Jane Low

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Low was born on 22 February 1781, in Kingston, Ulster, New York, United States, her father, Simeon Louw, was 34 and her mother, Christina McMullen, was 32. She married John I. Lefever in 1794, in New Paltz, New Paltz, Ulster, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 3 April 1846, in Ulster, Ulster, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Highland, Ulster, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

John I. Lefever
1776–1836
Jane Low
1781–1846
Marriage: 1794
Maria Lefever
1802–1853
Alexander Lefever
1808–1886
William Lefever
1810–
Gertrude Lefever
1812–
Philip Lefever
1817–1849

Sources (2)

  • Jane Low Lefever, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jane Low in entry for William Lefevre, "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954"

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World Events (8)

1783 · A Free America

The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tumulus, mound or hill, Middle English lowe, from Old English hlāw (see Law 2).

Scottish and English: nickname for a short man, from Middle English lah, lowe (Old Norse lágr; the word was adopted first into the northern dialects of Middle English, where Scandinavian influence was strong, and then spread south, with regular alteration of the vowel quality).

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for a violent or dangerous person, from Anglo-Norman French lou, leu ‘wolf’ (from Latin lupus). Wolves were relatively common in Britain at the time when most surnames were formed, as there still existed large tracts of uncleared forest.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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