Looking for anything on Hugh Bowen. He was born about 1791 and died 8 July 1852. I beleive he was from Kilmeena. His son Bernard/Barnard (Westport 1829) left for America and lived and died in Chester County, Pennsylvania. I think jis sister may have been Margaret Bowen (abt 1824), whoi married John Gibbons (1810-?). She also landed in Philadelphia.
Thanks,
Heather
Heather:
Unfortunately, records for Kilmeena RC parish start much later in the 1800s and church records for Hugh and Margaret and Bernard will not be available. I checked the 1855 Griffiths Valuation head of household listing for Kilmeena civil parish and there were no Bowens listed.
Have you considered DNA testing?
Roger McDonnell
Hello Roger...actually, I posted this for a cousin on my German side and was trying to help figure out his Irish side. I found him through DNA so I know it works. I just don't have access to his results.
Bernard/Barnard had this stone erected in Chester County, Pennsylvania for Hugh:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11652656/hugh-bowen
I also checked the NLI online parish registers and was diappointed to find out how lacking they were. Sigh. I have an Irish side too and it is a real difficult slog to find any hint of where the ancestors are from.
Thanks for responding.
Heather