I am searching for D.W. Bowdoin, daguerrean artist & photographer, active in Salem, MA, 1844-1873, and Boston, 1846, 1856-1860. Possibly same as the artist, aged 30, who married Florence E. Tapley in Danvers, MA, on November 1, 1849.

I know of a Danial W. Bowdoin & he had a son who was named Danial W. Bowdoin ; they lived in Putman county, Georgia. If this is who you are looking for contact me for a bit more on this family; at sueannbee@aol.com

Bowdoin was the same artist who married Florence Tapley, daughter of Gilbert Tapley of Danvers. They had two children: Gilbert Tapley Bowdoin and Fidelia Bowdoin, named after their maternal grandparents. Gilbert lived in Lynn and Fidelia in Danvers; neither married. I have 8 ambrotypes of members of the Tapley family, including a full plate of Gilbert Tapley. Only one is marked. It shows his nephew Walter Tapley with a maid and is labeled "AMBROTYPE BY/BOWDOIN" and " JTTING'S PATENT/JULY 4 & 11. 1854"