Brief Life History of Jean
When Jean Dower was born on 12 May 1779, in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, her father, John Dower, was 30 and her mother, Isobel Thomson, was 24. She had at least 1 son and 4 daughters with Alexander Niven. She lived in Echt, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom for about 38 years. She died on 24 February 1859, in Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 79.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Jean Dower, "Scotland Census, 1841"
- Jean Dower (daughter of John Dower and Isobel Thomson) Baptism Record Echt 1779
Spouse and Children
1783–1841 Male
1779–1859 Female
Children (5)
1807–1824 Female
1812–1893 Female
1816– Female
1817–1891 Male
1821– Female
Parents and Siblings
1748– Male
1755–1831 Female
Siblings (3)
1779–1859 Female
1780– Female
1782– Male
World Events (6)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 23
1815
Age 36
1821 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
Age 42
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): occupational name for a baker from Middle English dougher, dower ‘dough maker; baker’, a derivative of Old English dāh (genitive dāges) ‘dough’.
Irish (Waterford): variant of Dore 3.
Probably an Americanized form of German Dauer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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