Clarissa B. Davis

Female 1830 - 1897  (67 years)


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  • Name Clarissa B. Davis 
    Born 15 Feb 1830  Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 31 Oct 1897  Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 2 Nov 1897  Ballston Village Cemetery, Saratoga, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I194  Bickmore - Anderson
    Last Modified 7 Oct 2013 

    Family Jeremiah Dowen,   b. Abt 1822, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Aug 1888, Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years) 
    Married 2 Oct 1853  Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Feb 1830 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Oct 1853 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Oct 1897 - Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 2 Nov 1897 - Ballston Village Cemetery, Saratoga, New York, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Death Certificate
      Undertaker: R. H. Allcock
      Residence at death: 550 River Street, Troy, NY
      Birth date calculated from age at death - does not exactly correspond to censuses - D383

      Land records of Saratoga Co, NY, - name often given as "Clarissa"

      1850 census - Troy 7th ward, Rensselaer Co, NY - age 24 - b NY - in hh of John Barrows (age 85 - born Mass) with her mother Almira - D372

      1855 census - Troy 10th ward, Rensselaer, NY - age 29 - gdau of John Barrows - md - lived in Troy 29y - "Claressy" - D373

      1860 census -Troy 10th ward, Rensselaer, NY - age 34 - b NY - in hh of Jeremiah Dowen - D375

      1865 census - Troy 10th ward, Rensselaer, NY - age 39 - b Rens Co - wife of Jeremiah Dowen - 1 child - md 1x, now md - D704

      1870 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 44 - b NY - keeping house - in hh of Jeremiah Dowen - D376

      1875 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 49 - b Rens Co - wife of Jeremiah Dowen - D377

      1880 census - Milton, Saratoga, NY - age 53 - wife of Jeremiah Dowen - b NY - parents b NY - D332

      Obituary - Ballston Journal - Sat., 6 Nov 1897:
      "Mrs. Clarissa B. Dowen, widow of the late Jerry Dowen, died at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. John Dye, 550 River street, Troy, NY, Sunday morning, aged 70 years.
      Mrs. Dowen had resided with her daughter for the past three years, but previous to that she had been a resident of this village for thirty years. She has many friends in this village who will grieve to learn of her death.
      She leaves of her immediate family, one daughter, Mrs. Dye, and one sister, Mrs. Merit, of New York.
      The funeral was attended Tuesday at 11am in Troy, and the remains brought to this village for the interment."

      On same page:
      "DIED: At Troy, N.Y., October 31, 1897, Mrs. Clarissa B. Dowen, aged 70 years.
      Interment was in the Ballston Village cemetery."