Marian Lovinia Lowe

Brief Life History of Marian Lovinia

When Marian Lovinia Lowe was born in 1812, in Central Bedeque, Prince, Prince Edward Island, Canada, her father, John Lowe, was 49 and her mother, Miriam Knowlton Lockhart, was 32. She married Isaac Schurman on 6 October 1833, in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in River Philip, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and Victoria, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881. She died on 8 January 1891, in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 79.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Schurman
1808–1882
Marian Lovinia Lowe
1812–1891
Marriage: 6 October 1833
Almira Clarinda Schurman
1834–1898
Joseph Silliker Schurman
1836–1893
John Charles Schurman
1838–1901
Solomon Aretus Schurman
1840–1916
Mary Elizabeth Schurman
1841–1902
Lemuel Hooper Schurman
1843–1924
Charlotte Lovinia Schurman
1845–1925
James William Schurman
1848–1934
Sarah Jane Schurman
1848–1933
Marjorie Ann Schurman
1854–1938
Orintha A. Schurman
1861–1934

Sources (68)

  • Miriam Schurman in household of Isaac Schurman, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • M Schureman, "Canada, Nova Scotia, Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • Mariam L Shueman, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1823

Oldest Grave Seen in Memorial List

1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough

In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot. 

Name Meaning

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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