The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
DESCENT OF JAMES
RUSSELL LOWELL.

resided in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Cleyedon.
Portbury, and Weston in Gardano, all
in Somersetshire, and in Bristol, in
Gloucestershire, England. In 1897 he
was assessor in Kingston Seymour. and
Ia Bristol he was at the head Of the
mercantile house of PerciYai LOwle &
CO. Ee came TO Newbury from Bristol
IN 1888 ia the ship Jonathan, and
subsequently owned much land in that
place. lie anticipated the poetic genius
OF his distinguished descendant By dip
ping into verse, and on one occasion
wrote a poem on the death Of Gov.
Winthrop. of Massachusetts,. lie mar
ried i'm England. Rebecca --, who died
/ in NeWbury, December %, 1915. His
son
John Lowell, was born I'm England in
1888, and died in NeWbury. Mass. July
/ 10. f647 In 1919 he was apprenticed to
Richard Baugh. Of Bristol. England.
who was glover and in 1929 be was
admitted a citizen OF the same place.
/ He married. first in England Margaret
--. who died in 1899. the year OF her
arrival i'm New England; and. secondly,
/ ia Newbury. in 1888. Elizabeth GOOdale
/ daughter Of John Goodale and his wife.
formerly the widow, Elizabeth Taylor,
/ VINO was born in Yarmouth County,
/ England, and died in NewbUry. April
/ %. 1851 He was made freeman in 1871.
chosen constable December 10, 1871,
and was a deputy from Newbury to the
/ General Court in 1643-4. He is said 90
/ have been man OF good education for
/ those early DAYS. and a person of prom
/ inence and influence in the community.
I His son
/ John Lowell was born Ga England
! iu 1923, and died in Boston, Jan
+ uary Z, 1894. He was a cooper. and
/ lived successfully in Boston, Scituate
/ Rehoboth, and again in Boston. He
7 married first January 3. 1858, Hannah
( Proctor, daughter Of George Proctor;
/ secondly, in Scituate, Mass, January "a,
! less Elizabeth Sylvester daughter Of
| Richard Sylvester. Of the same place
and his wife Naomi Tarreyinl. who was
! born January %, 1914 and died in 1865;
/ and thirdly. in 1865. Naomi Sylvester.
/ sister OF his second wife. he had nine
/ teen children, one OF whom
Ebcnezer Lowell, a "c0rdwairer"
/ tshoemakerj. was born in Boston in
/ 1873. and died in Boston. September 10,
/ I7il He married, January 30. 1894
/ Elizabeth Smaller daughter OF Michael
/ Smaller. Of bingham, Mass. and his
/ wife. formerly the widow Of Nathaniel
/ Jewell The latter subsequently mar
/ ricd Philip Bongardus. and died in 1861.
/ In the inventory OF his personal estate
appears the following. Household
I furniture viz: Beds. bedding. brass,
/ pewter. iron. shOemaker's ware, shop
goods. firing and arms, lumber &c,
. f97-3-10." His son
Rev. John Lowell. was born in Boston.
I March "a. 1I03-4. and died at Newbury-
port. Mass. May Is. 1867, and was
buried in the old Hill Cemetery in
the latter place. lie married. first. De
cember %. 1925. Sarah Champney
/ daughter Of Noah Champuey and his
. wife Sarah TunnelD. who was born in
1904. and died June IS, 1856; and. sec
oudly IN 175S. Elizabeth. widow Of the
Rev Joseph Whipple. of Hampton. y.
H. who was born March 20, 1909, died
September %, 1905, at Portsmouth. \.
H.. and was a daughter of Robert Cults.
ir Of Kittery. Ne. and his wife Dorcas
Hammond. He was graduated from
/ Harvard College in 1921. at the age Of
/ seventeen. and received his second de
/ gree in 1924 He was ordained jan
/ uary @. 1926, as pastor of the Third
Church OF NewbuTy. Mass. and con-
( tinued as such until his death. forty
| two years lie is said TO have been a
I very scholarly man. liberal in his views.
generous I'm his impulses, renowned in
his profession. and one of the most
eminent men of his day. over the fire
place in his home, on a panel. was a
picture Of a coup of ministers seated
about table on which was "a bowl and
n tobacco dish, above which was the
following motto. In Latin: IN essen
tials. united. in nou-essentials. liberty;
--.r~-
Judge John Lowell. was born at
Newburyport Mass. June i. 1743. and
died at RoVbury. Mass. May 6, 1902 He
married first, January 3. 1867. Sarah
HiEEinson, Of Salem, Mass daughter
of stephen Higgins0n and his wife Eli
zabeth Cabot, who was born in New
buryport, January 3. 1745, died in the
same place May 5. 1872. and was buried
i'm the "Old Hin Cemetery secondly
May 81, 1874. Susanna Cabot daughter
of Francis Cabot. of Salem. Mass and
his wife Mary Fitch. who was born IN
Salem. Mass. January Is. 1854 and
died in the same place, March 90 lI9l
and thirdly December %, 1I7S. at Dun
stable, Mass, Rebecca Tying twidow OF
James King. of Dunstablc. and daush-
ter of Judge James Russell. OF
Charlestown Mass. and his wife Kath-
arine Graves, who was born February
p, 1747. and died September Is, 1916
He was graduated from Harvard in
1850, and at that time made VOW with
his college chum, the Hon. Jonathan
Jackson, never to marry. They seem
TO have repented their rash decision
> for Lowell subsequently married three
times, and Jackson twice John Lowell
studied law in Boston with OXenbridge
Thatcher, and was admitted 20 the bar
in 1863 In 1875 ne was elected repre-
sentative of the General Court from
Newburyport. and in 1873 from Boston
In 1879 he was a member of the Massa-
chusetts constitutional convention. and
lin 1882 and 1883 was elected a Delegate
to Congress-. He served as fellow OF
Harvard College from 1854 to 1902: was
appointed by Washington in 1883 judge
Of the United States District Court OF
Massachusetts,. and in 1901 was ap-
pointed by President Adams chief jus
tice of the United States Circuit Court
including Maine, New Hampshire
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. Fol-
eighteen years he was a member Of tn,
corporation of Harvard College. and
1 was one of the founders Of the Ameri
can Academy of Arts and Sciences. Hi
. rson--
Rev. Charles Lowell, was born il
Boston, August i, 1882. and died a
Cambridge. Mass. January 20, 1861. II,
married. October >, 1906, Harrie
Bracket Spence daughter of Keitl
spence, of Portsmouth. \. H and hi
b wife Mary TrailD. who died March 80
2 1850. He was graduated from Harvard
: College in 1900, receiving the degree o.
} doctor Of divinity from that institution
f in 1928. lie Travelled in Europe in 1902
( SEQ. and on January ]. 1906. becam,
pastor Of the West Congregations