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Lockport NY Daily Journal - 9/1887

BOWLER-In this city yesterday at 10 o'clock
occurred the death of William, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Vincent Bowler, aged 1 year and 1
month.
Funeral to-morrow (Saturday) afternoon at 2
o'clock from the family residence on the Niagara
Road.

Vincent + MAPES, Eliza. Eliza was born about 1841 in New York; died on 27 Feb 1917 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Buffalo NY Courier - 2/28/1917

Lockpioxt. Feb, 17.-Mrs. Eliza Mapes
Bowler, who was fatally burned at her
home in North Transit road yesterday,
her seventy-sixth birthday, died early
today at her home. No one was present
in the kitchen where It is presumed
het dress caught fire, it is believed
while seh was taking meat from the
even or fixing the fire, although her
sister, Mrs. Mary Smith, who lived with
her was in another part of the house
at the time. *
Mrs. Bowler was first noticed by a
daughter, Mrs Edward Weaver, who
lives on the opposite side of the road,
from her home, who saw, her rolling
in the snow. She ran to her mother's
assistance and extinguished flames
which enveloped her. but not before
the woman was badly burned in all
parts of the body. Although partly
conscious at first. Mrs. Bowler was unable
to tell how she received her burns,
owing to her sufferings.
Deceased was the widow of Vincent
Bowler and is survived by five sons,
George, Samuel, Richard and Garfield
Bowler and Former Supervisor Vincent
Bowler, all of Lockport; four daughters.
Mrs. Edward Weaver and Mrs.
Frank Lambert, this city; Mrs. William
Bennett, Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs.
George Robinson, Titusville, Pa., and.
one brother, James Mapes of North
Dakota. Also by two sisters, Delia.
Mapes of North Dakota and Mrs. Mary
Smith, this city. The funeral will be
held tomorrow afternoon from the residence
of her son, Vincent Bowler, Old
Niagara road, with Interment at Cold
Spring cemetery.