What prompts a man to leave his wife and infant daughter? Joshua Bowers did that in 1857. He left them in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and sailed on a wooden ship to Wilmington, Delaware. He got a job in an iron foundry and a place to live. He sent for Mary Ann and Elizabeth to join him. After a perilous 35 day voyage, they arrived in Wilmington ion 1859. A century and a half later this couple has over 450 descendants, most of whom live along the Atlantic seaboard and California.
What prompts a man to leave his wife and infant daughter? Joshua Bowers did that in 1857. He left them in Halifax, Yorkshire, England, and sailed on a...
Harriet Farra's ancestors were among the first Europeans to settle in the Delaware Valley. Her father, John C. Farra, owned and operated two paper mills along the Brandywine River in Beaver Valley. He moved his family from Delaware about 1840 to land he had purchased in Urbana, Illinois. Between July and August of 1841, Harriet's parents and four siblings died in Urbana. She (then 14) and her brother Daniel (then 17) moved back to Delaware. Francis Vincent, his mother and four younger siblings, arrived in Philadelphia in 1835. They lived in Dover, Delaware for a number of years before moving...
Harriet Farra's ancestors were among the first Europeans to settle in the Delaware Valley. Her father, John C. Farra, owned and operated two paper mil...
Themselves descendants of English ancestors, William and Mary are the progenitors of over 700 descendants. The book touches on their siblings and ancestors but focuses on their children and descendants - most of whom live in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Ohio. Five of their seven children had children. Descendants are listed under the five children.
Themselves descendants of English ancestors, William and Mary are the progenitors of over 700 descendants. The book touches on their siblings and ance...
