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United States Loew migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loew Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Antoni Loew, who arrived in America in 1750 1
  • Leonhard Loew, who landed in America in 1754 1
  • Georg Adam Loew, who settled in Maryland in 1763
Loew Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Johann Loew, who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Bohemia"
  • Mr. Franz M. Loew, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1846 aboard the ship "Bohemia"
  • John George Loew, aged 44, who arrived in Missouri in 1848 1
  • Michael Loew, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1848 1
  • Hirsch Loew, who arrived in Texas in 1854
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Canada Loew migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Loew Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Josef Loew, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1751 with his wife, children, and father
  • Michael Loew, who arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1751 with his wife and children

Contemporary Notables of the name Loew (post 1700) +

  • Dorothy Loew, American politician, Candidate for New York State Assembly from Kings County 10th District, 1934, 1935; Candidate for New York State Senate 11th District, 1936 2


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 19) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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