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1823
| 1823 • Jackson Male Academy, precursor of Union University, is founded in Tennessee. |
1844
Jul 18
Age: 21y
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marriageCatharine Jessup Parke, Indiana, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1844 • The first electrical telegram is sent over the telegraph by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought". |
1847
Jan 14
Age: 24y
| 1847 • The Cumberland School of Law is founded at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee. At the end of this year only 15 law schools exist in the United States. |
1847
May 9
Age: 24y
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birth of childMinerva Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Emily Brontë and Anne Brontë publish Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey, respectively, in a 3-volume set under the pen names of Ellis Bell and Acton Bell. |
1848
Nov 13
Age: 25y
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birth of childCharles Henry Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1848 • Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicates in favor of his nephew, Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia. |
1850
Aug 7
Age: 27y
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residenceParke, Indiana ⇓ A Julia Lowry aged 12 is living with them. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1850
Aug 7
Age: 27y
| 1850 • The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress. |
1851
Jan 9
Age: 28y
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birth of childAndrew Thomas Lowry Iowa, USA ⇓ Right after he was born they moved back to Indiana. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1851 • Ariel and Umbriel, moons of Uranus, are discovered by William Lassell. |
1852
Age: 29y
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residenceElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ They moved there around 1852. 1 Source ⇓ |
1852
Dec 29
Age: 30y
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birth of childJaretta Ann Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1852 • Phi Mu Sorority was founded in Macon Georgia |
1856
Age: 33y
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residenceElk River, Iowa, USA ⇓ At the time, they owned a 100 acres of unimproved land and 70 acres of improved (farmed) land. They had been resident in the state for five years. Living right next to George T Lowry. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • The Second Opium War between several western powers and China begins with the Arrow Incident on the Pearl River. |
1856
Jun 1
Age: 33y
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birth of childEmily Jane Lowry Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1856 • Maryland Agricultural College (present-day University of Maryland, College Park) is chartered. |
1860
Jun 8
Age: 37y
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residenceElk River, Iowa, USA ⇓ He had two children, Albert born in roughly 1855, and Mary E. born in roughly 1860 who both died in early childhood. Albert appears on the 1856 census, and Mary E. appears on this 1860. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • The American South has c. 4 million slaves. |
1863
Jul 1
Age: 40y
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militaryElk River, Iowa, USA ⇓ Civil War draft registration for the Union. In 1863, the U.S. Federal Government began drafting all men 20-45 for the civil war until 1865 at the war's end. He was drafter under Philo E. Hall, Provost Marshall. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • American Civil War – New 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. |
1864
Mar
Age: 41y
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birth of childClara May Lowry Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War: The first Northern prisoners arrive at the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia (the 500 prisoners had left Richmond, Virginia seven days before). |
1865
Jan 14
Age: 42y
deathClinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ Presumably in the Civil War. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1865 • American Civil War – Battle of Five Forks: In Petersburg, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive. |