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Mennonite Archives of OntarioConrad Grebel University College
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Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Title: Samuel B. Bowman fonds
Note: Letters located in map case.
Dates of creation: [18--]
Physical description: 1 cm of textual records (photocopies)
Biographical sketch: Samuel B. Bowman (Bauman, Baumann), known as "Miller Sam," was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1802, one of thirteen children of Joseph (1766-1849, an ordained Mennonite minister) and Mary Bauman. The family moved to Blair, Waterloo County in 1816. Samuel married Elizabeth Bauman (1811-1865). Samuel and Elizabeth had seven children, farmed on his parents' homestead and also ran a mill.
Custodial history: These letters were photocopied from originals found in the Muddy Creek Farm Library, Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Sam Steiner donated the copies to the Archives in 2012.
Scope and content: Contains copies of letters, written largely among relatives, in German. A file list can be found, below. Letters with an asterisk (*) were translated in 2014-2015 by Erica Janzen.
Notes: Further materials related to this family may be found by searching the Archives.
Original archival description created 2012 by Laureen Harder-Gissing.
File list:
Generally 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Monday to Friday. An appointment in advance is recommended.
Phone: 519-885-0220 x24238
Conrad Grebel University College
140 Westmount Road North
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G6
519-885-0220
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