Individual Details

Gratia Ann Remick

(26 Nov 1825 - 24 Aug 1904)

Events

Birth	26 Nov 1825	Industry, Franklin, Maine
Marriage	9 Sep 1841	Saint Louis City, Missouri - John Edwards Mower
Census	1 Jun 1850	Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota
Census	9 Nov 1857	Marine, Washington, Minnesota
Census	1 Jun 1860	Marine, Washington, Minnesota
Census	1 Jun 1865	Marine, Washington, Minnesota
Census	1 Jun 1870	Marine, Washington, Minnesota
Census	1 May 1875	Marine, Washington, Minnesota
Census	10 Jun 1880	Arcola, Washington, Minnesota
Bio Note	12 May 1885	fire consumed the barn on property owned by Gratia Mower - 916 Oak Street, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota
Bio Note	24 May 1886	a large fire - the Mower Block, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota
Miscellaneous	Apr 1897	had a lawsuit filed against her - Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota
Census	13 Jun 1900	May Township, Washington, Minnesota
Obituary	25 Apr 1904	The Saint Paul Globe - Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota
Death	24 Aug 1904	aortic stenosis - May Township, Washington, Minnesota
Burial	26 Aug 1904	Fairview Cemetery, Stillwater, Washington, Minnesota
Funeral	26 Aug 1904	officiated by Rev. F. L. Palmer of Ascension Episcopal Church - the Mower residence, Arcola, Washington, Minnesota

Families

Spouse	John Edwards Mower (1815 - 1879)
Child	James Albert Mower (1842 - 1861)
Child	Helen Mar Mower (1845 - 1937)
Child	Emma Mower (1847 - 1933)
Child	Mary J. Mower (1850 - 1925)
Child	Martha Augusta "Mattie" Mower (1862 - 1872)

Father	Jacob Gilman Remick ( - )
Mother	Hannah Shaw ( - )

Notes

Census

Gratia Ann Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower [husband], age 25, female, and born in Maine.

Census

Gratia was enumerated as "Gracie" A. Mower in the household of John E. Mower, a 32 year old white female whose birthplace was listed as Maine.

Census

Lucretia Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower [husband], age 35, female, and was born in Maine.

Census

Gratia was enumerated as "Lucretia" Mower, female, in the household of John E. Mower.

Census

Gratia Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower as a 45 year white female, keeping house, and with her birthplace listed as Maine.

Census

Gratia Mower was enumerated in the household of John E. Mower as a 50 year old white female, with Maine listed as the birthplace for her and both of her parents.

Census

Gratia A. Mower was enumerated in the household of Martin Mower as his sister-in-law, a 55 year old white female, widowed, keeping house, with Maine listed as her birthplace and New Hampshire listed as the birthplace of both of her parents.

Bio Note

According to an article in the Saint Paul Globe, a fire alarm was sent in at noon for a fire in a barn. The premises at the time of the fire were occupied by James O'Gorman. The fire department was able to save the house, but the barn that was about twenty feet away was engulfed. The loss on the barn was $400, with an additional $25 for paint blistered on the house. The property was fully insured with Commercial Union of London.

Bio Note

The fire was the largest in Stillwater in many years, except for one at the Stillwater Prison two years prior. The blaze burned the Mower Block to the ground, along with most of its contents. The building was a three-story frame structure, with an adjoining two-story building, at the intersections of Chestnut Street, Second Street and Union Place. At the time of the fire, the building was owned by Mrs. John Mower and was among the oldest buildings in Stillwater, having been erected in 1848 at a cost of $20,000. According to a story in the Saint Paul Globe, the fire was discovered at 9:40 by passers-by, the first flames noticed issued from the rear of the building and spread rapidly. Firefighters arrived within three minute and had five streams of water battling the blaze. However within 10 minutes, the entire building was engulfed, and was unable to be saved. The first floor of the building was occupied by Anderson & Carison's Saloon, St. Croix Boom Company's office, F. E. Joy's Insurance Office and the Domestic Sewing Machine office. The basement under Joy's office was occupied by the Cafe Brunswick. The second and third floor consisted of 30 rooms.

Miscellaneous

According the Saint Paul Globe, Nicholas Moelter of Wisconsin filed suit in the U.S. Circuit Court against Gratia A. Mower and her daughters, Emma Van Vorhes and Mary Richardson, to recover damages of $10,000 for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on 23 January 1897 by falling into a cellar way on the premises of the Mower Block Property in Stillwater. According to the paper, the door covering the opening to the cellar way had been removed by servants of the defendants.

Census

Gracia [sic] A. Mower was enumerated as head of household, a white female aged 74 (born November 1825), widowed having been married 37 years, mother of 5 children of whom 3 were still living, her birthplace was listed as Maine, both parents also had Maine listed as birthplaces, her occupation was "capitalist," able to read, write and speak English, and her home was owned free of mortgage. Other members of her household were Hilda Olson (servant/cook) and Martin Springer (servant/coachman).

Obituary

Mrs. Gratia A. Mower, who for more than fifty years had resided at Arcola, six miles north of Stillwater, died yesterday, after an illness of two weeks. She was seventy-eight years of age and came to the St. Croix valley fifty-eight years ago. She settled at Taylors Falls with her husband, the late John E. Mower, and after spending two years there removed to Arcola, where her husband operated a saw mill for many years. Mrs. Mower is survived by three daughters - Mrs. Helen M. Torinus, of Stillwater; Mrs. Emma Van Vorhees and Mrs. W. H. Richardson, of St. Paul. The funeral is to be held tomorrow afternoon and the remains will be brought to Fairview cemetery for interment. Deceased was the owner of the Mower block and other property in this city.

Death

According to her death notice published in the Saint Paul Globe, "Mrs. Gratia A. Mower, who for more than fifty years had resided at Arcola, six miles north of Stillwater, died yesterday, after an illness of two weeks. She was seventy-eight years of age and came to the St. Croix valley fifty-eight years ago. She settled at Taylors Falls with her husband, the late John E. Mower, and after spending two years there removed to Arcola, where her husband operated a saw mill for many years. Deceased was the owner of the Mower block and other property in this city."

Endnotes

1. State of Minnesota, Health Department, Non-Pre-Printed Death Record Cards (1905-1907), May tp, Washington County, Gratia A. Mower, 24 August 1904;Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

2. Walter L. Mower, Mower Family History: A Genealogical Record of the Maine Branch of This Family together with Other Branches of the Family Tree (Portland, Maine: The Southworth Press, 1923), 72.

3. Augusts B. Easton, Editor-in-Chief, History of the Saint Croix Valley (Chicago, Illinois: H. C. Cooper, Jr. & Co., 1909), vol. 1, p. 24; digital image, Google, Google Books (books.google.com : accessed 29 May 2019.

4. 1850 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Stillwater Precinct, p. 154, dwelling 26, family 29, John E. Mower household, line 21, Gratia Ann Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.

5. 1857 State Census, Washington County, Minnesota, Township 31, 152, dwelling 935, family 940, John E. Mower household, line 29, Gracie A. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); Minnesota Historical Society microfilm.

6. 1860 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Marine Township, p. 1, dwelling 4, family 4, John E. Mower household, line 15, Lucretia Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. .

7. 1865 State Census, Washington County, Minnesota, Town of Marine, family 28, John E. Mower household, line 34, Lucretia Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); Minnesota Historical Society microfilm.

8. 1870 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Town of Marine, p. 19, family 152, John E. Mower household, line 21, Gratia Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 25 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. .

9. 1875 State Census, Washington County, Minnesota, Town of Marine, p. 203, family 265, John Mower household, line 31, Gratia Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); Minnesota Historical Society microfilm.

10. 1880 U.S. Census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, Town of Arcola, enumeration district (ED) 37, p. 15, dwelling 91, family 102, Martin Mower household, line 2, Gratia A. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.

11. "Stillwater News," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 13 May 1885, p. 8, col. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 18 October 2017).

12. "A Big Stillwater Blaze," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 25 May 1886, p. 4, col. 5; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 18 October 2017).

13. "Fell Into The Cellar," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 7 April 1897, p. 8, col. 4; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 28 August 2018).

14. 1900 U.S. census, Washington County, Minnesota, population schedule, May Township, enumeration district (ED) 36, sheet 10A, dwelling 186, family 196, Gracia A. Mower household, line 11, Gracia A. Mower; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 28 September 2018); NARA microfilm publication T623, 1854 rolls..

15. "Stillwater," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 25 August 1904, p. 3, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 21 July 2020).

16. State of Minnesota, Health Department, Non-Pre-Printed Death Record Cards (1905-1907), May tp, Washington County, Gratia A. Mower, 24 August 1904;Minnesota Historical Society, Saint Paul, Minnesota.

17. "Stillwater," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 25 August 2904, p. 4, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 18 October 2017).

18. "Stillwater," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 25 August 2904, p. 4, col. 2; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 18 October 2017).

19. "Stillwater," The Saint Paul (Minnesota) Daily Globe, 26 August 1904, p. 8, col. 3; digital image, Newspapers.com (www.newspapers.com : accessed 21 February 2019).