When George Caldwell Mower was born on 26 June 1836, in Providence Twp, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Mower Sr, was 37 and his mother, Mary Amick, was 32. He married Emma Amelia Bidwell on 18 March 1858, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 28 June 1883, in American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in American Falls, Power, Idaho, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
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.
Possible Related NamesAccording to the Overland Travel on LDS.org Henry Mower Jr crossed the plains in the Silas Richards Company in 1849. They started across the plains on July 10, 1849 from Kanesvilee, Iowa (now Coucil …
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