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William Johnston Ower 1839 - 1923

William Johnston Ower of Brton Australia was born in 1839 to Hay Ower and Mary Mary (Johnstone) Ower. He married Mary Ower Ower on June 26, 1867 in Dundee, Dundee City Council County, Scotland United Kingdom, and they were married until Mary's death on December 12, 1922 in Brighton, Bayside City County, Victoria. William Ower died at age 84 years old in 1923 in Brton.
William Johnston Ower
Brton Australia
1839
1923
Brton, Australia
Male
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  • 1839

    Birthday

    1839
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  • 1923

    Death

    1923
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Brton Australia
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    William Johnston Ower lived 9 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 84.
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In 1839, in the year that William Johnston Ower was born, in The Boston Morning Post, on March 23rd, the first recorded use of the word "OK" appeared. A columnist in the paper said this: "The "Chairman of the Committee on Charity Lecture Bells, is one of the deputation, and perhaps if he should return to Boston, via Providence, he of the Journal, and his train-band, would have his 'contribution box,' et ceteras, o.k.—all correct—and cause the corks to fly, like sparks, upward." While this is the first known time that OK appeared in print, where the word came from is still disputed.
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In 1868, William was 29 years old when on July 9th, The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified. The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed African Americans full citizenship and equal protection under the law. It also gave all persons in the United States due process of law. The former Confederate states hotly contested the amendment but were forced to go along so that they could regain representation in Congress
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Marriage

Mary Ower Ower

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William Johnston Ower

June 26, 1867
Marriage date
Dundee, Dundee City Council, Scotland United Kingdom
Marriage location
Unknown
Status
December 12, 1922
Mary's death date
Brighton, Bayside City, Victoria, 3186 Australia
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