Joseph Dows Jr

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Dows Jr was born on 22 October 1813, in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Joseph Dows, was 53 and his mother, Mary Sprake, was 24. He married Maria Ann Hutchins on 15 March 1841. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 23 August 1863, in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Dows Jr
1813–1863
Maria Ann Hutchins
1815–1894
Marriage: 15 March 1841
Joseph Dows Jr. 2nd
1842–1861

Sources (10)

  • Joseph Dowse, "United States, Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Dows, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Joseph Dows, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (7)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

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.

Name Meaning

German:

habitational name from Dosse in Altmark.

variant of Dose 1.

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

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