1790 Micajah Gowing, son of Daniel Gowing and Abigail Batchelder, b. in Wilmington, Mass September 27, 1790.

Micajah Gowing, son of Daniel Gowing and Abigail Batchelder Gowen, was born in Wilmington, September 27, 1790. Micajah Gowing “of Wilmington” was married January 2, 1814 in Bedford to Clarissa Hosmer

Parents: 

Chil­dren born to Micajah Gowing and Clarissa Hosmer Gowing in­clude:

  • Daniel Gowing born March 20, 1821

Siblings: 

  • Unk

FACTS and NOTES:

Micajah Gowing, son of Daniel Gowing and Abigail Batchelder Gowen, was born in Wilmington, September 27, 1790. Micajah Gowing “of Wilmington” was married January 2, 1814 in Bedford to Clarissa Hosmer, according to “Vital Records of Bedford, Massachusetts.” She was the daughter of John Hosmer and Anna Fosgett Hosmer.

John Hosmer had achieved fame as a member of the company of Minutemen commanded by Capt. Parker at Lexington and was one of the “embattled farmers who stood and fired the shot heard around the world.”

Micajah Gowing was enumerated as the head of a household in the 1830 census of Tewsbury, Massachusetts, page 158.

Chil­dren born to Micajah Gowing and Clarissa Hosmer Gowing in­clude:

  • Daniel Gowing born March 20, 1821

Daniel Gowing, son of Micajah Gowing and Clarissa Hosmer Gowing, was born at Wilmington, March 20, 1821. On March 26, 1848 he was married to Sarah Ames, daughter of William Ames.

Children born to Daniel Gowing and Sarah Ames Gowing in­clude:

  • Robert Hosmer Gowing born May 28, 1867

Robert Hosmer Gowing, son of Daniel Gowing and Sarah Ames Gowing was born in Wilmington, May 28, 1867. On August 14, 1888 he was married to Mary A. Humphrey, daughter of Ben­nett Blake Humphrey and Adeline Pike Humphrey. Later the couple moved to Peabody, Massachusetts. Nothing more is known of Robert Hosmer Gowing and Mary A. Humphrey Gowing.