Lowe, Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt

Life Span
to
Full name
Thaddeus Sobieski Coulincourt Lowe
Place of Birth
Coos County, NH
Burial Place
Pasadena, CA
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Siblings
4
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
10
Family
Clovis Lowe (father), Alpha Green Lowe (mother), Leontine Augustine Gaschon (wife) 
Occupation
Businessman
Scientist or Inventor
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Military
Union Army
Date Event
On the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe's balloon carrier is towed into position off Mattawoman Creek
On the Potomac, Thaddeus Lowe launches the first balloon observation flight from a naval craft
- Largest battle yet in the eastern theater fought at Fair Oaks, Virginia near Richmond
Famous daredevil Harry Leslie performs while suspended from a balloon flying 2000 feet over New York City
In New York, newlyweds celebrate with a two hour balloon flight from Central Park to Mount Vernon
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