George T. Lowry
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Spouse
Esther Lucas
Esther Lucas
1834 - 1888
Children
Fanny Lowry
Fanny Lowry
1870 - 1939
Rose Lowry
Rose Lowry
1877
Siblings
John Lowry Jr.
John Lowry Jr.
1823 - 1865

1824


Apr

1860


Age: 35y
1860 21 – Beijing's Old Summer Palace is burned to the ground by orders of British general Lord Elgin in retaliation for mistreatment of several prisoners of war during the Second Opium War.

1863


Jul 1
Age: 39y
John Lowry - U.S. Civil War Draft Registration

military


Elk River, Iowa, USA ⇓
Not certain if this was him, considering he was in Kansas in 1860.
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1863 American Civil WarNew York Draft Riots: In New York City, opponents of conscription begin 3 days of violent rioting, which will be regarded as the worst in the history of the United States.

1870


Oct
Age: 46y
1870 • The first edition of The Northern Echo newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England.

1880


Age: 55y
1880 Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza signs a treaty of protection with the chief on the large Teke tribe and begins to establish a French protectorate on the north bank of the Congo River.

1885


Age: 60y
1885 • The Prussian government, motivated by Otto von Bismarck, expels all ethnic Poles and Jews without German citizenship from Prussia in the Prussian deportations.

1900


Age: 75y
George T. Lowry - 1900 United States Federal Census

residence


Great Bend Township, Great Bend City, Ward, Barton, Kansas, USA ⇓
George T. Lowry is living with his daughters Fannie, Dot, and Rose. Rose is a school teacher, and Fannie is a seamstress.
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1900 • The British archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans purchases the land on Crete on which the ruins of the palace of Knossos stand. He begins to unearth some of the palace three days later.

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