Brief Life History of Matthew Andrew
When Matthew Andrew Lowe was born in 1815, in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, his father, James Cage Lowe, was 21 and his mother, Ann Arbuckell, was 21. He married Hannah Oliver on 24 December 1838, in Haw Creek Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Brighton Township, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1870. He died on 9 May 1899, in Brighton, Washington, Iowa, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Brighton, Washington, Iowa, United States.
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Sources (15)
- Andrew Lowe, "United States Census, 1870"
- Matthew Lowe, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Matthew Lowe in entry for William Henry Lowe, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1815–1899 Male
1823–1907 Female
Children (11)
1839–1913 Male
1841–1919 Female
1845–1923 Female
1845–1910 Female
1847–1933 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1794–1835 Male
1794–1881 Female
Siblings (12)
1815–1899 Male
1821–1826 Female
1822–1889 Male
1824–1870 Male
1825–1879 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 4
1829
Age 14
1840
Age 25
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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