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1833
| 1833 • The Canadian ship SS Royal William sets out from Pictou, Nova Scotia on a 25-day passage of the Atlantic Ocean largely under steam to Gravesend, Kent, England. |
1840
Age: 7y
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residenceParke, Indiana, USA ⇓ In 1840 there was a 30-40 year old John Lowry living in Parke, Indiana with two girls, aged 5-10 and 10-15. This is most likely Mary Lowry, her father, and a sister, very likely Sarah Lowry, who was living in Parke, Indiana with the Overpeck family ten years later in 1850. Sarah was also born in Ohio, and would have been 7 years old at the time of the 1840 census. Sarah later married Albert Conine, and is living right next door to them in the small township of Elk River, Clinton County, Iowa. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1840 • Louis Agassiz publishes his Etudes sur les glaciers ("Study on Glaciers", 2 volumes), the first major scientific work to propose that the Earth has seen an ice age. |
1850
Age: 17y
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residenceParke, Indiana, USA ⇓ She is living with George Overpeck's family in Parke. George Overpeck was born in Ohio, and so were both his parents. His former wife was Lucretia Lowry, who passed away before the 1850 census. Sarah likely later traveled to Iowa with her sister Mary Lowry's family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The temperance organisation, International Organisation of Good Templars, is established in Utica, New York, as the order of the Knights of Jericho. |
1854
Oct 8
Age: 21y
marriageAlbert A Conine Jackson, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1856
Age: 23y
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residenceOsage, Mitchell, Iowa, USA ⇓ They are living with 10 other people, and Albert Conine is working as a lawyer. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom gives Norfolk Island to the population of the colony at Pitcairn Island, most being descendants of the Mutiny on the Bounty. They first settle on Norfolk Island on June 8. |
1860
Age: 27y
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residenceElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ They are living right next door to John and Mary Lowry. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • While campaigning for the presidency, Abraham Lincoln makes a speech defending the right to strike. |
1870
Age: 37y
| 1870 • The first edition of The Northern Echo newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. |
1877
Dec 5
Age: 45y
| 1877 • The Battle of Lovcha, third battle in the Siege of Plevna, is fought. Russian forces successfully reduce the Ottoman fortress at Lovcha. |