• [S720] "Married", Essex Register, Salem, Massachusetts, 5 April 1820, p. 3, col. 2. Image from GenealogyBank (Naples, Florida: NewsBank, Inc.), at https://genealogybank.com
  • [S721] "Ship News", Salem Gazette, Salem, Massachusetts, 28 June 1825, p. 3, col. 3. Image from GenealogyBank (Naples, Florida: NewsBank, Inc.), at https://genealogybank.com
  • [S838] 1930 U.S. Census, John Bowditch household, Crabtree Twp., Yancey Co., North Carolina, E.D. 100-5, p. 190 (stamped), p. 4B (written), dwelling 69, family 72, NARA Series/Roll T626/1730. From ancestry.com.
  • [S841] 1920 U.S. Census, John Bowditch household, Erwin, Unicoi Co., Tennessee, E.D. 188, p. 103 (stamped), p. 6B (written), dwelling 110, family 121, NARA Series/Roll T625/1768. From ancestry.com.
  • [S848] Selected Records of the War Department Relating to Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865, NARA Series M598; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109 (Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration). From the database U.S., Civil War Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 (Provo, Utah; The Generations Network, Inc.), accessed on-line at www.ancestry.com.
  • [S850] Second Battle of Fort Fisher (Wikipedia, 7 August 2019), online at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Fort_Fisher. Accessed 24 November 2019.
  • [S1609] North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at https://familysearch.org
  • [S1611] Joseph Bowditch, Death Certificate, Reg. Dist. No. 60-2416, Reg. No. 596, Cert. No. 455 (14 September 1923), North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina. Information supplied by Edward Bowditch (probably actually his son Edwin Bowditch). Image from North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1893179, Image 1001.
  • [S1613] Charles I. Bowditch, Death Certificate, Reg. Dist. No. 100-8160, Reg. No. 21, Cert. No. 113 (or 19650) (5 August 1919), North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina. Information supplied by his son-in-law Dr. S. J. Hamilton. Image from North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1892498, Image 117.
  • [S1614] Georgiana Bowditch, Death Certificate, Reg. Dist. No. 12-2077, Cert. No. 256 (2 May 1927), North Carolina Dept. of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina. Information supplied by Dr. S. J. Hamilton (husband of her niece Blanchard Louise (Bowditch) Hamilton). Image from North Carolina, Deaths, 1906-1930 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 1907303, Image 1114.
  • [S1617] Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at https://familysearch.org
  • [S2261] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Vol. I - Births (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1906).
  • [S2262] Vital Records of Beverly, Massachusetts, To the End of the Year 1849, Vol. II - Marriages and Deaths (Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907).
  • [S3078] Col. William Lamb, "Thirty-Sixth Regiment (Second Artillery)", from Walter Clark, editor, Histories of the Several Regiments and Battalions from North Carolina in the Great War 1861-65, Vol. 2, pp. 629-651 (Goldsboro, North Carolina: Nash Brothers, 1901).
  • [S3187] Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at https://familysearch.org
  • [S3234] Frederick Abbot, Death Certificate, Reg. No. 135, Cert. No. 153 (11 July 1903), Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Informant is not listed, but the physician listed was his nephew William Thorndike, son of his sister Martha. Image from Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915 (Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch), online database at http://familysearch.org, FHL Film 2057765, Image 1210.
  • [S4330] 1880 U.S. Census, John H. Hurd household, Blue River Twp., Johnson Co., Indiana, E.D. 158, p. 204 (stamped), p. 19 (written), dwelling 116, family 120, NARA Series/Roll T9/289. From ancestry.com.
  • [S4331] 1900 U.S. Census Military and Naval, Co. F, Second Infantry, Fort Thomas, Kentucky, E. D. 133, p. 31 (stamped), p. 4A (written), line 29, NARA Series/Roll T623/513. From ancestry.com.
  • [S4338] Letter(s) from Harold Bowditch. Harold Bowditch (1883-1964) was keenly interested in Bowditch family history, wrote several articles for the New England Historical and Genealogical Register, and was the author of The Bowditch Family of Salem, Massachusetts, printed for a family Christmas gathering in 1936. The recipient of most of these letters, Frederick Tryon Bowditch (1897-1989), was also interested in the family history, and was the author of The Bowditch Family of Salem, Massachusetts - North Carolina Branch, 1524-1964. Harold had also earlier corresponded with Frederick's aunt Georgiana Abbot Bowditch (1848-1927), from whom he gathered information on the North Carolina branch of the family. The letter of 26 June 1942 includes a 44-page document on the descendants of Thomas Bowditch (abt 1733-1808). In possession of Charles Towne, Brecksville, Ohio.
  • [S4339] Letter(s) from Martha (Abbot) Thorndike (Beverly, Massachusetts) to Nathaniel Abbot and Elizabeth (Abbot) Bowditch, 13 March 1865. These are two letters from Martha (Abbot) Thorndike, one to her nephew Nathaniel Bowditch at the Point Lookout prison camp, and the second to Nathaniel’s mother (and Martha's sister) Elizabeth (Abbot) Bowditch. The second letter was enclosed with the first, for Nathaniel to hand-deliver when he returned home, or to forward. These were apparently confiscated by the government, and thus never delivered. From Confederate Papers Relating to Citizens or Business Firms, 1861-65, NARA Series M346; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109 (Washington, D.C.; National Archives and Records Administration); Record for Nath’l Bowditch, Roll 84, Doc. No. 64. Accessed online at Fold3.
  • [S4343] Catalogue of the Cream Hill Academic School (New York, New York: William S. Dorr, Printer, 1859). This is one of many items related to the family of Joseph Henry Bowditch and Elizabeth Blanchard Abbot that have been preserved and handed down in the family.
  • [S4361] 1940 U.S. Census, John H. Bowditch household, Crabtree Twp., Yancey Co., North Carolina, E.D. 100-7A, p. 90 (stamped), p. 6B (written), line(s) 69,70, NARA Series/Roll T627/2991. Informant was John H. Bowditch, self. From ancestry.com.
  • [S4363] John H. Bowditch, Death Certificate, Reg. Dist. No. 19009, Cert. No. 49-11423 (21 June 1949), Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee. Information from Hospital Records, Veterans Administration Center, Mountain Home, Tennessee. From Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2011), online database at http://ancestry.com
  • [S4367] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), online database at https://ancestry.com
  • [S4430] E-mail from Roy Nordin, Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Charles Towne.
  • [S4469] "Melancholy Occurrence", Beverly Citizen, Beverly, Massachusetts, 21 June 1851. Photocopy from the Beverly Historical Society (now Historic Beverly) in Beverly, Massachusetts, sent by Roy Nordin.
  • [S4470] Georgiana Bowditch, "Addresses", 1885-1887. This is a small booklet containing addresses and a correspondence record, for parts of the years 1885-1887. It is part of the family history material saved by Georgiana Bowditch, then passed down successively to her niece Blanche (Bowditch) (Hamilton) Marsh, to Blanche's cousin Frederick Tryon Bowditch, and to Fred's son David Nathaniel Bowditch. It is currently (2016) in the possession of Dave's daughter Jane Ellen Bowditch and her husband Charles Towne. From the addresses and dates in the record, it clearly originally belonged to Georgiana Bowditch.
  • [S4501] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Case No. 30843; records for George Abbot. Online at AmericanAncestors, http://AmericanAncestors.org
  • [S4502] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Case No. 30813; records for Anna Abbot. Online at AmericanAncestors, http://AmericanAncestors.org
  • [S5108] 1850 U.S. Census, Anna Abbott household, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 326 (stamped), p. 652 (written), dwelling 816, family 1118, NARA Series/Roll M432/315. From ancestry.com.
  • [S5110] Essex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1638-1881, Essex Co., Massachusetts, Case No. 30869; records for Martha E. Abbot et. al. Online at AmericanAncestors, http://AmericanAncestors.org
  • [S5155] George and Anna Abbot Cemetery Marker, Central Cemetery (Sub Division 8, Lots 207 and 208), Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts; photo uploaded by Thomas F. Scully, 14 April 2013. Image from findagrave.com, Mem. No. 47382720.
  • [S5159] Nathan I. Bowman pension file; Cert. No. XC 3000017, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Baltimore Regional Office, Baltimore, Maryland.
  • [S6646] "Ship News", Salem Gazette, Salem, Massachusetts, 30 August 1825, p. 3, col. 3. Image from GenealogyBank (Naples, Florida: NewsBank, Inc.), at https://genealogybank.com
  • [S6647] "Ship News", Salem Gazette, Salem, Massachusetts, 10 April 1832, p. 3, col. 3. Image from GenealogyBank (Naples, Florida: NewsBank, Inc.), at https://genealogybank.com
  • [S6650] 1820 U.S. Census, George Abbot, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 187 (stamped), line 16, NARA Series/Roll M33/49. From ancestry.com.
  • [S6651] 1830 U.S. Census, Geo. Abbot, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 488 (written), line 21, NARA Series/Roll M19/61. From ancestry.com.
  • [S6652] 1840 U.S. Census, George Abbott, Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 224 (stamped), line 5, NARA Series/Roll M704/180. From ancestry.com.
  • [S6654] Obituary, George Abbot, "Died", Salem Register, Salem, Massachusetts, 20 January 1848, p. 3, col. 1. Image from GenealogyBank (Naples, Florida: NewsBank, Inc.), at https://genealogybank.com
  • [S6655] Abner Forbes, Names and Sketches of Nearly Two Thousand of the Richest Men of Massachusetts (Boston, Massachusetts: Redding and Company, 1852).
  • [S6683] "Died", The Southerner, Tarboro, North Carolina, 9 June 1855, p. 2, col. 5. Image from chroniclingamerica.loc.gov.
  • [S6699] Marriage Register, Kankakee Co., Illinois, Book B (1858-1877); FHL Film 1839993, Item 5. Online at FamilySearch, https://familysearch.org
  • [S6700] "Cruel Desertion", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 24 September 1875, p. 5, col. 5. Image from Newspapers.com (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.), at http://newspapers.com
  • [S6701] Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois, 11 October 1875, p. 4, col. 6. Image from NewspaperArchive (Wilmington, Delaware: NewspaperArchive.com), at https://access.newspaperarchive.com
  • [S6702] "Two Loves and a Remorse", Chicago Tribune, Chicago, Illinois, 18 October 1875, p. 5, col. 5. Image from Newspapers.com (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.), at http://newspapers.com
  • [S6703] "Illinois Items", Centralia Sentinel, Centralia, Illinois, 30 December 1875, p. 8, col. 4. Image from NewspaperArchive (Wilmington, Delaware: NewspaperArchive.com), at https://access.newspaperarchive.com
  • [S7024] John A. Bowditch and Julia Hilliard, Marriage Record, Crabtree Twp., Yancey Co., North Carolina, 3 May 1905; from Yancey Co. Marriage Licenses (1866-1967). Image from North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011 (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), online database at http://ancestry.com
  • [S7544] Elizabeth Blanchard Abbot Cemetery Marker, Micaville Cemetery, Micaville, Yancey Co., North Carolina; photographed by Jane Bowditch, 27 October 2012.
  • [S7547] N. I. Bowditch, Compiled Military Service File (Company C, 2nd Artillery, 36th North Carolina Regiment), 26 March 1864-27 April 1865; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.. From Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of North Carolina, NARA Series M270; War Department Collection of Confederate Records, Record Group 109 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration); Records for N. I. Bowditch, Roll 61. Online at fold3.com.
  • [S7554] Ellen L. McClure, Death Registration, Cert. No. 818 (9 April 1887), Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Image from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., Deaths, 1854-1911 (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2018), online database at http://ancestry.com