Jane Marshall Lowden - (1798-1873)

Spouse: William Lowden (1796-1838)

Born 10 Aug 1798 in Whitehall, N.Y. Possibly 1800.

Died 2 Jan 1873 in Greece, N.Y.

Burial Place: Falls Cemetery, Ridge Rd., Greece NY

Notes:

Lived close to Stephen Lowden. Grace Witty says in a letter to Jean Lowden that she had come to Greece in 1816 and

at one time lived on the southern side of Long Pond.

birth date on her cemetery stone is 1800

She married William Lowden (1796-1838), 31 Dec 1818 in S.W. Corner Frisbee Hill And Flynn Roads.

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this is a quotation written to Jane Marshall on 23 Feb 1855

Conesus Center Feb 23 AD 1855

Dear Cousin rec'd a letter from Brother John a few days since Informing me that he had been at your place and that you desired that I should visit which I would cheerfully comply with if it were not that there are obstacles in the way. My health failed me and I was unable to labor but little together with some other circumstances that brought me here last fall. I visited Brother and sister in Waterloo and returned here where Maria is her health is quite feeble and mine also feeble yet I think my health is better than when I left Michigan. My nerves are quite unsteady as you will perceive from my writing the weather has been intensely cold and my means that I brought with me is quite limited are the reasons I have not visited your place one other reason is the Lord has been pleased to visit this place in Mercy. God's people have been revived and some have been brought form darkness to light our meetings have been quite interesting but the interest at present appears to be on the decline. I have often thought of you since I have been here thought over the scenes and circumstances of Youth where we passed our days together while we were preparing for other scenes in the after life and thought if it was God's will we should meet again on earth and have the privilege of talking over former times would it give us pleasure or pain.

John writes me you wished to see me to ascertain if I knew anything about your husband being in the service who were his officers and co. I am as well satisfied of it as I am of anything else that transpired at that time although I did not see him in the service. if my memory serves me it was as late as the fall of 1814 I think the Captain that he left home under was Wm. Ireland it might however have been John Alexander this probably you have already learned and perhaps want to know why he was not discharged by them. A part of this company crossed over to Fort Erie and a part remained and William told me he was sick at the time his company crossed consequently he was attached to a different command and who became his captain. I do not know If you have his discharge can ascertain another circumstance which may lead to a discovery as he was sick and when his time had about half expired, His father took his place and William returned home and his father served the remainder of the term and the discharge may have been found among Uncle's papers. I am always happy to anything for any that it will benefit after receiving this and it is not sufficient you will know whether anything else from me will be necessary I do not at present recollect anything more about this matter than what I have related it is a long time since I saw you a great many with whom we used to be acquainted have passed away and you and I are on the confines of eternity the privilege we now enjoy we shall be permitted a few days longer since I was at your place Uncle Jacob Uncle Stephen Cousin Nancy and how many more that we were related to and acquainted with I do not know I have thought a great deal about Aunt Anna and family Her remembrance I shall ever cherish her kindness to me when young I shall never forget were it in my power to render her any assistance in her widowhood it would cheerfully be done. May God's blessing rest upon her old age and gray hair communicate this to her Maria desires me to say to you that she sends her love to you and wishes you to come and make her a visit with which I should be highly pleased myself accept my best wishes for your health and prosperity in this life and a happy admittance through the merits of our Blessed Saviour into the paradise of God.

Yours ??

Thos Lowden

A letter written to Jane July 14 1872

Waterloo Seneca County NY 

Dear friend

I attended church this forenoon and I think of leaving here soon. I came to visit and got here on the 6th and have been over some of the ground my feet pressed when I was young, and have stood as it were in the city of the dead. I have not changed a word with any person since i came here that I used to know (but my brother and his wife).

I have visited the places of burial., stood by and read on the monuments the names of my former associates, and friends, but all was silent, all was solitary, no response, my feet have again wandered along the banks of that once beautiful gushing Seneca outlet. I stood and enquiringly asked, is this all that is left of it, once it was large now a rill, myself and brother took a ride yesterday, we passed by where we used to live, to the shore of the beautiful Lake, but not a drop of water runs there, the water has receded 50 or 60 rods from where the shore once was, leaving a large space of dry land, we then started south as far as what we used to call the cove, the water has left it also; the lake once so full is now sunk down like a pond, the country around looks beautiful, everything is flourishing even the Canada thistles, the wheat in places is poor, well from the cove we took east and before getting three miles we broke our forward axel, and had to get another put in, and got to Waterloo about 6 o'clock P.M. Well what I wish to say and the friends in your place, is that I am now an old man, and have a desire to visit the scenes of my early manhood at your place, and I thought if you wished to see me and have a visit from me bad enough to meet me at Rochester on Friday 19th of this inst. between 10 and 11 o'clock A.M. of that day (as I shall take the 8 oclock train from here) if I do not miss it. I have about one week more to spare, and I could spend it with you, but if I should get there and not find any of you then I should conclude you were not very anxious to see me and go on to Michigan again. I have nothing with me but a satchel my health is not very good I am failing or I could walk to your place but I am past that.

Your friend and Well wisher

Thomas Lowden

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