Reuben LOWELL, Jr.

1773 - 1841  (68 years)

• Name	Reuben LOWELL
  Suffix	Jr.
  Born	16 Sep 1773	Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Sep 1841	Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, USA
  Buried	Old Cemetery, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, USA
  Notes	Farmington VR: “Mr. Ruben Lowell and Miss Betsy Smith, Farmington, were Lawfully Published in Farmington in Oct. 1795.” Farmington VR: “December 24, 1795, then married Reuben Lowell & Betsy Smith.” "When a lad of a boy he came with his father into the vicinity of Farmington, Franklin, Maine; settled first in Wilton, but returned to Farmington; purchased part of a river lot No. 13, west side of his brother-in-law, Samuel Eames or Ames, and there spent his active life as a farmer. He was a man of noblest character." "Reuben Lowell, Jr., came into the country as a lad with his father. He first settled in Wilton, but returned to Farmington, purchased of his brother-in-law, Samuel Eames, a part of river-lot No. 13, west side, and there spent his active life. His last days were passed with his children in Abbot, where he died, Sept. 20, 1841-- Mr. Lowell md., in 1795, Betsey Smith, who d. Aug. 6, 1827, aged 52 years; md. (2) Apr. 25, 1830, Sally Willard. Nine children." “Reuben (7) Lowell (Percival (1)) b. Sept. 16, 1773, m. 1795 Betsey, b. 1774, dau. of Philip (4) and Eunice (Manter) Smith of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. They settled in Farmington Me.”«s11», «s14», «s4»
  Person ID	I462	Lowell&Block
  Last Modified	1 Dec 2019

  
  

  Father	Reuben LOWELL,   b. 29 Jun 1739, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 1 Jun 1824, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Priscilla BARTLETT,   b. 22 Mar 1741, Wells, York, Maine, USA ,   d. 1807, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 65 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1761	Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
  Documents		Land Records. Lowell, Reuben. Family and Descendants. Land Records from Franklin County, Maine. Franklin County, Maine Ledger Index to Records, from May 10, 1838 to January 1, 1884, listing all Lowell family entries for land transactions. Contains book and page number data.
  Family ID	F105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Betsey SMITH,   b. 12 May 1774, Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 6 Aug 1827, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 53 years)
  Married	24 Dec 1795	Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA
  Children	1. Oliver LOWELL,   b. 5 Jun 1796, Wilton, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 10 Sep 1883, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, USA  (Age 87 years)   2. Priscilla LOWELL,   b. 20 Sep 1797, Wilton, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 1827  (Age 29 years)   3. Hannah LOWELL,   b. 13 Feb 1799, Wilton, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 23 Nov 1871, Chesterville, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 72 years)   4. Elizabeth “Betsey” LOWELL,   b. 1 Jan 1801, Wilton, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 31 May 1877, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA  (Age 76 years)   5. Lydia LOWELL,   b. 11 Aug 1802, Temple, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 1874, Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA  (Age 71 years)   6. Reuben LOWELL,   b. 15 Jan 1805, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 9 Aug 1825, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA  (Age 20 years)   7. Eunice LOWELL,   b. Jun 1807, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA   8. Hon. Philip Smith LOWELL,   b. 13 May 1809, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 13 Oct 1888, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA  (Age 79 years)   9. Leonard M. LOWELL,   b. 10 Jul 1811, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 17 Sep 1837, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, USA  (Age 26 years)   10. Mary LOWELL,   b. 13 May 1813, Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA
  Last Modified	13 Jul 2013
  Family ID	F167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Sarah "Sally" WILLARD,   b. 18 Jun 1790, New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, USA ,   d. 18 Feb 1870, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, Maine, USA  (Age 79 years)
  Married	25 Apr 1830
  Last Modified	14 Feb 2023
  Family ID	F187	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Sep 1773 - Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA Married - 24 Dec 1795 - Farmington, Franklin, Maine, USA Died - 20 Sep 1841 - Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, USA Buried - - Old Cemetery, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Land Records. Lowell, Reuben. Sells Land in Farmington to Reuben Lowell, Jr., 1805. Reuben Lowell sells portions of Lot 13 and Lot 14 in Farmington, Maine, to son, Reuben Lowell, Jr. These two tracts of land will become Reuben Lowell, Jr.'s home farm in Farmington.
  		Land Records. Lowell, Sally. Purchases land from Reuben Lowell's children, 1825. Sally Lowell was Reuben Lowell's second wife. They married on 10 Nov 1807. Reuben Lowell died on 1 June 1824. On 9 May 1825, Sally purchases outright her late husband's home farm in Chesterville from all of the children and their descendants born to Reuben Lowell and his first wife, Priscilla.

  
  

  Albums		Lowell Land Transactions in Farmington, Maine (8) The images in this album depict a variety of land transactions occurring in Farmington, Maine. Transactions occurred between 1790 and 1812.
  		Lowell Land Transactions in Chesterville, Maine (18) The images in this album depict a variety of land transactions occurring in Chesterville, Maine. Transactions occurred between 1790-1854.