Bowden Genealogy & History
Bowden family history suggests that the name comes from the Anglo-Saxon bufan dune (above the hill), a dweller by the top of a hill; or it may be from any of the places called Bowden or Bowdon. Several of these names come from Old English boga (arched or rounded) + dun (hill), or a rounded hill; it could also mean Burcge's hill, from a feminine personal name. In Bowden genealogy, the name is first seen around 1200 in Scotland, when Richard de Boulden was recorded in Liber S. Marie de Calchou: Registrum Kelso 1113 � 1567. Ambrose Bowden settled in Maine in 1620.
Bowden Birth Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| A Lee Bowden | -- --, 1924 | April 3,1989 | OH |
| B Earl Bowden | -- --, 1913 | September 6,1994 | GA |
| Calberta Bowden | -- --, 1911 | December ,1990 | TN |
| Daisy Bowden | -- --, 1907 | October ,1983 | WV |
Bowden Death Records
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date | Location |
| E Marie Bowden | -- --, 1917 | September 9,1993 | San Leandro,CA |
| Fairley Bowden | -- --, 1951 | October 26,2002 | Candor,NC |
| Gadie Bowden | -- --, 1920 | August 6,2010 | Three Rivers,MI |
| H Carol Bowden | -- --, 1927 | July ,1998 | Akron,OH |
Bowden Marriage Records
| Name | Spouse | Marriage Date | Location |
| Andrew Bowden | Ann Glover | December 6,1986 | Wake, NC |
| Billy Bowden | Harriett Davidson | June 29,1963 | Wake, NC |
| Cary Bowden | Lucille Duke | January 17,1931 | Wake, NC |
| David Bowden | Elizabeth Woodard | May 15,1966 | Wake, NC |
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