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714. Dr. Alfred BOWLBY ⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 26 Aug 1820 in Townsend, London District, Ontario.⁽⁴¹⁸⁹⁾⁽⁴¹⁹⁰⁾ He died on 8 Nov 1916 in Waterford, Norfolk County, Ontario.⁽⁴¹⁹¹⁾ He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County.⁽⁴¹⁹²⁾ He was a Physician in New York, Montreal, Waterford.⁽⁴¹⁹³⁾
Pat Reece posted on genforum the following:

Copied from "The British Canadian" of 14 Jan 1914 Diamond Wedding; Dr
and Mrs A Bowlby.

Few couples are spared to celebrate their diamond wedding and the
congratulations of hosts of relatives and friends in Norfolk County
are extended to Dr and Mrs Bowlby on their 60th wedding anniversary,
which was celebrated most fittingly on Tuesday (13 Jan 1914). Mrs
Bowlby was born on March 3rd, 1831, at Ancaster. When two years of age
her parents came to Townsend and settled on the farm just opposite
Greenwood cemetery. Her father was John Chrysler, a German, and her
mother was born in Dublin, Ireland.

Dr Bowlby is a son of Adam H Bowlby, born in 1792, and Elizabeth
Sovereign, born in 1795. To them were born five sons and one daughter.
They are the Doctor, born 1820, William 1822 (dead), David S 1826
(dead), Mrs Col Walker Powell, of Ottawa, 1830, Ward Hamilton, of
Berlin, 1834, John Wedgewood, of Brantford, 1837. Dr and Mrs Bowlby
were married on Jan 6th, 1854, and to them were born seven children,
four of whom are living. They are Mrs Reynolds, Mr Arthur Bowlby and
Miss Bowlby, of this place (Waterford), and Mr Russel Bowlby, of
Milton. Their only grandchild, Mr L B Reynolds, came home from
Nelson, BC, to attend the anniversary.

Dr Bowlby is Waterford's oldest resident and today at the age of 93
years his mind is as clear as a schoolboy's, and no more interesting
time could be spent than having a chat with the Dr and hear him tell
of the early days spent among the pioneers of Norfolk. Dr Bowlby was
born at the Round Plains near the schoolhouse on the Windham side of
the Town Line. The place he was born was no more pretentious than a
log house. When about two years old his parents moved onto a farm
between Simcoe and Vittoria. They lived the two years and then moved
to what is known as the Bowlby farm on the Town Line. At the age of
nine years the doctor started to school at Round Plains, a distance of
about four miles. He also went to Robins' school on the John B Freeman
farm and to another school on the Town Line at the corner where the
road runs in from Bloomsburg. The doctor says they were all Tories at
the Robins' school and the three or four Grits, including himself, had
many a pitched battle. In all the doctor went to these schools but two
years. He then went to Simcoe High School under Rev George Salmon,
which he attended two years. The doctor gives his mother credit for
the best part of his education. He and his brother, William, used to
sit in front of the hugh fireplace with their mother and she taught
them to read the New Testament. The doctor received a dollar from his
mother for reading the New Testament through and afterwards another
dollar for reading the Old Testament. His mother used also to teach
him the multiplication table, and so thoroughly was he drilled that he
could answer all the questions promptly that his mother gave him.

After two years in the High School he studied medicine for two years
with Dr Park, in Simcoe, after which he went to New York, where he
graduated. His first trip to New York was an interesting and novel
one. He drove to Brantford, where he took the river route to
Dunnville, then to Welland Canal and from there to Buffalo. From there
he took a packet boat down the Erie canal to the Albany River, thence
to New York. The doctor next went to Toronto to College, where Drs
Merritt and Salmon were there inattendance. After being there a time
he found he would not be allowed to graduate unless he became a member
of the English Church. His mother brought him up a Baptist and
remaining true to her teachings he would not comply with the
regulations. He then went to McGill University, Montreal, where he
completed his education. The doctor's description of his trip to
Montreal is interesting. He left in the winter when the snow was over
the fences. Hon Robt Baldwin and Mr Caley accompanied him on this
trip, which was made all the way in a sleigh. The journey was made in
relays of 20 or 25 miles and in this way the journey did not take as
long as one would think.

In all the doctor was six years studying medicine before he started to
practicein Waterford in 1846. His office was in his father's house,
which stood on the site of Mr David Kitchen's blacksmith shop. Among
the few buildings here at the time were the old Commercial Hotel on
the north side, the wooden mill, a blacksmith shop where the
watch-house now stands, Beemer House, a distillery where the station
now stands, Merrill's Store and Green's Post Office where Mr Wyatt's
building stands on Main Street, Becker's store where Mr D R Foster's
house stands, Redker's tailor shop on the site of Mr Caley's house.
Two churches, one frame (Baptist) where the brick one now stands and
one Presbyterian on the site of the old cemetery. At that time Mr
Leonard Sovereign lived on the site of Mr H F Teeter's house.

Dr Bowlby remembers the only slave evr brought into Norfolk. She was
called Old Diana, and was a great big black n.... wench brought from
New Jersey. The nearest market when the Dr first came to Waterford,
was Hamilton and Ancaster, and the wheat which was threshed out by the
horses tramping on it, was taken to those places, and in many
instances sold for 50 cents per bushel.

He was married to Margaret CRYSLER on 12 Jan 1854 in St. Mary Church, Brantford.⁽⁴¹⁹⁴⁾ Married by Rev. E.R. Stinson Margaret CRYSLER⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born on 3 Mar 1831 in Ancaster, Upper Canada.⁽¹⁸²²⁾ Dr. Alfred BOWLBY and Margaret CRYSLER had the following children:

1865 i. Helen BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾.
1866 ii. William BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾.
1867 iii. Margaret BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ died on 2 Jan 1929.⁽⁴¹⁹⁵⁾ She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County.⁽⁴¹⁹⁶⁾
1868 iv. Arthur BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ died in 1916.⁽⁴¹⁹⁷⁾ He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County.⁽⁴¹⁹⁸⁾
1869 v. Russell BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾.
1870 vi. Gertrude BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ died on 18 Jan 1877 in Townsend, Ontario.⁽⁴¹⁹⁹⁾ She was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County.⁽⁴²⁰⁰⁾
1871 vii. Alfred BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ died on 13 Aug 1873 in Townsend, Ontario.⁽⁴²⁰¹⁾ He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Waterford, Norfolk County.⁽⁴²⁰²⁾
1872 viii. Blanche BOWLBY⁽⁵⁾⁽⁶⁾⁽⁷⁾⁽⁸⁾ was born in Sep 1874.⁽⁴²⁰³⁾ She died on 11 Oct 1874 in Townsend, Ontario.⁽⁴²⁰⁴⁾