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Nancy Maria " Nettie " McCormick ( née Fowler; February 8, 1835 – July 5, 1923) was an American philanthropist. Through marriage, she became a member of the prominent McCormick family .
- Nancy Maria Fowler, February 8, 1835, Brownsville, New York, U.S.
- McCormick family
Nancy (“Nettie”) Fowler McCormick never expected to lead a life of ease. Orphaned at age 7, she learned early in life to make the most of her days. Such firm moral purpose would steer her throughout life, especially after her marriage to Cyrus McCormick, inventor of the mechanical reaper and one of the wealthiest men in American history.
Nov 18, 2013 · Nancy “Nettie” Fowler, the daughter of store owners Melzar and Clarissa (Spicer) Fowler, was the victim of tragic circumstances at an early age. In the year of Nettie’s birth, the family moved 13 miles northwest to Depauville. On a trip from there to Watertown, Melzar died after being kicked in the head by an unruly horse.
Apr 28, 2010 · Nancy Fowler McCormick was one of the few people who actually had the opportunity to answer such a question. A Serious Childhood Nancy, whose childhood nickname was Nettie, was born February 8, 1835, in Brownsville, New York.
Nancy Maria “Nettie” Fowler McCormick Birth 8 Feb 1835. Brownsville, Ontario County, New York, USA Death Jul 1923 (aged 88) Lake Forest, Lake County, Illinois, USA
Nancy Maria " Nettie " McCormick ( née Fowler; February 8, 1835 – July 5, 1923) was an American philanthropist. Through marriage, she became a member of the prominent McCormick family.
McCormick was born Nancy Maria Fowler in 1835, the daughter of devout New York State Methodists Melzar and Clarissa Fowler . Her father was a merchant who died unexpectedly when she was an infant; Clarissa Fowler then took over the family's dry-goods business, but died in 1842 and orphaned seven-year-old Nettie and her two brothers.
