John Lower (1766 - 1848)

Born 16 Jul 1766 in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1848 at age 81 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York

Biography

John Lower was born July 16, 1766 in Palatine, Montgomery County, New York. He was the son of Conrad and Anna (Fehling) Lower. ^[1]

He married Magdalena "Lany" Phillips. Their children were: Lany Lower Whitford, Conrad, John, Nicholas, Peter, and Henry Lower, Margaret "Peggy" Lower Dunbar, Hannah Lower Phillips, Elizabeth "Betsey" Lower Yates, Mary Lower Bettinger.

Lana Lower was a daughter of John, one of the first children born in the town of Manlius, and he was a son of Conrad Lower, one of the first settlers of that town, coming from the Mohawk country. The family is of German descent. -- Onondaga’s Centennial: Gleanings of a Century, Volume 2, edited by Dwight Hall Bruce, 1896, page 216.

John Lower died March 31, 1848 in Manlius, Onondaga County, New York. ^[2] He is buried in Christ Church Cemetery, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY. ^[3]

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Sources

1. ↑ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "International Genealogical Index (IGI)," database, FamilySearch https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9V76-SPH.
2. ↑ New York Probate Records, 1629-1971; Onondaga, Wills 1842-1851 vol H-I; Vol I, Page 119; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9YCV-5L2?mode=g&i=380&wc=Q7PN-DPX%3A213301701%2C214012101%3Fcc%3D1920234&cc=1920234
3. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 12876632; http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12876632