Amos Fowler

Brief Life History of Amos

When Amos Fowler was born on 6 October 1852, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James William Fowler, was 36 and his mother, Mary Bratley, was 34. He died on 19 April 1912, in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Herrick Center, Herrick Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

James William Fowler
1816–1894
Mary Bratley
1818–1898
James Fowler
1840–
George Fowler
1841–1936
Elizabeth Fowler
1842–1895
Thomas Fowler
1845–
Mary Fowler
1846–1925
Robert Fowler
1849–1926
Jemima Fowler
1851–
Amos Fowler
1852–1912
Aaron Fowler
1854–
Francis Fowler
1856–
Irvin Fowler
1857–1879
Isaac Virgil Fowler
1861–
Elizabeth Fowler
1862–
Lizzie Fowler
1864–1893

Sources (2)

  • Amos Fowler in household of James W Fowler, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Amos Fowler, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1863

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

1863 · Battle of Gettysburg

The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).

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

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