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1833
1833 • The dawn of biochemistry: The first enzyme, diastase, is discovered by Anselme Payen. |
1840
Age: 7y
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 • New Zealand is declared a British colony. |
1850
Age: 17y
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 • St. Mary’s Institute (the future University of Dayton) is founded in Dayton, OH. |
1854
Oct 8
Age: 21y
marriageAlbert A Conine Jackson, Iowa, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1854 • The great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead is ignited by a spectacular explosion. |
1856
Age: 23y
residenceOsage, Mitchell, Iowa, USA ⇓ They are living with 10 other people, and Albert Conine is working as a lawyer. 1 Source ⇓ |
1856 • Seton Hall University is founded by Archdiocese of Newark Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley, a cousin of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and nephew of Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. |
1860
Age: 27y
residenceElk River, Clinton, Iowa, USA ⇓ They are living right next door to John and Mary Lowry. 1 Source ⇓ |
1860 • Discovery of the chemical elements: Robert Wilhelm Bunsen discovers caesium and rubidium. |
1870
Age: 37y
1870 • Anaheim, California is incorporated. |
1877
Dec 5
Age: 45y
1877 • Henry Ossian Flipper becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from the United States Military Academy. |