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John Marshall Lowrie

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John Marshall Lowrie

Birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
26 Sep 1867 (aged 50)
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
H 43
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one of the original lot owners in Lindenwood in 1864

LOWRIE, John Marshall, clergyman, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 16, 1817; son of Matthew and Sarah (Anderson) Lowrie, and nephew of Senator Walter Lowrie (q.v.). He was graduated from Lafayette college in 1840. and from Princeton Theological seminary in 1843. He was licensed to preach by the Newton presbytery, April 27, 1842, and was ordained at Blairstown, N.J., Oct. 18, 1843. He was pastor at Blairstown and Knowlton, N.J., 1843-45; at Wellsville, Ohio, 1846-50; at Lancaster, Ohio, 1850-56, and at Fort Wayne, 1856-67.

He received the degree of D.D. from Miami university in 1858. He is the author of: Adam and His Times (1862); Esther and Her times (1862); The Hebrew Law Giver (1866); A Week with Jesus (1866); The Translated Prophet (1868); The Prophet Elijah (1869); The Life of David (1869); and a tract entitled: The Christian in the Church (1879). He died at Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 26, 1867.

The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VII; pub. 1904
one of the original lot owners in Lindenwood in 1864

LOWRIE, John Marshall, clergyman, was born in Pittsburg, Pa., July 16, 1817; son of Matthew and Sarah (Anderson) Lowrie, and nephew of Senator Walter Lowrie (q.v.). He was graduated from Lafayette college in 1840. and from Princeton Theological seminary in 1843. He was licensed to preach by the Newton presbytery, April 27, 1842, and was ordained at Blairstown, N.J., Oct. 18, 1843. He was pastor at Blairstown and Knowlton, N.J., 1843-45; at Wellsville, Ohio, 1846-50; at Lancaster, Ohio, 1850-56, and at Fort Wayne, 1856-67.

He received the degree of D.D. from Miami university in 1858. He is the author of: Adam and His Times (1862); Esther and Her times (1862); The Hebrew Law Giver (1866); A Week with Jesus (1866); The Translated Prophet (1868); The Prophet Elijah (1869); The Life of David (1869); and a tract entitled: The Christian in the Church (1879). He died at Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 26, 1867.

The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume VII; pub. 1904

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Installed Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church Ft Wayne Nov. 1856...erected by his congregation



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