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- Marriage Record (1st marriage): The Vital Records of Amesbury, Massachusetts:
"Lowell
Ruben, and Pirsilla Bartlet, Dec. 15, 1761
The Vital Records of Kingston, N.H.: “Lowel: Ruben & Perseler: Persiler, 07 Jun 1764; Reasma, 17 Jul 1762; Sarah, 05 Jan 1767.”
Farmington VR: “Mr. Reuben Lowell of Farmington and Miss Sally Williams of Chesterville intend Marriage Farmington October1807. Certificate Issued Nov. 6, 1807.”
Farmington VR: “November 10th 1807 joined in Marriage Mr. Reuben Lowell of Farmington with Miss Sally Williams, of Chesterville.”
"After marriage he remained some years in Kingston, N.H., and about 1768 removed to Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine. After a short time he returned to Kingston.
1783, he came as an early pioneer to Sandy River Township, now Farmington, Franklin, Maine.; took up a farm on the western side of the river, river lot No. 15; removed to Chesterville in the early part of the present century.
'He was distinguished for his general intelligence and knowledge of affairs.'
He served the town of Farmington in several local offices.
In 1759, when 18 years of age, he enlisted in Col. Titcomb's Regt. of Newbury, Mass., and served in the expedition against Crown Point, N.Y. He was from Amesbury, Mass., at that time. Moses and Gideon were also with him. (Mass. Rec., Vol 97; p. 417).
He was in the Rev. War from Kingston, N.H., Sept. 23, 1776. (N.H. Records).
In 1774, he, a 'cordwainer,' bought land in Brunswick, Cumberland Co., Me.
1778, he, a 'cordwainer,' deeded land in Kingston, N.H., which runs by land possessed by Moses Lowell.
1779, he, of Kingston, N.H., bought land in Brunswick."
From the Daughters of the American Revolution:
Lowell, Reuben, Anc#A072113
Service: New Hampshire
Rank: Patriotic Service
Birth: 6-29-1739 Amesbury, MA
Death: 6-1-1824 Chesterville, ME
Service Source: Batchellor Misc Rev Docs of NH, State Papers, Vol30,p77
Service Description: Signer of Association Test
Reuben Lowell came to the Sandy River area in 1784 and settled on the west side of the river just above Jesse Butterfield. p.42
In 1789 it was decided that the title to the Sandy River Township would vest in the state of Massachusetts. The settlers therefore resolved to attempt to obtain a title to their lands. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, after receiving a petitition from the settlers, caused a full inventory of the lands to be taken. In the resulting inventory, taken by Dummer Sewall on September 10, 1789, Reuben Lowell was shown to have settled on Lot 15 of the front lot area on the west side of the Sandy River, he had a proprietor's mark, he had entered in 1783, had settled in 1784 and had seven acres under improvement. p.47
1790 Census: Maine, Lincoln, Sandy River, First Twp:
2 Free White Males 16+
2 Free White Males Under 16
2 Free White Females
1800 Census: Maine, Kennebec, Farmington:
Reuben Lowell
1 Free White Male Under 10 years of age,
2 Free White Males of 16 and Under 26
1 Free White Male of 45 and upwards
1 Free White Female of 16 and Under 26
2 Free White Females of 26 and Under 45
1 Free White Female of 45 and Upwards
The official land grant deed to the Sandy River settlers, including Reuben Lowell who is listed as a settler prior to the first day of January 1784, emanated from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives on Feb. 4, 1790. p.51
During the petitioning process to form Farmington, Reuben Lowell was one of the signers of an alternative petition, dated May 22, 1793, requesting that the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts form two towns--creating a separate town for the lower part of the Sandy River plantation rather than have it be a part of Farmington, whose creation was petitioned by a separate set of Sandy River settlers in a document dated May 20, 1793. p.61
As the incorporation process for Farmington continued, a group of residents of the lower Sandy River made one last attempt to have a separate town formed consisting of the lower part of the Sandy River township and the upper part of Chester to be called Parkeford. Reuben Lowell signed this petition, dated Dec. 26, 1793, and was chosen to forward the petition for incorporation. Nevertheless, the original petition served as the basis for the bill that passed the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives on Jan. 28, 1794 and was signed by the Governor on February 1-- p.65
At the first township meeting for Farmington in April 7, 1794, Capt. Elijah Butler and Reuben Lowell were declared "sealers of leather." p.69
In 1798, Reuben Lowell was an assistant assessor for Farmington for the eleventh district of the first division of Massachusetts in order to apportion the district's share of Massachusetts' $260,435.34 (which was part of a direct tax of two million that had been authorized by Congress in 1798). p.70
In the returns of the eleventh district made Oct. 1, 1798, Reuben Lowell appears on the list of persons owning dwelling-houses on lots not exceeding two acres in any case, of a greater value than one hundred dollars. p.71
On Dec. 10, 1798, Reuben Lowell signed, with other Federalists, a protest deriding the tactics of the republicans who had met Dec. 13 protesting the tax assessments. These local disagreements centered on two factions in the town, one aligned around the early settlers from Dunstable, Massachusetts, and the other around the early settlers from Martha's vineyard. The Dunstable group tended to be Universalists and the Martha's vineyard group tended to be Baptists. Reuben Lowell was associated with the Dunstable group. p.73
At a Farmington town meeting on May 22, 1794, Reuben Lowell, along with nine others, was appointed to report the number and define the boundaries of the several school districts in town. The group recommended that the town be divided into ten school districts. p.93
In 1803, Reuben Lowell, Enoch Craig, and Elijah Norton were Selectmen for Farmington. p.332
"The religious belief of a large portion of the earliest settlers in Farmington was that of the Universalist faith, nearly all the Dunstable party belonging to that order...In 1811, a petition signed by inhabitants of Farmington and adjoining towns.. was sent to the General Court [of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts] praying to be incorporated as a religious society." Reuben Lowell, along with his sons John and Reuben, Jr. [note the absence of Joshua Bartlett, if it means anything] were signers of this petition. The petition was granted and the Universalist Society of Farmington was formed on Sept. 2, 1811-- Reuben Lowell was chosen as one of the three assessors of the group and was one of three individuals appointed to be delegates to represent the Society at its general convention to be held in Freeport, the second Wednesday of September, 1811-- "Immediate measures were taken to raise the funds necessary for the support of preaching, and an assessment of $100 was levied upon the estates of the society. The Universalists were, for the most part, residents of the lower part of the town, and had but a small interest in the Center Meeting-House. Their services were usually held in the old meeting-house at the Falls and in school-houses..." p.156
"Reuben Lowell was born in Kingston, N.H., June 29, 1739. There he married and remained some years, but moved to Brunswick about 1768. He lived there but a short time, and returned to Kingston. In 1783 he came to the Sandy River township, and took up a farm on the western side of the river, river-lot No. 15. Becoming interested in the settlement of Chesterville, he removed thither early in the present century, and there died, June, 1824. Mr. Lowell was distinguished among the eararly settlers for his general intelligence and knowledge of affairs. He served the town of Farmington as constable and tax-collector. He was twice married-- Dec. 15, 1761 to Priscilla Bartlett, who became the mother of his children, and died in 1807; Nov. 10, 1807 to Sally Williams of Chesterville. Eight children."
“Reuben (6) Lowell (Stephen (5) Capt. Gideon (4) Percival (3) Richard (2) Percival (1) b. June 29 1739 m. Dec. 15, 1761, Priscilla (11) b. Mar. 1, 1741, dau. of Joshua (10) and Priscilla (Jacobs) Bartlett of Kingston N.H. In 1768 they moved to Brunswick Me. but the unrest of the period caused them to return to Kingston where Reuben signed the N.H. Association Test and saw active service in the Rev. War. In 1779 the family again moved to Maine,--first, Brunswick, later among the pioneers of the Sandy River Township. Joshua Bartlett, Mrs. Lowell’s father, also signed the N.H. Association Test.
Cemetery stone indicates death date as: 6-1824 age 85y
From Farmington, Maine VR: “Record of Marks of Sheep and Cattle, 1795”: Reuben Lowell marks his sheep & cattle with a crop off of the right eare & a slit underside of the left eare.”, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Connected Bloodlines
1739 - 1824 (84 years)
