Betsy Louisa Bradley

Brief Life History of Betsy Louisa

When Betsy Louisa Bradley was born on 9 November 1835, in Clarence, Erie, New York, United States, her father, George Washington Bradley, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Kroll, was 24. She married Abner Lowry on 22 November 1852, in Manti Utah Temple, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1870 and Freedom, Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 6 December 1881, in Sterling, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abner Lowry
1831–1900
Betsy Louisa Bradley
1835–1881
Marriage: 22 November 1852
Mary Elizabeth Lowry
1853–1927
Abner Lowry
1855–1921
George Washington Lowry
1857–1919
Susan Louisa Lowry
1859–1929
Alzada Lowry
1861–1867
James William Lowry
1863–1930
Malinda Ephemia Lowry
1865–1958
Luana Lowry
1867–1868
John Hyrum Lowry
1870–1914
Joseph Franklin Lowry
1872–1874
Ernest Eugene Lowry
1874–1946
Marion Alonzo Lowry
1878–1946
Clair Lowry
1881–1937

Sources (43)

  • Louisa Luiery in household of Abner Luiery, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Deseret News Weekly Death and Marriage Notices
  • Betsy Louisa Bradley Lowry, "Find A Grave Index"

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.

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

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.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places throughout England named Bradley, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Scottish: habitational name from Braidlie in Roxburghshire.

Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Brolcháin ‘descendant of Brolacháin’, a diminutive of the personal name Brólach, compare Brawley . This was a learned family.

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

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Timeline created for the Manti Camp DUP tribute, to George Washington Bradley, Betsey Kroll Bradley and Thomas Jefferson Bradley Tribute.

Created by Jerry Lyn Bradley Lloyd

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