Oliver Bowen^[1]

1742 - 1800  (57 years)

• Name	Oliver Bowen
  Birth	17 Nov 1742	prob. Rhode Island
  Gender	Male
  Death	1800	Augusta, Georgia
  Person ID	I56	Georgia Revolutionary War Graves
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2006

  
  

• Headstones		Bowen, Oliver (VA Marker) GPS Location is 33° 28.54' N., 81° 57.67' W. elevation 128' Google Map
  		Bowen, Oliver GPS Coordinates: N 33° 28.540’ W 81° 57.669’ Google Map

  
  

• Notes

  Oliver Bowen was a native of Rhode Island and a delegate to the Georgia Provincial Congress from Liberty County in 1775. He was captain of the first American naval vessel commissioned during the Revolutionary War (1775) and first commander of the Georgia Navy (1777). He died in Rhode Island in 1800 and his remains were transported to Augusta for burial here.

  
  

• Sources

  [S27] Gaspee Virtual Archives (Reliability: 1).