Andrew Lowry
Andrew was born in January 1821 in
"of this parish",Taughboyne Pa., Co. Donegal, Ireland and his baptism took place on February 4th, 1821 in
Taughboyne Parish Church conducted by Curate Nathan Rogers.
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- Birth Notes
- DoB from Taughboyne Parish Church Baptismal Record Book.
He died at the age of 73 on March 25th, 1894.
- Death Notes
- Calendar of Wills:1896, Andrew Lowry, 13th April, of Cooladerry, Co. Donegal, labourer, died 25 March 1894, to Sarah Hayes of Raphoe, married woman and sister of Andrew, £26/5/6.
Civil Registration Record from Dublin shows Andrew died 25th March 1894 at Cooladerry, a bachelor. householder and labourer, aged 70, of "Revolver shot wounds self-inflicted". An inquest was held on 26th March 1894.
Full abstract of Will: Letters of Administration of the personal estate of Andrew Lowry late of Cooladerry Co. Donegal labourer who died 25 Mar 1894 were granted at Londonderry to Sarah Hayes of Raphoe in said County a married woman the sister. Effects £28 5s 6d
No death notice nor report of death in Derry Standard, for the three editions after his death.
John Lowry
John was born about 1823 in
Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
- Birth Notes
- DoB Source: Obit states 1823 but 1880 census gives him as 50. The Obituary date figures in better with the other children and name order.
He died on March 22nd, 1906 in
Waterloo Twsp., Grant Co., WI. The funeral took place in 1906. His burial was in 1906 in
Van Buren Cemetery, Potosi, WI.
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- Death Notes
- John Lowry's obituary states that he was born in Ireland in 1823 and came to America in 1851. He resided in Philadelphia for several years, and then went west to Wisconsin. He first lived in Benton, WI and later farmed 283 acres in Waterloo Twsp. near Burton, WI. In 1859 he married Sarah A. French and to this union was born four sons and four daughters. He leaves a brother Henry Lowry of Potosi, WI, and a sister, Margaret Lowry of Philadelphia, PA, all eight children and eleven grand children. He was buried next to his wife, Sarah, in Van Buren Cemetery, Potosi, WI.
Elizabeth Lowry
Elizabeth was born about December 1828 in
Drumcrow, Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland and her baptism took place on January 11th, 1829 in
St. Eunans Cathedral, Raphoe, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
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- Birth Notes
- Baptism: January 11, 1829, St. Eunans Church of Ireland, Raphoe, Co. Donegal
She died in
prob. Philadelphia, PA.
Martha Lowry
Martha was born about 1830 in
Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
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- Birth Notes
- Gives age as 31 in 1860 census and 40 in 1870.
She died on April 28th, 1894 in
Philadelphia, PA. The funeral took place on May 1st, 1894. Her burial was on May 1st, 1894 in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Phila., PA.
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- Death Notes
- Burial: May 01, 1894, Odd Fellows Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
Death Cert: Martha Stewart, age 63, Widow, April 28, 1894, Anaemia, 1824 Moore St., by P. E. Loder, M.D. place of Birth, Ireland,
Death Notice: STEWART On April 28, 1894, Martha, widow of the late John Stewart. Funeral services this Tuesday afternoon, at 1 o'clock at her late residence, No. 1824 Moore Street. Interment private.---The Philadelphia Inquirer,May 1, 1894
Margaret Lowry
Margaret was born on February 15th, 1834 in
Drumcrow, Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland and her baptism took place on March 12th, 1834.
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- Birth Notes
- I have combined Margaret born in 1834 with the one born in 1835 although they could be different people.
Source: 1st Raphoe Presbyterian Church Baptism Records, Raphoe, Co. Donegal.), b. February 15, 1834, Drumcrow, Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland (Source: 1st Raphoe Presbyterian Church Baptism Records, Raphoe, Co. Donegal. Margaret Lowry who died in 1922 gave August 12, 1835 as her date of birth.
She died at the age of 88 on February 26th, 1922 in
134 Hilldale Rd., Upper Darby, Del. Co., PA. Her burial was on March 1st, 1922 in
Odd Fellows Cemetery, Phila., PA.
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Sarah S Lowry
Sarah was born about 1837 in
Drumcrow, Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
- Birth Notes
- DoB Souce: Sarah of Philly gives age as 23 in 1860 census = DoB of
1837.
Sarah Hayes' age is given as 69 on her gravestone in St Eunan's
Cathedral and she died in 1903 = DoB of 1834. In fact, her death entry in the GRO, Dublin shows she died in 1904, and it gives her age as 68 - DoB of1835/6.
Given as 68 at death in her death notice in the Derry Standard in 1904 - 1836 DoB.
The 1901 Census gives Sarah Hayes age as 60 = DoB of 1841.
This means Sarah Hayes' various DoBs now encompass the supposed DoB of Sarah in Philly, thus making it more likely they are one and the same person.
If Margaret Lowry was born in August 1835 as she claimed then Sarah is more likely to have been born in late 1836 or early 1837.
She died on January 20th, 1904 in
Raphoe, Raphoe Pa., Co. Donegal, Ireland.
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- Death Notes
- Sarah Hayes' age is given as 69 on her gravestone in St Eunan's
Cathedral and she died in 1903. In fact, her death entry in the GRO, Dublin shows she died in 1904. Sarah Hayes' death entry at the GRO, Dublin, gave her as being of Raphoe, married, 68 years, merchant's wife, died of debility 2 years, cardiac failure, 3 days, cerified. John Hayes, "son", of Raphoe, was PAD. Given as 68 at death in her death notice in the Derry Standard.
Henry Lowry
Henry was born on January 1st, 1842 in
Drumcrow, Taughboyne Parish, Co. Donegal, Ireland.
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- Birth Notes
- DoB Source: Obit gives his DoB as 1842.
He died at the age of 81 on February 2nd, 1923 in
Potosi, Waterloo Twsp., Grant Co., WI. His burial was in
Van Buren Cemetery.
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- Death Notes
- Obituary: 1923, in files
His obituary says he came in 1859 to Philadelphia where he stayed a few months before moving to Wisconsin. I have only found a Henry immigrating in 1857 with an Elizabeth Lowry at Philadelphia.
Van Buren Cemetery in Potosi Wisconsin. They are buried in the French plot. Of their children only one son married and he had only a daughter who never married. Thus Henry and Mary Jane Lowrys line came to an end.
Alexander Lowry & Sarah Stevenson 
