The Irish surname O Labhradha is in English LOWRY and LAVERY, both these forms being found in almost equal numbers in north-east Ulster where the sept originated. Their territory in mediaeval times was in the neighbourhood of Moira, Co. Down. Branches of the sept were called Baun-Lavery, Roe-Lavery and Trin-Lavery, these epithets being the Gaelic adjectives ban (white), rua (red) and trean (strong)
Early Settlers of Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County
Circa 1835
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It is notable that the variant spellings of "Lowry" and "Lowery" are both commonly seen.
We find members of the same families, buried in the same
family plots, using both spellings of the surname on the gravestone inscriptions.
Born a Protestant, after converting to the Catholic faith, Great Great Grandmother,
*Jane LOWRY [1816-1863] b Ireland, m John McCABE [1813-1874]
b Ireland
(Catholic, Adjala Township McCabe family)
at St. James Catholic Church, Colgan, Tecumseth Township, Simcoe County, Ontario in 1836.
Jane's place of residence listed on her marriage record
is West Gwillimbury.
We believe but, as yet have not proven, that Jane LOWRY
was the sister of
one of the following Irish emmigrant LOWRY/LOWERY family
heads.
Initially, we had speculated that the two LOWRY/LOWERY
men were
possibly brothers but, that would now appear to be most
unlikely.
Based solely upon Jane's stated place of residence at
the time of her marriage
and the known grant location of the first named family,
it would now appear
most likely that Jane was part of the family of Robert
LOWERY/LOWRY.
However, this is pure speculation.
Robert LOWERY/LOWRY emmigrated from Co. Cavan, Ireland
in 1835
with a family consisting of eight individuals.
He petitioned for a land grant in July of that year and
settled at
Lot 24 Concession 13 of Tecumseth Township in Simcoe
County
near the border with West Gwillimbury Township in the
same county.
We believe that this family may originally have been members
of the
congregation of Mt. Tegart Methodist Church in West Gwillimbury,
Township.
Robert LOWERY [....-....] m Unknown Wife [....-....]
and had five known children:
i. David LOWERY [....-....]
ii. Joseph LOWERY [....-....]
iii. James LOWERY [1837-1895] m Mary ..........[1840-1922] having two known children:
a. Victoria Adeline LOWERY [1872-1873]
b. Mary Ellen Lalla LOWERY [....-1914]
iv. John LOWERY [1841-1924] m Isabella McCABE [1848-1921]
(Protestant McCabe family), having six children:
a. Joseph Henry LOWERY [1871-1932]
b. Mary Matilda LOWERY [1873-1936] m Thomas HALL [....-....]
c. John J. LOWERY [1875-1942] m Ida L. WILLIAMS [1877-1909]
d. Ada LOWERY [1878-1940] m Joseph BROOM [1873-1951]
e. David Albert LOWERY [1881-1930] m Annie Henrietta McDEVITT [1884-1963]
f. Lila LOWERY [1891-1965] m William Edgar BARTON [....-....]
v. Margaret LOWERY [c1845-....] m Thomas IRWIN [....-....]
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John LOWRY/LOWERY emmigrated from Co. Armagh, Ireland
with his wife and other members of his family before
1835
The family settled on Lot 3 Concession 1 of Tecumseth
Township
in the area of what became the town of Tottenham, Ontario
John LOWRY [1806-1844] m Mary AUSTIN [1805-1888]
and had four known children:
i. William LOWRY [1823-1909] m Elizabeth ARMSON [1826-1901], d/o William Armson and Jane.........., having four known children:
a. John Edward LOWRY [1845-1916] m Frances "Fanny" DALEY [1848-1900], d/o John Daley and Mary Wilson
b. Mary Ann LOWRY [1857-1876]
c. Frederick LOWRY [1861-1883]
d. Herbert LOWRY [1870-1870]
ii. Matilda LOWRY [1824-1859]
iii. Margaret LOWRY [c1825-....] m John PETTIT [1816-1881] having four known children:
a. Edward PETTIT [1841-....] m Mary HAYES [....-....]
b. Mary Jane PETTIT [....-....] m William LYONS [....-....]
c. Margaret PETTIT [....-....] m Alex MARSHALL [....-....]
d. John PETTIT [1849-1906] m Margaret DUNNAN [1850-1904]
iv. Robert William LOWERY [1834-1914] m Emily McCABE [....-....], d/o John McCabe and Elizabeth Fry, Protestant McCabe family, having eight known children:
a. Mary LOWERY [1855-1873]
b. Matilda M. LOWERY [1858-1931] m John McCABE [1860-1933], s/o Henry McCabe and Elizabeth Wolfe
c. James LOWERY [1864-1893]
d. William Albert LOWERY [1866-1877]
e. Burdett LOWERY [1870-1888]
f. Selina LOWERY [1872-1877]
g. Robert Alexander LOWERY [1876-1877]
h. John H. LOWERY [1878-1951] m Melinda ELLIOTT [....-1949]
Great Great Grandmother, Jane LOWRY [1816-1863]
and her husband, John McCABE [1813-1875]
farmed and raised their family in Adjala Township, Simcoe County, Ontario
There were twelve known children from their marriage.
For more information on their descendants see history
link of:
McCABE - Adjala
We would be pleased to communicate with anyone researching
the LOWRY/LOWERY name in Ontario, CANADA and IRELAND