Category:Sarah A. Bowman
English: Sarah Bowman (c. 1813 – 1866) was an American innkeeper, restaurateur, and madam. Nicknamed "The Great Western", she gained fame, and the title "Heroine of Fort Brown", as a camp follower of Zachary Taylor's army during the Mexican–American War. Over the course of her life she was married multiple times, often without legal record or the blessing of a priest, and was known at various times by the names Boginnis, Bourdette, Bourget, Bourjette, Borginnis, Davis, Bowman, and possibly Foyle.
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Date of birth | 1810 United States of America | ||||
Date of death | 22 December 1866 United States of America | ||||
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Media in category "Sarah A. Bowman"
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The Great Western as Landlady.jpg 585 × 395; 54 KB