Coverage Dates: 1877 to 1884
County: Prince Edward
Township: Hallowell
Lot: Bloomfield
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1791
Year of Death: 1885
Ethnicity: English
Religion: Quaker
Occupation: Retired farmer
Relationships:
Wives:
1) Nancy Southard
2) diarist Deborah Mullet Haight
Son from first marriage: Levi Vincent Bowerman
Step-daughter and daughter-in-law: Mary (Haight) Bowerman
Granddaughter: diarist Carrie Williams
1) Nancy Southard
2) diarist Deborah Mullet Haight
Son from first marriage: Levi Vincent Bowerman
Step-daughter and daughter-in-law: Mary (Haight) Bowerman
Granddaughter: diarist Carrie Williams
Archive: Prince Edward County Archives
Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes
Age During Diary: 86-93
Coverage: 7 years
Biography:
Vincent is in his eighties when he and his wife leave their homestead in 1878 and move in with their son-in-law in Bloomfield until their own new home is ready for them in 1881. Their son-in-law owns a 10-room house on 50 acres of farmland opposite his cheese factory. It is the most modern house in Bloomfield with a furnace, running water and a speaking tube connecting the kitchen and master bedroom. Vincent makes intermittent entries about the moves, deaths, family activities and regular attendance at his local Quaker meeting.