When John Lowry Jr was born on 31 January 1829, in Palmyra, Marion, Missouri, United States, his father, John Lowry Sr., was 29 and his mother, Mary Wilcox, was 26. He married Sarah Jane Brown on 27 November 1851, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1906 and Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1915. He registered for military service in 1849. He died on 7 November 1915, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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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.
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
The Fort Tejon earthquake, on January 9, 1857, registered at 7.9, making it one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded in the United States. Only two people were killed, largely due to the sparse population in the area where the earthquake occurred. As a result of the large scale shaking, the Kern River was turned upstream and fish were stranded miles from Tulare Lake as the waters were rocked so far from its banks.
Irish: from Ó Labhradha, see Lavery , and compare McClory .
Scottish and English: variant of Laury or Lawrie .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesLOWRY, HON. JOHN, is one of the pioneers of Utah, and first settlers of Manti, born in Lewis county, Mo., January 31, 1829, is a son of John and Mary Wilcox Lowry. He was a fanner and our subject was …
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