San Joaquin County
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MRS. ELIZABETH M. STOWE
MRS. ELIZABETH M. STOWE, wife
of Edwin P. Stowe, deceased, was born in Norfolk, Connecticut, February 25, 1825, daughter of Luther Alling. Luther
Alling died in Salisbury, Connecticut, April 4, 1839, at the age of forty-eight years, and
was buried in New
York State. Mrs. Alling was born in Salisbury, Connecticut, April 25, 1789, and died July 16, 1875, in California. In their family were five children, three sons and
two daughters; viz: Luther D., a resident of Avon, Connecticut; Norman E.,
mentioned elsewhere in this work; Theodore N., Maria (Mrs. J. L. Beecher), and
Elizabeth M. November 29, 1848, Miss Alling married Elihu Stowe, a native of East Granville, Massachusetts, who
died December 11, 1856, leaving her with three children. In August, 1859, she
married Edwin P. Stowe, also a native of East Granville, and in October
following they came to California via the Isthmus, sailing from New York in the
steamer Northern Light, and taking the Orizaba on the Pacific side, landing in
San Francisco November 1, 1859. They went at once to Marysville and remained
there till the fall of 1862, when they came to this valley and settled five
miles from Stockton. Here they remained, farming and improving their
land, until it is at the present time one of the best on the road. Mr. Stowe
died December 3, 1878, surrounded by his wife and children. He was kind to his
family and much respected by his neighbors. He was the father of three
children, namely: Charles A., Rollin E., and Mary J., deceased at the age of
twenty. Mary was a most brilliant and accomplished young lady. She had just
finished her education and received the highest grade certificates, was full of
ambition, and has a most brilliant future before her. Her loss is mourned by a
host of friends. Rollin E. has charge of the home place, and he is one who will
do justice to the charge left to him. The children by the first marriage are:
E. B., Alta M., wife of J. B. Webster, and Lucy, wife of George H. Merrill.
Charles Alling Stowe, January 1, 1884, married Miss Doris R. Grupe, daughter of
Charles Grupe, and resides on a farm, five miles east of Stockton. They have a daughter, Elsie Grupe, born June 20,
1885.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
An Illustrated History of San Joaquin County,
California, Pages 343-344. Lewis Pub.
Co. Chicago, Illinois 1890.
© 2009 Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
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