Bianca (Kemp) Lowe (1809 - 1886)

Born 29 Oct 1809 in Harbour Island, Eleuthera, Bahamas

Descendants

Died 19 Apr 1886 at age 76 in Key West, Monroe County, Florida

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Bianca (Kemp) Lowe is part of a Bahamian family.

Biography

Bianca Kemp Lowe was the daughter of Samuel Kemp and Mary Sawyer Kemp.

Bianca Kemp married John B Lowe about 1827-1828 in the Bahamas. They had eight children: Euphemia, John, Samuel, Mary, Amelia Elizabeth, Emmeline, Ellen, and William Henry Lowe.

The couple emigrated to Key West in the late 1830s, following Bianca's father, Samuel Kemp, who moved there the year before.

The Lowe family moved to Key West in the late 1830s. John owned a wrecking schooner called "Lavina".

Bianca Kemp Lowe, John's wife of almost 60 years, died in Key West in April 1886.

Burial: Key West Cemetery Key West Monroe County Florida

Sources

• Parish of St. John Records, Harbour Island, Bahamas.
• Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 4: 1820-1870.
• 1850 - 1880 US Federal Censuses.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32092500/bianca-lowe : accessed 23 May 2022), memorial page for Bianca Kemp Lowe (18 Oct 1809–30 Apr 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 32092500, citing Key West Cemetery, Key West, Monroe County, Florida, USA ; Maintained by RosalieAnn (contributor 46559872) .
• Key West deaths, October 1880-October 1913. Record of Mortality. Image 26. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLN-3C9X?i=25&cat=739954

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