Brief Life History of Almon J.
When Almon J. Tower was born on 18 May 1828, in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Asa Jr. Tower, was 43 and his mother, Clarisa Bates, was 35. He married Mary U Corwin on 23 September 1852, in Will, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 27 September 1869, in Bismarck, St. Francois, Missouri, United States, at the age of 41.
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- Almon J Lower, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Allan J. Tower in entry for George H. Tower, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Almon J Lower, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (from Latin turris).
English: occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).
Americanized form of German Tauer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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