) Susan d. March 16, bur. 18, 1874 First Baptist Church, Montreal (bur. Mount Royal Cemetery) From Who’s Who and Why (1912 edition) Bowles, William C. – General Freight Agent, CPR Vancouver, born Montreal June 3, 1875, educated Montreal, came to B.C. 1909, married Margaret Shedden, Woodstock, Ont.; has one son. From Canadian Men & Women of the Time (1912 – Morgan) William Campbell Bowles, Canadian Railway Service, son late Henry Bowles, Montreal; born and educated Montreal; m. June 1903 Margaret Shedden (father: David) Woodstock, Ont; in service CPR for many years, chief clerk Winnipeg, gen. freight agent Calgary, dist. Freight agent Kootenay, dist. Freight Agent Winnipeg 1908, now Dist. Freight Agent Vancouver. Census Records For James Bowles 1861 Census of Quebec, Montreal, St. Anns (Reel 1233) 3 story wooden house, 3 families in it. W. Cunningham 21 LC UPS Confectioner (this is William) E. 30 Scot. UPS (this is Edward) Mary 50 Scot. UPS (this is their Mother) Alex 24 Scot UPS James Bowles 24 Ire. UPS ? The Cunningham’s were confectioners who made candy and cake. James was living with them but it doesn’t state that he was employed. They seem to have listed him as a family member. Perhaps he was one of the Irish Home Children. 1871 Census of Quebec, Montreal, St. Anns page 80 (Reel 10046) Inspector Street James Bowles 36 Ire. Pres. Driver Euphemia 40 Scot. Pres. Mary 3 Que. Pres. James 2 Que. Pres. 1881 Census of Quebec, Montreal, St. Antoine (Reel C-13219) James Bowles 45 Ire. Pres. Irish Chartier Euphemia 50 Scot. Pres. Scotch The children?? 1891 Census of Quebec, Montreal, St. Antoine Div. 8 page 1 (Reel T-6406) James Bowles 52 M Head Ire. Ire. Ire. Pres. Bread Driver Euphemia 60 M Wife Scot. Scot. Scot. Pres. Alexander 22 son Que. Ire. Scot. Pres. Insurance David Thompson 30 lodger Scot. Scot. Scot. Pres. brewery ch. 1901 Census of Quebec, Montreal (177 b-38) p. 2 Henry Bowles294 M Head M June 10, 1864 36 Quebec Engl. Meth. Merchant Elizabeth F wife M Feb. 14, 1866 35 US 1864 Engl. Meth. Harry M son S Sept. 16, 1884 16 Quebec Engl. Meth. Arthur M son S June 20, 1887 13 Quebec Engl. Meth. Nellie F daug. S May 24, 1890 10 Quebec Engl. Meth. I believe that somewhere in this heap of papers I have a note that Charles BOWLES son of John and Susan Heath was Irish. When I find it I will get the source to you. The QFHS has the microfilms for Montreal 1st Baptist Church and record the following: Birth announcement on Nov 22, 1833 for the parents John Bowles and Susan Heath: (birth "presentation" is the term used by the Baptist church) Joseph born June 5, 1819 John born Sept 14, 1823 Isaac born Jan 17 1827 Charles born May 22, 1829 James born Nov 12, 1832 Henry born July 28, 1835 Death Announcement for John Bowles s/o John Bowles and Susan Heath: John died Jan 29 1867 age 52 years (close enough - off by a year) Also Death announcement for Samuel Bowles s/o Charles Bowles and Anne Elizabeth Cussans Nov 25, 1853. (no age given) Note that the information from the Mount Royal Cemetery for the death of Charles Bowles died March 31 1877 age 47 years 6 months Source: Montreal 1st Baptist Church 1867 F2 Folio Two Died on the twenty ninth January, one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven, John, son of John Bowles Sen. and Susan Heath his wife of Montreal, aged forty two years, and on the first day of February following was taken to Mount Royal Cemetery for interment John Bowles Henry Bowles ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Source: Montreal 1st Baptist 1835 F4V Henry son and issue of the marriage of John Bowls Labourer Montreal and Susan Heath his wife was born on the Twenty eighth day of July one thousand eight hundred and thirty five and was on the ninth day of September one thousand eight hundred and thirty five presented to and enregistered by John Gilman Baptist Minister John Bowles Susan Heath ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Montreal 1st Baptist Church 1833 F10 Folio Tenth Charles Bowles, son and issue of the marriage of John Bowles Labourer, Montreal and Susan Heath his wife was born on the Twenty second day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and was on this twenty second day of November one thousand eight hundred and Thirty three presented and enregistered John Gilman Baptist Minister John Bowles Susan Heath Mrs. Bowles in mistake signed her maiden name. John Gilman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Montreal 1st Baptist Church 1833 F10 Folio Tenth James, son and issue of the marriage of John Bowles Labourer, Montreal and Susan Heath his wife was born the Twelth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and thirty two and was on this twenty second day of November one thousand eight hundred and Thirty three presented and enregistered John Gilman Baptist Minister John Bowles Susan Heath Mrs. Bowles in mistake signed her maiden name. John Gilman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Montreal 1st Baptist Church 1833 F10 Folio Tenth John, son and issue of the marriage of John Bowles Labourer, Montreal and Susan Heath his wife was born on the fourteenth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and twenty three and on this twenty second day of November one thousand eight hundred and Thirty three presented and enregistered John Gilman Baptist Minister John Bowles Susan Heath Mrs. Bowles in mistake signed her maiden name. John Gilman Susan died the exact same date as her son John BOWLES? I wonder if there was an accident or an infectious disease? |
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