George
William
Lowther
Born about in Edenton, Chowan, North Carolina, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah J. Frances (Logan) Lowther
— married
9 Sep 1852 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Father of
Anna Jane Lowther and Sarah Viola Lowther
Died
at about age 76
in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
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Biography
George Lowther was a part of the Abolitionists Movement.
George Lowther is Notable.
Born enslaved in North Carolina in 1822, after he was free he moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where he worked as a barber. He was active in the abolitionist movement. He served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1878-1880.
In 1860, the Lowther family lived in Milford Massachusetts.[1]
His parents were William and Polly Lowther.
Sources
- ↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Milford, Worcester, Massachusetts; Page: 169
- Marriage: "Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1911–1915
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2511 #5795376 (accessed 23 June 2022)
George W Lowther (30) marriage to Sarah J F Logan on 7 Sep 1852 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. - Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915"
New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2101 #2848403 (accessed 23 June 2022)
George W Lowther death 5 Oct 1898 (age 76) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Lowther
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Susan Tringale
Ancestry also has 1840 census North Carolina listing Polly Lowther as a freed slave
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by Susan Tringale
Susan Tringale
Ancestry has a death certificate naming Polly Lowther as his mother. Ancestry also has a marriage certificate Naming William as his father
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by Susan Tringale
L > Lowther > George William Lowther
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