James Madison LOWELL

1827 - 1886  (59 years)

• Name	James Madison LOWELL
  Born	11 Mar 1827	Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Sep 1886	La Porte, Plumas, California, USA
  Buried	Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Plumas, California, USA
  Notes	and indicates that they settled in Gibsonville, CA. states that the widow resides at Quincy, Cal. 1860 Census: CA: Sierra Cty: Gibsonville Twp #8, Gibsonville, p. 94 of 294, taken 18 July 1860: James M. Lowell, age 36, male, miner, real estate valued at $400, personal estate valued at $50; Ruth G. Lowell, age 23. 1870 Census: CA: Sierra; Gibson Township: Lowell, Jas., age 41, chopping wood, born in ME; Ruth, age 22, keeping house, born in ME; Nelly, age 11, attdg school, born in CA; Mathew, age 9, attdg school, born in CA; Jenny, age 5, at home, born in CA; and one domestic servant. 1880 Census: CA: Plumas Cty; Plumas Twnship: Town of Quincy: Lowell, James M. age 52, occupation: miner, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine; “ Ruth, age 42, his wife, keeping house, born in Maine, father and mother born in Maine; Clough, Mattie, 19, their daughter, at home, born in CA, father and mother born in ME; Clough, G G, 44, their son-in-law, lawyer, born in ME, father and mother born in ME; Clough, Baby, 2 mos., grandson, at home, born in CA, father born in ME, mother born in CA; Lowell, Jennie, age 14, their daughter, attends school, born in CA, father and mother born in ME; “ Millet, age 9, their son, attends school, born in CA, father born in ME, mother born in England; “ Lulu, age 7, their daughter, born in CA, father and mother born in ME; [three Chinese servants] Hall, Etta M., 4 mos, at home, born in CA, father born in ME, mother born in VT.«s11», «s4», «s4» [1, 2]
  Person ID	I639	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2015

  
  

  Father	Reuben LOWELL, Jr.,   b. 12 Sep 1802, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 5 Apr 1867, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Lois Palmer BRADBURY,   b. 26 May 1806, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 31 May 1890, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1823
  Headstones		Lowell, Reuben and Lois Bradbury Lowell
  Family ID	F212	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Gordon MILLETT,   b. 1 Jan 1837, Leeds, Androscoggin, Maine, USA ,   d. 21 Mar 1897, Quincy, Plumas, California, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Married	19 Apr 1857	Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, USA
  Children	1. Nellie Whitman LOWELL,   b. 2 Apr 1859, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA ,   d. 1926, Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA  (Age 66 years) + 2. Mettie S. LOWELL,   b. 11 Feb 1861, Gibsonville, Sierra, California, USA ,   d. 1913  (Age 51 years) + 3. Virginia "Jennie" Thomas LOWELL,   b. 30 Sep 1865, California, USA ,   d. 13 Dec 1935, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA  (Age 70 years) + 4. Millet Solomon LOWELL,   b. 3 Jul 1870, Gibsonville, Sierra, California, USA ,   d. 27 Jun 1901, San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA  (Age 30 years)   5. Phoebe Luella LOWELL,   b. 11 Feb 1873, Gibsonville, Sierra, California, USA ,   d. 1 Jul 1897, Quincy, Plumas, California, USA  (Age 24 years)
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2021
  Family ID	F224	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Mar 1827 - Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA Married - 19 Apr 1857 - Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, USA Died - 26 Sep 1886 - La Porte, Plumas, California, USA Buried - - Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Plumas, California, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S11] A History of Farmington, Franklin County, Maine, from the Earliest Explorations to the Present Time, 1776-1885., Butler, Francis Gould., (Farmington: Press of Knowlton, McLeary, and Co., 1885.). [S4] Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639 to 1899., Lowell, Delmar R., (Tuttle Company, Rutland, Vt., 1899).