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1826
Oct 26
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birthOhio, USA ⇓ She most likely immigrated to Indiana sometime before 1840, which meant her family may have traveled there by the Ohio River. 9 Sources ⇓ |
| 1826 • Samuel Morey patents an internal combustion engine. |
1840
Age: 13y
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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 • August Borsig's steam locomotive, the first built in Germany, competes against a Stephenson-built locomotive on the Berlin-Jüterbog railroad; the Borsig locomotive wins by 10 minutes. |
1840
Age: 13y
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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, living in Parke, Indiana with the Overpeck family in 1850, who 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 • King's College Hospital opens in London. |
1847
Jan 14
Age: 20y
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marriageJohn Lowry Jr. Parke County, Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. |
1847
May 9
Age: 20y
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birth of childMinerva Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • U.S. general Winfield Scott enters Mexico City, marking the end of organized Mexican resistance in the US-Mexican War. |
1848
Nov 13
Age: 22y
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birth of childCharles Henry Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1848 • A greatly revised Dutch constitution is proclaimed. |
1850
Aug 7
Age: 23y
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residenceParke, Indiana ⇓ A Julia Lowry aged 12 is living with them. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal. |
1851
Jan 9
Age: 24y
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birth of childAndrew Thomas Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1851 • Serial poisoner Hélène Jégado is arrested in Rennes, France. |
1852
Age: 25y
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residenceElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ They moved there around 1852. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • The new Palace of Westminster was opened in London. |
1852
Dec 29
Age: 26y
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birth of childJaretta Ann Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ They must have stayed in Indiana for a very short period of time. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1852 • Napoleon III became Emperor of the French. |
1856
Age: 29y
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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. They were living right next door to George T Lowry. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Taiping Rebellion: Wei Changhui and Qin Rigang assassinate Yang Xiuqing. |
1856
Jun 1
Age: 29y
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birth of childEmily Jane Lowry Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1856 • U.S. presidential election, 1856: Democrat James Buchanan defeats former President Millard Fillmore, representing a coalition of "Know-Nothings" and Whigs, and John C. Frémont of the fledgling Republican Party, to become the 15th President of the United States. |
1860
Jun 8
Age: 33y
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residenceElk River, Iowa, USA ⇓ Their family is right next door to Albert A. and Sarah (Lowry) Conine's family. Mary and John 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 • Austria, Britain, France, Prussia and the Ottoman Empire form a commission to investigate the causes of the massacres of Maronite Christians, committed by Druzes in Lebanon earlier in the year. |
1864
Mar 10
Age: 37y
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birth of childClara May Lowry Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1864 • Delegates from the Canadian colonies meet at the Charlottetown Conference to discuss the Canadian Confederation. |
1870
Aug 27
Age: 43y
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residenceUnion, Poweshiek, Iowa, USA ⇓ Mary moved the family to a farm in Poweshiek probably after the death of John Lowry. Mary was a farmer, with the help of her two oldest sons. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution, giving blacks the right to vote, is ratified. |
1880
Jun 27
Age: 53y
| 1880 • After having her lights installed by Edison's personnel, the SS Columbia is lit up for the first time at the foot of Wall Street in New York City. |
1885
Age: 58y
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residenceClinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ Jaretta is a teacher and Emily is a dress-maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1885 • Saint Thomas Academy is founded in Minnesota. |
1900
Jun 30
Age: 73y
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residenceBlanton, Lane, Oregon, USA ⇓ Was living with daughter Emily J, and grandson Roy Boyd. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • The Gold Standard Act is ratified, placing the United States currency on the gold standard. |
1910
Age: 83y
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residenceEugene, Lane, Oregon, USA ⇓ Was living with her oldest daughter Emily, who was a dress-maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1910 • The electric streetcars of Austria-Hungary, France, Germany and Great Britain are carrying 6.7 million riders per year. |
1917
Nov 7
Age: 91y
| 1917 • Russia is declared a republic by the Provisional Government. |