Candace Blanchard Rowe

Brief Life History of Candace Blanchard

When Candace Blanchard Rowe was born on 24 July 1851, in Iowa Township, Allamakee, Iowa, United States, her father, Caratat Conderset Nickols John Rowe, was 28 and her mother, Mary Candis Napier, was 28. She married Joseph Wilcox about 1867, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 29 August 1908, in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Wilcox
1847–1888
Candace Blanchard Rowe
1851–1908
Marriage: about 1867
Mary Margarite Wilcox
1868–1959
Candace Isabelle Wilcox
1871–1947
Anna Wilcox
1873–1965
Joseph William Wilcox
1876–1918
David Wilcox
1879–1900
Benjamin Franklin Wilcox
1882–1919
Hyrum Woodruff Wilcox
1886–1924
Bessie Jeanette Wilcox
1888–1974

Sources (33)

  • Candace B Wilcox, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Candice B. Rowe Wilcox, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"
  • Candace B Rowe, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

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.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English rowe (Old English rāw) ‘row’. The surname may be topographic for someone who lived by a hedgerow or in a row of houses in a street, or habitational, for someone who lived in a place so named. Compare Rawe and Rew .

English (of Norman origin): variant of Rolfe , Ralph , or Rough . Compare Rowson .

East German: habitational name from any of the places called Rowe, Rowa, Rowe(n). Compare Rowen .

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

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