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William Bowdoin

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William Bowdoin

Birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
5 Feb 1773 (aged 59)
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Bowdoin Tomb (Tomb 6)
Memorial ID
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Brother of Governor James Bowdoin

Names of persons interred in the Bowdoin vault, in the Granary, Tremont Street, Boston.

James I Bowdoin, 1747.
Sarah, daughter of William Bowdoin, 1759, aged 4 years.
Mrs. Murdoch, mother of Mrs. William Bowdoin, 1760.
Mrs. William Bowdoin, 1772.
William Bowdoin, 1773.
Balthazar Bayard, 1778.

"The memorandum from which this note is taken is in the possession of the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, and was drawn up by his brother, the late Mr. James Bowdoin, who obtained the information from the widow of James III Bowdoin, then Mrs. Dearborn."
Brother of Governor James Bowdoin

Names of persons interred in the Bowdoin vault, in the Granary, Tremont Street, Boston.

James I Bowdoin, 1747.
Sarah, daughter of William Bowdoin, 1759, aged 4 years.
Mrs. Murdoch, mother of Mrs. William Bowdoin, 1760.
Mrs. William Bowdoin, 1772.
William Bowdoin, 1773.
Balthazar Bayard, 1778.

"The memorandum from which this note is taken is in the possession of the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, and was drawn up by his brother, the late Mr. James Bowdoin, who obtained the information from the widow of James III Bowdoin, then Mrs. Dearborn."

Inscription

Hon. James Bowdoin First of that name
built this tomb before 1744 probably
much earlier. In it were buried
perhaps Pierre Baudouin the Huguenot[,]
without doubt Gov. James Bowdoin of Revolutionary memory[,] and numerous
other members of the Bowdoin Family.



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  • Created by: CuBO
  • Added: Sep 30, 2014
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136653116/william-bowdoin: accessed ), memorial page for William Bowdoin (14 Jun 1713–5 Feb 1773), Find a Grave Memorial ID 136653116, citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by CuBO (contributor 48175633).