When Elisabeth Lowe was born on 23 November 1826, in Belmont, Ohio, United States, her father, Isaac Lowe, was 30 and her mother, Mary Avery, was 26. She married James Conger in July 1843, in Monroe, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Jackson Township, Keokuk, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 21 February 1911, in Codell, Rooks, Kansas, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Conger Cemetery, Plainville, Rooks, Kansas, United States.
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Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Keokuk, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Keokuk, Iowa, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English and Scottish: variant of Low .
German (Löwe) and Danish (Løwe): from Middle High German lēwe, löuwe ‘lion’, hence a nickname for a brave or regal person. In some cases the surname may have been a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or inn distinguished by the sign of a lion. It is also found in Sweden. Compare Loewe 1, Lau , Lave , and Lurvey .
Jewish (Ashkenazic; Löwe): artificial name from German Löwe ‘lion’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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