Bower(s) Pensioners of 1835

These databases identify thousands of soldiers who were covered under various pension acts in the early 1800s. Most entries list name of soldier, rank, area of military service, and other important information.

Bibliography: United States Senate. Report from the Secretary of War, in Obedience to Resolutions of the Senate of the 5th and 30th of June, 1834, and the 3d of March, 1835, In Relation to the Pension Establishment of the United States. Washington, D.C.: Duff Green, 1835.

 

Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont

 

Connecticut

 

County: Middlesex Co.

Name: Jonathan Bowers

Rank: Corporal

Annual Allowance: 30 00

Sums Received: 412 75

Description of service: Cook's regiment.

Disabled near Saratoga

When placed on the pension roll: -

Commencement of pension: September 4, 1794

Age: -

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: April 20, 1796.

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County: Middlesex Co.

Name: Jonathan Bowers

Rank: Corporal

Annual Allowance: 60 00

Sums Received: 465 17

Description of service: Cook's regiment.

Disabled near Saratoga

When placed on the pension roll: -

Commencement of pension: July 23, 1808

Age: -

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: March 3, 1809.

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County: Middlesex Co.

Name: Jonathan Bowers

Rank: Corporal

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 1666 67

Description of service: Cook's regiment.

Disabled near Saratoga

When placed on the pension roll: -

Commencement of pension: April 24, 1816

Age: -

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: April 24, 1816. Transferred from Washington county, New York.

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County: Middlesex Co.

Name: Benajah Bowers

Rank: Corporal

Description of service: 23rd Regiment Infantry

Time of decease: November 27, 1813

Names of the heirs: Chauncy, Erin, Lucretia, Mary and Otis Bowers

Annual Allowance: 48 00

Sums Received: 240 00

When placed on the pension roll: May 19, 1819

Commencement of pension: February 17, 1815

Ending of pension: February 17, 1820

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County: Litchfield Co.

Name: Ephraim Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 115 96

Description of service: Connecticut line

When placed on the pension roll: March 17, 1819

Commencement of pension: June 20, 1818

Age: 63

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Died September 4, 1819.

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County: Middlesex Co.

Name: Ephraim Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 700 24

Description of service: Connecticut line

When placed on the pension roll: May 8, 1818

Commencement of pension: April 17, 1818

Age: 82

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Dropped under act May 1, 1820. Restored commencing October 7, 1824.

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County: New Haven Co.

Name: Michael Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 20 00

Sums Received: 50 00

Description of service: Connecticut continental

When placed on the pension roll: December 7, 1833

Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831

Age: 77

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: -

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County: Windham Co.

Name: Alpheus Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 56 54

Sums Received: 169 62

Description of service: Connecticut continental

When placed on the pension roll: -

Commencement of pension: March 4, 1831

Age: 72

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: -

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Maine

 

County: Penobscot Co.

Name: Benjamin Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 1,527 20

Description of service: Massachusetts line

When placed on the pension roll: -

Commencement of pension: April 7, 1818

Age: 75

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Transferred from Caledonia county, Vermont, September 4, 1825.

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New York

 

County: Saratoga Co.

Name: Milton Bowers

Rank: Sergeant

Description of service: 13th regiment infantry

Time of decease: March 16, 1813

Names of the heirs: Milton C. Bowers

Annual Allowance: 66 00

Sums Received: 330 00

When placed on the pension roll: February 11, 1817

Commencement of pension: February 17, 1815

Ending of pension: February 17, 1820

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County: St. Lawrence Co.

Name: Oliver Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 1386 89

Description of service: Connecticut line

When placed on the pension roll: November 29, 1819

Commencement of pension: September 24, 1819

Age: 79

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Transferred from Caledonia co., Vermont.

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County: Sullivan Co.

Name: Zephaniah Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 1246 13

Description of service: Connecticut line

When placed on the pension roll: June 1, 1819

Commencement of pension: April 8, 1818

Age: 73

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: -

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County: Sullivan Co.

Name: Joab Bowers

Rank: Fifer

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 1478 39

Description of service: Connecticut line

When placed on the pension roll: April 10, 1820

Commencement of pension: April 11, 1818

Age: 68

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: -

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Pennsylvania

County: Berks Co.

Name: Jacob Bower

Rank: Captain

Annual Allowance: 240 00

Sums Received: 80 58

Description of service: Pennsylvania continental line

When placed on the pension roll: April 12, 1818

Commencement of pension: April 4, 1818

Age: -

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Died August 4, 1818.

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County: Alleghany Co.

Name: George Bowers

2ndRank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 807 99

Description of service: Weltner's German regiment

When placed on the pension roll: July 31, 1819

Commencement of pension: June 5, 1819

Age: 65

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Died November 4, 1827.

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County: Armstrong Co.

Name: Sebastian Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 452 49

Description of service: Maryland continental line

When placed on the pension roll: July 23, 1824

Commencement of pension: June 18, 1823

Age: 74

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Died April 3, 1828.

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County: Indiana Co.

Name: George Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 96 00

Sums Received: 1462 92

Description of service: Maryland continental line

When placed on the pension roll: May 7, 1819

Commencement of pension: June 9, 1818

Age: 77

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: -

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Vermont

 

County: Rutland Co.

Name: James Bowers

Rank: Private

Annual Allowance: 80 00

Sums Received: 680 00

Description of service: - regiment Massachusetts line

When placed on the pension roll: January 15, 1830

Commencement of pension: -

Names of agents or representatives: R. Temple, agent

Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks: Dropped from roll.

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