Brief Life History of Sophronia
When Sophronia Applegate was born on 3 March 1828, in Indiana, United States, her father, John Applegate, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Trafford, was 34. She married Caleb Pancoast Lownes on 6 November 1845, in Atchison, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Vacaville Judicial Township, Solano, California, United States in 1860 and Calpella, Mendocino, California, United States in 1880. She died in 1883, in California, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Upper Lake Cemetery, Upper Lake, Lake, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (10)
- Sofronia Lownes in household of Caleb Lownes, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Sophronia Applegate - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Samantha L. Applegate
- Samantha, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1803–1901 Male
1828–1883 Female
Children (12)
1850–1851 Female
1850–1851 Female
1852–1924 Male
1853–1926 Male
1854–1955 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1863 Male
1795–1853 Female
Siblings (12)
1815–1870 Male
1816– Male
1818–1886 Male
1818–1886 Male
1823–1876 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
Age 8
1846
Age 18
Name Meaning
English (northern): variant of Applegarth , in which the less familiar final element has been assimilated to the northern Middle English word gate ‘road’ or to modern English gate.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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