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WILLIAM Chester Dow 1836 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Dec 1836

Birth Location: , Cattaraugus, New York, USA

Death Date: 11 Jul 1911

Death Location: Iowa

Father: JOHN Dow

Mother: Eliza Weber

Spouse(s): Lucinda Lafferty

Children(s): Gertrude Dow

In 1836, WILLIAM Chester Dow entered the world in , Cattaraugus, New York, USA, born to JOHN Dow and Eliza Weber. WILLIAM Chester Dow married Lucinda Margaret Lafferty, and had children including Gertrude Lucette Dow. WILLIAM Chester Dow passed away in 1911 in Iowa.

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Biography

  • In 1836, WILLIAM Chester Dow entered the world in , Cattaraugus, New York, USA, born to JOHN Dow and Eliza Weber.
  • WILLIAM Chester Dow married Lucinda Margaret Lafferty, and had children including Gertrude Lucette Dow.
  • WILLIAM Chester Dow passed away in 1911 in Iowa.

Immediate Family

Parents

JOHN Dow
1809 – 1897
Birth Location: Sterling City, Windham, Connecticut, USA
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Eliza Weber
1810 – 1855
Birth Location: Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucinda Lafferty
1841 – 1906
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Gertrude Dow
1870 – 1947
Birth Location: College Springs, Page, Iowa, USA
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WILLIAM Dow's Ancestors

Self
WILLIAM Dow
1836 – 1911
Birth Place: , Cattaraugus, New York, USA
Parents
JOHN Dow
1809 – 1897
Sterling City, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Eliza Weber
1810 – 1855
Herkimer, Herkimer, New York, USA
Grandparents
Daniel Dow
1771 – 1850
Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States
Susannah Douglas
1777 – 1837
Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Dow
1735 – 1794
Mercy Killam
1739 – 1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM Dow's Descendants

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WILLIAM (Chester) Dow (21 Dec 1836 – 11 Jul 1911) m. Lucinda (Margaret) Lafferty (17 Mar 1841 – 17 Jun 1906)
  1. 1. Gertrude (Lucette) Dow (14 Aug 1870 – 15 Mar 1947) m. George (Riggle) Murray (11 Jan 1871 – 23 Jan 1956)
    1. 1. George (Francis) Murray (1903 – 13 August 1973) m. Alice (L.) Murray (10 December 1906 – August 1988)
      1. 1. Marlene (R) Murray (abt 1943 – )
      2. 2. George Murray (abt 1945 – ) m. Patricia Myers (abt 1946 – )
        1. 1. Steven (Bradley) Murray (28 Jul 1965 – ) m. Sivi Nielsen (13 Sep 1967 – )
        2. 2. Stacie (Ann) Tuell (23 October 1966 – 12 January 2006) m. Duff Tuell
        3. 3. Pamela (Murray) Brown m. Dennis Brown
        4. 4. Bradley Murray m. Kim Murray

WILLIAM Dow's Timeline

3 Records

1836
21 Dec 1836
Birth of WILLIAM Chester Dow in , Cattaraugus, New York, USA
, Cattaraugus, New York, USA
1865
1865
Age 29
WILLIAM Chester Dow was married
None
1911
11 Jul 1911
Age 75
Death of WILLIAM Chester Dow in Iowa
Iowa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1836
    Event Place: , Cattaraugus, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1865

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Iowa
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