Mary Dow

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Dow was born in October 1884, in New York, United States, her father, Cyrus Willard Dow, was 35 and her mother, Anna Eliza Macomber, was 39. She married George M. Bonney on 18 September 1909, in Pierce, Washington, United States. She lived in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 October 1976, in Multnomah, Oregon, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in River View Cemetery, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States.

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George M. Bonney
1867–1935
Mary Dow
1884–1976
Marriage: 18 September 1909

Sources (5)

  • M D Bonsey, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Mary A Dow, "Washington, County Marriages, 1855-2008"
  • Mary D Bonney, "Find A Grave Index"

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1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Scottish: nickname from Gaelic dubh ‘black’ (see Duff ).

English: from the Middle English personal name Dow, a rhyming pet form of Row(e), representing a common pronunciation of Rolf, a side form of Ralph. See Rolfe and compare Daw , Dawson , and Dowson . Alternatively, in East Anglia the name may be a variant of Dove .

Americanized form of Dutch Douw: from the personal name Douwe, from Frisian dou ‘pigeon’.

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

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