Benjamin Fowler - I34058 - Individual Information - Wisconsin and Illinois Genealogy

Notes

Note

1775-1776 at 15 was cook to Lord Cornwallis
discharged at Yorktown, Virginia
Oct 1847died at age 86
His Parents emigrated from England and were of English birth. At 15, he served as cook to Lord Cornwallis during the Revolutionary War. He did not shoulder a musket against this country. He was discharged at Yorktown, Va. After his discharge, he went to Baltimore, Md. and from there to Wrightsville, Pa.

He became a Blacksmith and then moved to Lancaster, Pa. It was supposed that the capital of the United States would be at Wrightsville and for this reason he located there in order to be in the capital city.

Was a member of Methodist Episcopal Church and is buried at the old stone church in Briar Creek Township.

Close Relatives

Family with Deborah Fowler

Benjamin Fowler

‎(I34058)‎

Birth 14 October 1761 -- White Plains, New York
Death October 1847 (Age 86) -- old stone Church ‎(Meth.)‎ Columbia County, Pa

Wife

Deborah Fowler

‎(I34059)‎

Birth March 1761 Father

32 -- White Plains, New York
Death 9 March 1821 (Age 60) -- Old Stone Church ‎(Meth.)‎ Columbia County, Pa

Son

James Fowler

‎(I34061)‎

Birth 3 November 1783 Father

22 -- Marsh Creek Settlement, Adams Co. Pa.
Death 13 November 1858 (Age 75) -- Muncy, Pa.

Son

David Fowler

‎(I34062)‎

Birth 9 August 1785 Father

24 -- Marsh Creek Settlement
Death 1876 (Age 91) -- Pine Twhp. Columbia Co. Pa. Bur. Fowlerville Cem.

Son

Daniel Fowler

‎(I25486)‎

Birth 6 April 1789 Father

28 -- Fowlerville, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Death 24 November 1860 (Age 71) -- Old Stone Church in Brier Creek Twhp., Columbia Co., Pa.

Daughter

Sarah Fowler

‎(I34063)‎

Birth 15 September 1791 Father

30
Death 22 October 1871 (Age 80)

Son

Gilbert Fowler

‎(I34027)‎

Birth 1792 Father

Son

Benjamine Fowler

‎(I34064)‎

Birth 15 March 1794 Father

33 -- Brier Creek Twhp., Columbia Pa.
Death 14 August 1867 (Age 73) -- Centre Twhp. Columbia Pa

Son

William Fowler

‎(I34065)‎

Birth 9 April 1797 Father

36 -- Brier Creek Twhp., Pa.
Death 11 October 1865 (Age 68) -- Nescopeck Twhp., Luzerne Co., Pa.

Daughter

Nancy Ann Fowler

‎(I34067)‎

Birth March 1804 Father

43 -- Brier Creek Twhp., Pa.

Daughter

Catherine H. Fowler

‎(I34258)‎

Birth 14 June 1817 Father

	Events of close relatives
Birth	14 October 1761 White Plains, New York
Marriage	28 July 1783 (Age 21) Deborah Fowler Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Death	October 1847 (Age 86) old stone Church ‎(Meth.)‎ Columbia County, Pa
Universal Identifier	DEE37D67F001B242BF4838F13288C78CC73E
Last Change	14 July 2006 - 19:22:27