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John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies, undated
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Lowry, John, 1799-1867
- Title
- John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies
- Dates
- undated (inclusive)18001980
- Quantity
- 0.25 linear feet, (1 folder)
- Collection Number
- MS 0306
- Summary
- The John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies of both these early settlers to Utah are undated.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
John Lowry Sr. (1799-1867), his first wife, Susan Groome (d. 1823), his second wife, Mary Wilcox (b. 1802), and their ten children were converted to the LDS Church in Missouri in 1833. They moved around Missouri, then to Nauvoo, Illinois, where they were present at the death of Joseph Smith. They traveled with the Joseph Taylor Company to the Salt Lake Valley. They lived in Salt Lake for a year and then moved to Sanpete or Sanpitch Valley in 1849, becoming some of the first farmers in Manti. John Lowry Jr. joined Parley P. Pratt's exploration party to southern Utah and then joined the Elk Mountain (now LaSal) Mission in 1855. The mission was short-lived, but he learned to speak Ute which allowed him to serve as interpreter and diplomat between Chief Walker, Arropeen, and Brigham Young.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The John Lowry Sr. and John Lowry Jr. biographies of both these early settlers to Utah are undated. The biography of John Lowry Sr. was dictated to his granddaughter, Sarah L. Reynolds and that of John Lowry Jr. to his great-granddaughter, Olive Anderson. The latter biography is more detailed and contains a full account of John Lowry Sr. Several pages of the biographies tell of the Black Hawk War and the cricket-seagull episode of 1848.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Black Hawk War (Utah), 1865-1872
- Latter Day Saint pioneers--Emigration
- Latter Day Saints--Illinois
- Latter Day Saints--Indian relations
- Latter Day Saints--Missouri
- Ute Indians
Personal Names
- Lowry, John, Jr., 1829-1915
Geographical Names
- Manti (Utah)
Form or Genre Terms
- Biographies
Finding aid prepared by Della Dye and Nancy Coulam.
1983 (last modified: 2018)
