High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
William H. “Willie” Bowker
20 May 1869 – 4 Sep 1869
From the burial index · with sourced details below
William H. “Willie” Bowker was an infant. Born 20 May 1869, died 4 Sep 1869, a life of less than two years.
Theirs is one of 7 markers bearing the name Bowker in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsGeorge Ellis Bowker1865–1866
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match
The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact death date, found in the Murphy family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.
The entry, as printed
vii. John, . viii. James, Aug. 4, 1864, d. next day. ix. James, Jan. 20, 1867. x. William, Sept. 4, 1869. Thomas (Michael = Bridget Traynor), b. in Ire. 1848. m. Sept. 17, 1871, Bridget Joyce, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Carrol) Joyce. She was b. in Ire. 1849. " Laborer." Resides on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Mary, Aug. 5, 1872. ii. Sarah, Oct. 9, 1873.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
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