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- !IDENTITY: James N. Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, volume 3 (Providence County), part 6 (Smithfield), p. 105-106 lists two births for Richard Mowrys:
- p. 105: Richard Mowry, b. 18 Apr 1748 to Ananias Mowry and Zerviah
- p. 106: Richard Mowry, b. 11 Feb 1754 [sic] to Joseph ([son] of Capt. Daniel) and Anne
Richard Mowry (the Preacher) is the latter, b. 11 Feb 1754 in Smithfield (according to to Arnold). The first is another person, RIN 42166 in this database.
!SOURCE: William Augustus Mowry, A Family History: Richard Mowry, of Uxbridge, Mass.: His Ancestors and His Descendants. (Providence: Sidney S. Rider, 1878; reprint ed., Charleston, S.C.: BiblioLife, 2010), pp. 113-180. Gives birth 11 Feb 1748/9. (This differs from the 11 Feb 1754 birth date given by James N. Arnold's Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850, volume 3 (Providence County), part 6 (Smithfield), p. 106: "Richard Mowry, b. 11 Feb 1754 to Joseph ([son] of Capt. Daniel) and Anne."). W.A. Mowry lists three marriages, to (1) Phebe Smith, (2) Huldah Harris, and (3) Isabel Chace.
!SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 6 Sep 2010, noting the following:While Arnold's VRs does give the date of February 11, 1754, the Vital Records of Uxbridge, MA to the Year 1850 notes his date of birth as "11th day, 2d mo. 1749" which corresponds to the secondary source of the William Augustus Mowry book as well as the grave stone information.
!SOURCE: Email from Matthew Fatale (email hidden) to the Whipple Website, 12 Aug 2010. Cites a photo of Richard's gravestone at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GScid=2365618&GRid=56944804& , which gives his death date 23 Jan 1835, at the age of 86. Death at age 86 reinforces the 11 Feb 1748/9 birth date given by William Augustus Mowry and the Vital Records of Uxbridge, MA to the Year 1850.
!SOURCE: Email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 28 Jul 2004. Cites entry in The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans: Volume II (1904)MOWRY, William Augustus, author, was born in Uxbridge, Mass., Aug. 13, 1829; son of Jonathan and Hannah (Brayton) Mowry; grandson of Gideon and Ruth (Wheeler) Mowry; great-grandson of Richard (the preacher) and Huldah (Harris) Mowry; great2-grandson of Joseph {19587} and Anne (Whipple) {56285} Mowry, and great3-grandson of Captain Daniel {11741} and Mary (Steere) {42546} Mowry. He attended Phillips academy and Brown university, and was principal of the English high school at Providence, R.I., 1859-64. He served as captain in the 11th R.I. volunteer infantry, 1862-63; was senior principal of the English and Classical school at Providence, 1864-84; superintendent of schools, Cranston, R.I., 1864-66, and editor of the Journal of Education, Boston, Mass., 1884-86, and Education, 1886-91. He was a member of the school board of Providence, R.I., 1869-75, and of Boston, 1889-91; superintendent of schools at Salem, Mass., 1891-94; president of the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction, 1864-66; of the American Institute of Instruction, 1880-82; of the Massachusetts council of the American Institute of Civics, 1885-87 ;of the Martha's Vineyard summer institute from 1878; of the department of higher education, National Educational association, in 1889; became a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the New England Historic Genealogical society, and the National Council of Education in 1880; a corresponding member of the Rhode Island Historical society; of the Oregon Historical society, and was one of the founders and a member of the American Historical society. In 1902 he had given more than two thousand lectures, mostly on historical and educational subjects, in various states, thus addressing over one hundred thousand teachers. He is the author of: Who Invented the American Steamboat? (1874); The Descendants of Nathaniel Mowry (1878); A Family History (1878); Political Education in the Schools (1878); The School Curriculum and Business Life (1881); Talks with My Boys (1884); Studies in Civil Government (1888); A National University (1889); Elements of Civil Government (1890); Talks with Boys (revised, 1892); Annual Report of the Superintendent of Schools, Salem, Mass. (4 vols., 1891-94); War Stories (1892); Sunshine upon the Psalms (1892); Lov'st Thou Me More than These? (1892); Art Decorations for School Rooms (1892); Difficulties attending the Organization of our National Government in 1789; A History of the United States (1896); First Steps in the History of Our Country (1898); American Inventions and Inventors (1900); Marcus Whitman and the Early Days of Oregon (1901), and Territorial Growth of the United States (1902). Also cites Arnold's VR3:6:106, Smithfield 1:37 (birth); and 7:170 Smithfield Friends Record (marriage).
!SOURCE: "Descendants of Anne Whipple," email from N. Combs to Weldon Whipple, 14 Oct 2004. Cites Vital Record of Rhode Island 1636-1850 (birth [11 Feb 1754], marriage).
!SOURCE: Email from Anne Billeter (email hidden) to Weldon Whipple, 27 Feb 2008. Cites "A Family History. Richard Mowry, of Uxbridge, Mass.: his ancestors and his descendants," by William A. Mowry. Providence: Sidney S. Rider, Publisher, 1878. Gives birth 11 Feb 1748/49.
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1749 - 1835 (85 years)
