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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 • Ludwig Van Beethoven composes the Grosse Fuge. |
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 • Britain issues the Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp. |
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 • William Hobson, the first Governor of New Zealand, suffers a stroke. |
1847
Jan 14
Age: 20y
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marriageJohn Lowry Jr. Parke County, Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • The Lawrence School, Sanawar is established. |
1847
May 9
Age: 20y
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birth of childMinerva Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • The Treaty of Cahuenga ends the fighting in the Mexican–American War in California. |
1848
Nov 13
Age: 22y
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birth of childCharles Henry Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1848 • Dunedin, New Zealand is founded by Scots settlers. |
1850
Aug 7
Age: 23y
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residenceParke, Indiana ⇓ A Julia Lowry aged 12 is living with them. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Lehman Brothers is established in Montgomery, Alabama. |
1851
Jan 9
Age: 24y
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birth of childAndrew Thomas Lowry Indiana, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1851 • Christian Female College, modern-day Columbia College, receives its charter from the Missouri General Assembly. |
1852
Age: 25y
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residenceElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ They moved there around 1852. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Antioch College was founded. Its first president was Horace Mann. |
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 • The Studebaker Brothers Wagon Company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established. |
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 • National Fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon is founded at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. |
1856
Jun 1
Age: 29y
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birth of childEmily Jane Lowry Iowa, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1856 • The Great Train Wreck (the worst railroad calamity in the world to date) occurs near Philadelphia, PA, USA. |
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 • Battle of the Volturno: Garibaldi defeats the last organized army of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies. |
1864
Mar 10
Age: 37y
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birth of childClara May Lowry Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1864 • Battle of Brice's Crossroads: Confederate troops under Nathan Bedford Forrest defeat a much larger Union force led by General Samuel D. Sturgis in Mississippi. |
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 • Thomas Mundy Peterson is the first African-American to vote in an election. |
1880
Jun 27
Age: 53y
1885
Age: 58y
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residenceClinton, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ Jaretta is a teacher and Emily is a dress-maker. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1885 • Grover Cleveland succeeds Chester A. Arthur as President of the United States. |
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 arrival of a Russian naval fleet in Korea causes concern to the Imperial Japanese government. |
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 Vatican introduces a compulsory oath against modernism, to be taken by all priests upon ordination. |
1917
Nov 7
Age: 91y
| 1917 • WWI: Egyptian Expeditionary Force secures the victory at the Battle of Jerusalem by successfully defending Jerusalem from numerous Yildirim Army Group counterattacks. |