Jeremiah Dowen

Abt 1822 - 1888  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Jeremiah Dowen
  Born	Abt 1822	New York, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 Aug 1888	Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States
  Buried	Ballston Village Cemetery, Saratoga, New York, United States
  Person ID	I188	Bickmore - Anderson
  Last Modified	7 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Francis Dowen,   b. Abt 24 May 1776, New York, United States ,   d. 6 Dec 1847  (Age ~ 71 years)
  Mother	Living
  Family ID	F74	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Clarissa B. Davis,   b. 15 Feb 1830, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States ,   d. 31 Oct 1897, Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States  (Age 67 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1853	Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States
  	Marriage entry in Troy Daily Whig, 6 Oct 1853 2:5 - found in Troy, NY Vital Records, 1845-1859 (FHL 974.741 Ti V2vi) "Clarissa Davis of Troy m Jeremiah Dowen of Lansingburgh 2 Oct 1853."
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2015
  Family ID	F76	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Abt 1822 - New York, United States Married - 2 Oct 1853 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Died - 6 Aug 1888 - Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States Buried - - Ballston Village Cemetery, Saratoga, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Seal to Parents: @I224@ (Research):Death Certificate of Jeremiah Dowen Certificate states that he died in the Binghamton Asylum for the Ch. Insane of chronic mental disease and dysentery. He had been there over two years. Undertaker: Mr. Ayers; Residence - Ballston Spa, NY; Buried Ballston Spa, NY Occupation: Blacksmith - D382 No marriage notice in Lansingburgh Gazette 1850 census - not found in Saratoga Co. - not found in Fulton Co. 1855 census - Troy 10th ward, Rensselaer, NY - age 32 - g.son of John Barrows (actually g.son-in-law) - b Saratoga Co - lived in Troy 2y - blacksmith - owner of land - D373 1860 census - Troy 10th ward, Rensselaer, NY - age 40 - blacksmith - b NY - D375 1865 census - Troy 10th ward, Rensselaer, NY - age 44 - b Saratoga Co - md 1x, now md - blacksmith - D704 1870 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 47 - blacksmith - b NY - D376 1875 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 52 - b VT - blacksmith - D377 1880 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 56 - md - blacksmith - b NY - father b NY, mother b VT - D332 1882-83 Ballston Spa directory - "John Dowen, blacksmith, h Union n Saratoga" Obituary in Daily Saratogian 7 Aug 1888: "Jerry Dowen, for many years a resident of this village, died at the Binghamton insane asylum yesterday. The remains will be brought here today for interment in the village cemetery." - D384 Obituary - Ballston Journal - Sat., 11 Aug 1888: "DIED - At Binghamton asylum, August 6, 1888, Jerry, or C. D. Dowen, aged about 64 years." Land records: 1 July 1842 - Jeremiah Dowen purchased land in Saratoga Springs from Philo R. Waterbury and Mehitabel C. Waterbury - Book SS, p 203 1844 - Jeremiah Dowen to Jason Andrews, Saratoga Co Book SS, p 205 30 Jan 1857 - Jeremiah Dowen and Clara B. Dowen sold land to Releva Childs in Rensselaer Co, NY - Book 100, p424 30 Jan 1857 - Jeremiah Dowen sold land to Theodore Childs in Rensselaer Co, NY - Book 100, p425 18 Apr 1863 - Jeremiah Dowen and Clarissa B. Dowen to Samuel E. Templeton; Deed mentions payment of mortgage to Christiana Childs, dated 1 July 1854, book no. [73] p241[1c]? Also mentions mortgage help by David Russell and Alida Russell dated 6 Jan 1859 - found in book no. 86 p. 448 [1c]? - Rensselaer, NY 23 May 1863 - Jeremiah Dowen and Clarissa B. Dowen sold to Samuel E. Templeton in Rensselaer Co., NY - Book 120, p391 4 Jan 1867 - Jeremiah Dowen and Clarissa B. Dowen sold land to William John Edmiston in Troy, 10th ward, Lot 67, W.S. 9th St., Rensselaer Co., NY - Book 134, p464