Born about in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Daughter of John C Bowers Sr
and Henrietta (Smith) Bowers
Sister of
John C Bowers Jr, Hannah W (Bowers) Miller, Henrietta Smith (Bowers) Duterte, Jeremiah Wilson Bowers, Thomas J Bowers, Eleanor J (Bowers) Seth and Catherine (Bowers) Rock
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 80
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Sarah (Bowers) Bell is Notable.
Sarah Sedgwick Bowers was a professional singer, known as "the Colored Nightingale." She organized a touring concert company.
Sarah Sedgwick Bowers was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1836. She was the daughter of John C. Bowers Sr. and Henrietta Smith.
- Fact: Residence (1880) Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Fact: Burial (1916) Collingdale, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Sources
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 08 November 2020, 21:31), entry for Sarah Sedgwick Bowers(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G4VS-BPN); contributed by various users.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWJW-J27 : 13 November 2020), Sarah Bell in household of Henrietta Duterte, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America; citing enumeration district ED 114, sheet 10D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,170.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151157156/sarah-sedgwick-bell: accessed 03 August 2022), memorial page for Sarah Sedgwick Bowers Bell (1836–22 Dec 1916), Find a Grave Memorial ID 151157156, citing Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by v_raifsnider (contributor 46972970).
See also:
- Biography in African-American Concert Singers Before 1950.
- African American Culture: An Encyclopedia of People, Traditions, and Customs. P. 328
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Sarah:
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~12.50%
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