John Clows

Brief Life History of John

When John Clows was born on 3 December 1832, in Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, his father, William Clowes, was 26 and his mother, Martha Dyson, was 21. He married Harriet Weston on 26 July 1859, in Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Knaptoft, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and Shearsby, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1861. He died on 20 October 1866, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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John Clows
1832–1866
Harriet Weston
1837–1915
Marriage: 26 July 1859

Sources (12)

  • John Clare in household of William Clare, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • John Clowes, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
  • John Clowes, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

German: variant of Kloss and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. It is also found in France (Lorraine).

English: variant of Close , once common in Caernarvonshire, Wales.

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

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John Clows, conversion and immigration

John Clows was born in 1832 in Leicestershire, England. He converted to the LDS Church, and was baptized, at age 18, in 1851. Harriet Weston was born in 1836 in Leicestershire. She converted to th …

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