The building that now houses the FR Historical Society is mentioned.
Also mentioned is a house at 175 Rock St. I've had a photo that is simply labeled "Bowen House - 175 Rock St." and was wondering whether there had been any relation to Dr. Bowen. Apparently not as the article mentions the house as belonging to Abraham Bowen.
It's curious though as Andrew's father's name was Abraham and according to the glossary in Knowlton his middle name was Bowen.
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Thanks Harry! Do you suppose they are using current house numbers to identify old houses, and if so it's due to some kind of cross-reference, since the addresses changed?
I suppose it's smart to have as a haven houses numbered 262 and 292, in case someone was dyslexic.
There is the hidden entrance behind the books at the FRHS. Prior years when I toured it you couldn't see it, but now they show it to you. One of the FRHS newsletters feature it, I think.
No - no relation to Dr. Bowen. I wondered, too, Harry to see the "Abraham"
but it's just coincidental.
I can't find any proof as to how Dr. Bowen relates to the other Bowens, but he must be related to a few of them - there are so many.
I wish they hadn't have torn his house down. It would have been so cool to see that place. It looked like it was a lovely house.
From Fall River, A Pictorial History, by Judith Boss, 1982, page 24:
"The Canedy house, 2634 North Main Street, was built in 1806 by William Barnabas Canedy t the time of his marriage to Susan Hughs Luther. in 1820 William Canedy was listed as a weaver for Israel Borden. He probably did the weaving in his home, the usual practice at the time."
"The Canedys were very interested in education. They had thirteen children and all seven of their daughters becme schollteachers. The Canedy house was part of the underground railrod system for runaway slaves, and after the freeing of the slaves, three of the Canedy gdaughters went South to set up schools. The Canedy house is still standing and is used as a private residence."
This is the house they didn't have time to visit on the tour as referenced in the FR Herald News article which Harry posted above.
There is also a photograph of the house, "courtesy of Fall River Historical Society." This is a wonderful book and has the best photographs in it of FR's history. The book acknowledges it's gracious assistance from Florence Brigham, past curator emeritus of FRHS.
Just as there was more than one Andrew Borden there was more than one Abraham Borden. Digging into the Borden case eventually surfaces the "15 degrees of separation" in the names.
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augusta @ Fri Jun 10, 2005 1:00 pm wrote:There is the hidden entrance behind the books at the FRHS. Prior years when I toured it you couldn't see it, but now they show it to you. One of the FRHS newsletters feature it, I think.
No - no relation to Dr. Bowen. I wondered, too, Harry to see the "Abraham"
but it's just coincidental.
I can't find any proof as to how Dr. Bowen relates to the other Bowens, but he must be related to a few of them - there are so many.
I wish they hadn't have torn his house down. It would have been so cool to see that place. It looked like it was a lovely house.
I have not yet found a connection to the more prominent Bowen Family by our Dr. Seabury Bowen, either. I have Bowen Family information, but can only get contemporary bio material on the doctor and only find him so far in relation to the Miller family as marrying Southard's daughter, in Miller's family info.
Kat - It is really something, isn't it, this lack of (or tough to find) info on Seabury. Well, when we do find something it'll be all the more exciting ... maybe ... There's even a section out there called "Bowenville". He had to come from somewhere. "The Elusive Dr. Bowen" article in The Hatchet was the closest I've come to learning anything about him. I do have a few things, but there must be so much more.
I do have a few things, but there must be so much more.