Henry Mower Sr

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Mower Sr was born on 18 December 1798, in Frederick, Maryland, United States, his father, John Michael Maurer, was 24 and his mother, Catherine Geisinger, was 18. He married Mary Amick on 4 November 1817, in Bedford, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sangamon, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. His occupation is listed as methodist minister, campbellite preacher in Pennsylvania, United States. He died on 4 April 1878, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Springville City Cemetery, Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Henry Mower Sr
1798–1878
Mary Amick
1803–1846
Marriage: 4 November 1817
Catherine Mower
1818–1818
Mahala Mower
1819–1887
Leah Mower
1822–1829
Henry Mower Jr.
1824–1902
John H. Mower
1826–1896
Susannah Mower
1829–1899
Mary Mower
1830–1831
Ezra N Mower
1833–1880
George Caldwell Mower
1836–1883
Hannahetta Mower
1841–1916

Sources (79)

  • Henry Mower, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Henry Bower, "BillionGraves Index"
  • Henry, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

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World Events (8)

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.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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. 

Name Meaning

English (mainly East Anglia): variant of Mawer .

English: occasionally a dialectal form of Moore .

German (Möwer): nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mōven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’. The surname Möwer is virtually non-existing in Germany.

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

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