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Richard Martin Lown

Richard Martin Lown

Male 1844 - 1923  (78 years)

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  • Name Richard Martin Lown  [1] 
    Born 10 Dec 1844  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 08 Mar 1845  St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Rhinebeck (Stone Church); Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Funeral Burnett Brothers Funeral Home Red Hook, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Milit-Beg Between 1861 and 1865 
    • Civil War
    Occupation Stone Cutter  [4] 
    Reference Number 33 
    Residence 1880  Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1910  Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Residence 1920  Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 25 Jan 1923  Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Buried Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery, Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • per church record; headstone shows 10 Nov 1845
      in his civil war pension file seems there was always discrepensies in his birth, his mothers bible dated 1855, lists his birth as 11 nov 1844,
      1920 as transcribed Town
    Person ID I33  new
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2009 

    Father Henry Lown,   b. 06 Feb 1803, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Between 24 Aug 1850 and 05 Jul 1860, Probably Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Vermilia "Amelia" Barringer,   b. 28 Apr 1808, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 07 Sep 1888, Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married Abt 1825 
    • Probably Dutchess County, New York
    Married 01 Sep 1827 
    Family ID F40  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Barbara Gruntler,   b. 01 Jan 1848, Wurttemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Feb 1889, Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Married 13 Jun 1869  Christ Lutheran Church Viewmont, Germantown, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    richard lown pension doc.PDF    		 richard lown pension doc.PDF
    Christ Lutheran Church Richard    		 Christ Lutheran Church Richard
    this is a photo of the church where they were married.
    Children 
     1. William Augustus Lown,   b. 1866, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Mary J. Lown,   b. 1872, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Annie Lown,   b. 1876, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1915  (Age < 39 years)
     4. Richard Lown,   b. 1878, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Charlie Lown,   b. Apr 1880, Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Ada Henrietta Lown,   b. 12 Dec 1882, Barrytown, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1940, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F36  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Blandina Bush,   d. Bef Apr 1915 
    Married Abt 1890  Anandale on Hudson, Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    richard lown pension doc.PDF    		 richard lown pension doc.PDF
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Richard Martin Lown    		Richard Martin Lown
    This is Great Grandma Ada's father Richard Lown. He was a soldier in the Civil War serving in the famous Dutchess County Regiment the (150th NY) He was at the battle of Gettysburg, and then went out west to serve in the Army of the Cumberland under General Sherman. he was part of the infamous march to the sea and was in the Battle of Bentenville NC which took place a week or so after Appomattox and saw the surrender of the real last organized army of the Confederacy. After that he and his unit went to Washington D.C. and participated in the Victory Parade for Sherman's Army.
    Richard Martin Lown Profile    		Richard Martin Lown Profile
    markerat gettysbury for Richar    		markerat gettysbury for Richar

    Headstones
    Richard Martin Lown was my 3rd Great Grandfather    		Richard Martin Lown was my 3rd Great Grandfather
    Another view of Richard Lown Headstone    		Another view of Richard Lown Headstone
    headstone    		headstone

    Military
    richard lown pension doc.PDF    		richard lown pension doc.PDF

    Death Certificate
    Richard Martin Lown Death Certificate    		Richard Martin Lown Death Certificate
    death certificate    		death certificate

  • Sources 
    1. [S34] Ancestry World Tree, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 1997.).

    2. [S12] 1850 Federal Census, Red Hook, Dutchess County, N, (Accessed 4 October 2003), p.167.

    3. [S174] New York Births and Baptisms, Southeast Region, 16.
      From the Baptismal Record's of St. Peter's Lutheran Church at Rhinebeck (Stone Church): 1733-1899;Dutchess County., New York

    4. [S58] Birth Certificate.
      BC of daughter unk Lown b. 12 dec 1882 , later to be Ada Henrietta Lown

    5. [S18] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880.T9, 1,454 rolls. Barrytown, Dutchess County, New York, ED 64, roll T9_825, page 285.3000, image 0575.

    6. [S22] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910.T624, 1,178 rolls. Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, ED , roll T624_937, part , page .

    7. [S26] 1920 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005).
      Online publication - Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 on roll 323 (Chicago City.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1920.T625, 2,076 rolls. Red Hook, Dutchess County, New York, ED , roll , page , image 1026.

    8. [S92] Death Certificate.

    9. [S82] Civil War Pension Record.
      See exhibit