Stephen Lowell in the Revolution

My 5th great-grandfather, Stephen Lowell was born in 1728 in Amesbury, Massachusetts, to Stephen and Miriam (Collins) Lowell. He married Agnes Bolton in 1753 in Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine, and ultimately settled in Buckfield, Maine (formerly in Cumberland County, now in Oxford County).

There are a couple of Cumberland County deeds in 1758 and 1759, showing that he purchased different pieces of land in Falmouth, Maine, and at least one from his father-in-law, Thomas Bolton. One of the deeds identifies Agnes Lowell as the daughter of Thomas Bolton. (It looks like there were at least two men by the name of Stephen Lowell in this area of Maine at this time.) When Stephen is mentioned in these deeds, he is identified as a cordwainer (a shoe maker), probably to distinguish him from a man of the same name (and about the same age) who was a mariner.

He was presumably living a quiet life in Maine as the conflict with Great Britain came to a head in the 1770s when he was in his 40s.  

The DAR Genealogical Research Database indicates that Stephen (DAR Ancestor# A072118) served as a private under Captain Benjamin Hooper. 

Service:  Massachusetts  Rank(s):  Private 
Birth:  10-6-1728 Amesbury Essex Co Massachusetts
Death:  6-15-1801 Buckfield Cumberland Co Maine Dist Massachusetts
Service Source:  MA Sols & Sails, Vol 9, p 1042  
Service Description:  1) Capt Benjamin Hooper

 

Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the Revolutionary War is a multi-volume compiled service record published by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts between 1896 and 1908. It was created to document the military participation of Massachusetts men who served in the American Revolutionary War, drawing primarily from original muster rolls, pay rolls, enlistment papers, and other contemporaneous military records held by the state.

For genealogists, the series serves as a foundational reference rather than definitive proof. It confirms Revolutionary War–era service attributed to Massachusetts and often points researchers toward original records or additional pension and land records. However, because spellings vary and abstracts may omit context, entries should be corroborated with original documents whenever possible.

Remember that at this time, Maine was part of Massachusetts, so this is now known as Falmouth, Cumberland County, Maine. The Wikipedia page for Falmouth, Maine provides some history of the town, noting that the majority of the first permanent European inhabitants to the town came after 1740, quickly growing to "62 families." They formed their own parish in 1753 (currently the Falmouth Congregational Church), the year that Stephen Lowell married Agnes Bolton. The population of Falmouth would hover between 1,000 and 2,000 residents for the next two centuries. These residents engaged in farming, fishing, and harvesting masts. 

Love and Marriage: Henry and Sarah, 1858 ~ 52 Ancestors #18

Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, FamilySearch

My second great-grandparents, Henry C. Copeland and Sarah Lowell, both of Calais, Maine, were married on Wednesday, December 15, 1858. They submitted their intention to marry with the city clerk on December 9. (By the way, the City Clerk's name is Samuel Lambe; it took some creativity to confirm that signature.)

Calais, Washington County, Maine, is one of the northernmost locations in my family tree. It is 330 miles from Boston, a long way to travel in the mid-19th century.

Sarah (Lowell) Copeland Photos About 1910 ~ 52 Ancestors #31

I am participating in this year's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks writing challenge from Amy Johnson Crow. Each week has an optional writing prompt and this week's writing prompt is Oldest.

My second great-grandmother, Sarah Lowell, was born 30 December 1833, in Calais, Maine, and spent just about her entire life there. She married Henry Clay Copeland in 1858 and had two sons and one daughter. I shared a brief biography of her at Matrilineal Monday ~ Sarah Lowell.

I have two photographs of her that I think were taken on the same day.

Her son, Lowell Copeland, wrote the captions on the back, noting that he believed his mother was between 75 and 80 years old, dating these photos to between 1908 and 1913. I love that he dated his caption 2/27/30 and of course, that it's in his handwriting.

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Found a Death Date at FindAGrave!

I recently had a FindAGrave.com photo request fulfilled for my third great-grandmother, Sarah (Smith) Lowell whom I wrote about here. I had been looking for her death date for years! I now know she died on March 1, 1884.

She is buried in Calais Cemetery, Calais, Maine. Her FindAGrave memorial links to memorials for her husband, parents and children.

Many thanks to FindAGrave volunteer Janice Gower for taking this photograph. She also provided the following transcription:

REUBEN LOWELL
Died May 18 1837
AE. 42 Yrs.
SARAH LOWELL
Died March 1, 1884
AE 88 Yrs
SARAH TRUE
EGBERT & REUBEN
Infant Children
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS
Died in San Francisco, CA
Jan 9th 1854
AE 25 Yrs.

How Do You Spell That? - Judith Farrar / Farrow - 52 Ancestors #15

For this week's 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks writing challenge from blogger Amy Crow Johnson of No Story Too Small, the theme is How Do You Spell That?

Before there was consistent spelling of names, you can't be sure how an ancestor's name might be spelled in official records because whoever is writing down the name is spelling it the way he or she is hearing it. Because of this (and the changing of accents?), a surname can change from generation to generation (and even for the same person during his or her lifetime).

My 4th great-grandmother, Judith Farrar, was born in 1773 as the oldest of ten children of David Farrow (Farrar) and Judith Stodder (Stoddard). Judith was probably born in Massachusetts, though I have not found her birth record (only in secondary sources). These names certainly make you wonder how the family pronounced the names.

David Farrow Jr. of Hingham + Judith Stodder of Sci[tuate] Jan. 28, 1773
Ancestry.com: Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, for Hingham

Massachusetts Town and Vital marriage records (in both Hingham and Scituate) show David Farrow of Hingham marrying Judith Stodder of Scituate. However, I always look for Farrar and Farrow to search for Judith, her siblings and her father's line and I look for Stodder and Stoddard to search for Judith's mother's line.

A story found in A History of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, from the earliest explorations to the close of the year 1900, published in 1915 by The Journal Printshop of Lewiston, Maine, (found at Google Books), tells of the Farrar family arriving in Buckfield (in about 1789) and Judith meeting her husband, Thomas Lowell (who shot a bear). I blogged about this story at Local History of Buckfield, Maine.

Very soon after this meeting, Judith married Thomas in New Gloucester, Cumberland, Maine, on July 4, 1790. They settled in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, where they had eight children. Sadly, her husband, Thomas, died in 1810 in Buckfield.

Soon after her husband's death, Judith moved with her children to Litchfield, Maine, about 30 miles east of Buckfield. The 1850 and 1860 U.S. Censuses show Judith Lowell living in Augusta, Maine, with her youngest daughter's family (Judith and William Sibley). She died there on October 31, 1861 and is buried in Wall Cemetery in Augusta, where her gravestone notes that she was the wife of Thomas Lowell. (See her FindAGrave memorial.) However, I have still not found where Thomas is buried.

I descend from the parents of Judith Farrar (Farrow) as follows:

David Farrow (Farrar)  =  Judith Stodder (Stoddard)

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Judith Farrar (Farrow)

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Reuben Lowell

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Sarah Lowell

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Lowell Copeland

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Lowell Townsend Copeland

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My mother

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Me

1875 Burglary Attempt Thwarted

While I was looking for information about my second great grand uncle, Reuben B. Lowell, I came across the following news story in the Portland, Maine Daily Press from October 12, 1875, at GenealogyBank.com:

Washington County [Maine]

  A few evenings since an attempt was made

to enter the residence of Mr. Reuben Lowell of

Milltown, while he was absent at Calais. His

wife, daughter and servant were the only ones

at home, and seeing the shadow of the burglar

upon the curtain, they armed themselves with

any available weapons, Mrs. Lowell taking her

husband's revolver, the daughter a carving

knife and the servant was sent up stairs to

blow a dinner horn to attract the neighbors.

The man fortunately decided not to break in,

and made his exit not knowing what was in

store for him.

This is Reuben B. Lowell who went to California in 1849. At the time of this attempted burglary, his wife, Elizabeth was about 42 years old and his two daughters were 11 and 18.

Uncle Reuben Lowell and the California Gold Rush

"California Clipper 500" by G.F. Nesbitt & Co., printer
Wikimedia Commons 

Today is the 167th anniversary of the discovery of gold in California. An extensive Wikipedia article notes that on January 24, 1848, James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. This started the "Gold Rush" of men going to California to seek their fortune.

I have a second great grand uncle (probably two) who traveled from Maine to California as part of the Gold Rush.

Reuben Braddock Lowell (1827-1910) was a son of Reuben Lowell and Sarah (Smith) Lowell of Calais, Maine. (His sister, Sarah Lowell, is my second great-grandmother.)

The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639 to 1899 by Delmar Lowell (1899) (see Google Books, p. 488) claims that Reuben's brother George Albert Lowell (1831-1907) also went to California in 1849 with his brother Reuben, but George doesn't appear in the 1850 census. He may have been missed, as taking the census in California in 1850 was a challenge for enumerators.

52 Ancestors: #2 Reuben Lowell - Descended from a King

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks is a writing challenge from blogger Amy Crow Johnson of No Story Too Small.   I am participating this year, hoping to write about an ancestor at least once a week.

This year's challenge offers optional weekly themes to help me pick an ancestor to write about. This week's theme is "King" (as in Martin Luther King or Elvis Presley). However, I will use the opportunity to mention that one of our ancestral lines is considered a royal line - the Lowell family.

See "The Royal Ancestry of Percival Lowell" by Brandon Fraud and Douglas Richardson in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (Volume 157, October 2003, pp. 309-319) for the Lowell ancestry back to my 21st great-grandfather, King Edward I of England. (However, don't get excited; he has millions of descendants!)

The following display shows the two lines (which come together again) from which we descend from King Edward I (b. 1239, d. 1307) of England:

Edward I, King of England

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Elizabeth of England

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Margaret de Bohun

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Sir Philip Courtenay                       Elizabeth Courtenay

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Sir John Courtenay                       Sir Hugh Luttrell

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Sir Philip Courtenay                       Sir John Luttrell

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Elizabeth Courtenay    =       Sir James Luttrell

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Sir Hugh Luttrell

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Eleanor Luttrell

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Elizabeth Yorke

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Christian Percival

In about 1570, Christian Percival married Richard Lowle. These are the parents of my immigrant ancestor, 10th great-grandfather Percival Lowell. See Surname Saturday - Lowell for the descendants of Percival Lowle/Lowell down through my maternal grandfather to me.

However, I'm just using this as a jumping off point to write about a Lowell ancestor of mine who lived a short life, my third great-grandfather, Reuben Lowell.

Treasure Chest Thursday ~ Local History of Buckfield, Maine

A couple of years ago, I found on Google Books, A History of Buckfield, Oxford County, Maine, from the earliest explorations to the close of the year 1900, published in 1915 by The Journal Printshop of Lewiston, Maine. Readers should remember that these are secondary sources. However, these local histories are absolute treasures, and you never know what you might find.

I was searching for the surname Lowell, and came across a story about how my 4th great-grandfather, Thomas Lowell (1761-1810), met his wife, Judith Farrar (or Farrow). The following is transcribed from pages 74-75 of the History of Buckfield.

   A survey of the township was made in 1785, as we have seen and the land run out into ranges and lots which were numbered. The first range in the West Division bordered on Paris town line. In the section west of the settling lots of those who had come into the township prior to Jan. 1, 1784, was some excellent land but the country here was hilly and the bears were numerous. In 1787 the first settler entered the region for the purpose of selecting a lot for a settlement. It was David Farrar—then generally written Farrow— of Hingham, Mass. He purchased a lot in the fourth range, adjoining the lots of the Warrens. Here he made a clearing and erected a log house. In the early spring of 1788 he set out with his wife and children for his pioneer home. They landed from a vessel at Falmouth, now Portland. It is said that he had but fifty cents in his pocket when the family started from Falmouth on foot for Bucktown.

   His family then consisted of his wife, who was Judith Stoddard of Scituate and six children. Judith, the oldest, was in her 16th year; David, 13; Samuel, 9; Phillip, 7; Tamar, not quite 4 and Mehitable one year and three months old. It must have taken them several days to reach the township.

   As the family entered it, on the route traveled by the early settlers over South Hill, tradition says that it was nearly sundown. Ahead of the others of this weary little company was the girl Judith, when a large black bear was espied in the path before her. As might have been expected from a girl reared in one of the oldest towns in the old colony she screamed. This brought quickly to the scene an athletic young man with his gun from a nearby clearing. At a glance he took in the situation and bidding the frightened girl step aside, he took aim at the bear and fired. The sharp report of the gun hastened the footsteps of the rest of the Farrar family and when they reached the place they found the animal just breathing its last. Gathering around the dead bear they had their first experience in pioneer life.

   The young man was Thomas Lowell, who had selected a lot for settlement nearby and had provided a home in his log house for his father and mother. He invited the Farrars to the house, where they were made welcome. In after years they often referred to their first night in Bucktown and the generous hospitality they received.

   The next day leaving his family with the Lowells, David Farrar went on to his clearing. He found that the snow had blown into his log house. This was thrown out and the places where the snow had sifted in made tight. When it was rendered comfortable the family was brought to it. While the father was working on the future abode of the family, it is said that Thomas Lowell began his wooing of the fair daughter, Judith. As may be supposed, it was not opposed by either family. When the father gave his consent, he told his future son-in-law that he must hunt up a minister to perform the marriage ceremony as he had no time to do so. The lovers were married in 1790.

   David Farrar spent the greater part of his time at work for the settlers at his trade as a housewright, as it was called in those days. After a few years he prospered and became well to do. He died in 1810 and Buckfield lost one of its most worthy citizens of that period. David Farrar was of medium height and slightly built, but his wife was a large woman from whom the Farrars have inherited forms of good size. There were ten children in all. Those born here were: Nathan, Sept. 16, 1789: Bela, Dec. 26, 1791; Desire, Oct. 3, 1796 and John, July 10, 1800. They all settled near the old homestead.

Tombstone Tuesday ~ Percival Lowell

My 10th great-grandfather, Percival Lowell is buried in the First Burying Ground, High Road (Route 1A) in Newbury, Massachusetts.

Image courtesy of Find A Grave memorial for Percival Lowle.

See my Lowell ancestry at Surname Saturday: Lowell.

Mappy Monday ~ Essex County, Massachusetts

This present-day map of Essex County, Massachusetts, (source: mass-doc.com) shows the detail of towns where I find my Lowell ancestors. The names of current cities are capitalized; towns are not.

The dates of settlement or incorporation are in parentheses. Newbury (1635), Newburyport (1764, from Newbury), Salisbury (1639), Amesbury (1666, from Salisbury). (The Atlantic Ocean is to the east and New Hampshire is to the north.)

If this looks familiar, it is because my Greeley ancestors settled in Salisbury and later moved inland to Haverhill (1640).

Surname Saturday ~ Lowell of Massachusetts and Maine

Location of Bristol, England
Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

My immigrant Lowell ancestor is Percival Lowell (or Lowle), who was born in England about 1570 or 1571 and died in Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, on January 8, 1664/65. He was a merchant in Bristol, Gloucestershire, before his emigration to America.

The Lowle (and Lowel) spelling is found in many of the early records, before spelling was standardized, but by the late 18th century, just about all the records spell the name Lowell.

Percival, with his wife and children, arrived in Massachusetts in June 1639, on the ship Jonathan. He was in his late 60's in age and with his extended family, moved north to Newbury, and lived to the age of about 93. Because of his age, he was not particularly active in Newbury town affairs.

His wife was Rebecca and they had ten children, all born in England. The first eight were baptized at St. Mary's Church, Portbury, Somerset: Christian, Richard, Agnes, John, Thomas, Gerard, Edward, Peter, Joan, and Anne. (Gerard and Edward died young and were buried at Portbury.) The children who are known to have immigrated with their parents are Richard, John and Joan.

Percival Lowell is buried in the First Burying Ground in Newbury.

Newbury, Essex Co., Mass.
Courtesy Wikimedia Commons

I am descended from his eldest son, Richard (who was named for his paternal grandfather).

Generation 2:
Richard Lowell (1602-1682) married, in England, Margaret [unknown], who died (according to Delmar R. Lowell's 1899 genealogy) in January 1642 the day of her daughter's birth. They had two children, Percival and Rebecca. Richard re-married another Margaret and fathered two additional children, Samuel and Thomas. However, another source indicates that Richard had one wife named Margaret who survived him and fathered four children by her. In a 1670 deed, he is referred to as "gentleman."

I am descended from his oldest son, Percival (again named for his paternal grandfather).

Generation 3:
Percival Lowell (1639-after 1721) married Mary Chandler and had six children: Richard, Gideon, Samuel, Edmund, Margaret, and Johanna. In a 1670 deed, he was called a "planter." In a later record, he is referred to as a "yeoman." His name is mentioned in a 1721 deed, but there doesn't appear to be a death record for this Percival. It appears that he lived in Newbury, Massachusetts, for most, if not all of his life. I descend from his second son, Gideon.

Matrilineal Monday ~ Sarah Smith Lowell, b. 1795

Sarah Smith is my third great-grandmother. The little bit I know about her comes from a town history published in 1897: History of Litchfield and an Account of its Centennial Celebration, 1895, published by the Kenebec Journal Print in Augusta, Maine. I found this at Ancestry.com, and it can also be found at Google Books.

Local histories are a wonderful resource. This local history includes many genealogies of families who spent time in Litchfield, Maine. On page 311 is the family of Joseph Smith and his wife Martha Robinson.

In the History of Litchfield, the first child of Joseph Smith and Martha Robinson is listed as Sally Smith. This is the only place where I find her listed as Sally. In other records I find her listed as Sarah.

Of course, we must remember that this is a secondary source and should be used as a guide to find primary source information about a family, but for some of this family's information, this is all I have at this point in time. (Other secondary sources that mention Sarah Smith, wife of Reuben Lowell, include The Historic Genealogy of the Lowells of America from 1639 to 1899 by Delmar R. Lowell, published by The Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, Vt. in 1899, and The Copeland Family: A Copeland Genealogy by Warren Turner Copeland, published by The Tuttle Publishing Company, Rutland, Vt. in 1937.)

Sarah (Sally) Smith, was born as the oldest child of Joseph Smith and Martha (Robinson) Smith, on November 28, 1795, presumably in Litchfield, Maine. She married Reuben Lowell on February 28, 1820. About 1825, they moved to Calais, Maine, about 186 miles east northeast of Litchfield, according to Google Maps. Her husband, Reuben, died at the young age of 42 in 1837, in Calais, Maine, leaving Sarah as a widow with five children (three other children had died very young in the 1820's).

Reuben Lowell is in Calais, Maine, in the 1830 US Census. After his death, Sarah is the head of the household and I am able to follow her in census records in Calais, Maine.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun ~ Where Were They 100 Years Ago?

Randy Seaver's Genea-Musings Saturday Night Genealogy Fun asks us to do the following:

1)  Determine where your ancestral families were on 1 January 1913 - 100 years ago.

2)  List them, their family members, their birth years, and their residence location (as close as possible).  Do you have a photograph of their residence from about that time, and does the residence still exist?

3)  Tell us all about it.

My father's side:

My great-great-grandmother, Esther Abigail (Whitman) Pyle (born 1828), was living at 200 West 57th Street, New York City. She was a widow and lived with one servant (in the 1910 census). I don't have a photograph of this apartment building and I don't know if the building that still stands there is the one she was living in 100 years ago.

Aerial photo of Hurstmont

My great grandmother, Frances Adelaide (McAlpin) Pyle (born 1860), is not listed in the New York City Directory, but I know that when her husband, James Tolman Pyle, died less than a year before, they were living at 673 5th Avenue, New York City. In 1913, she was living at either New York City and / or Morristown, New Jersey (see my early Hurstmont post for current photo). See Review Old Photos for an aerial photo of Hurstmont from what I am guessing is the 1930's. I do have several other photos of the home in New Jersey.

My grandfather, Charles McAlpin Pyle (born 1893) would likely have been living with his mother in New York City or Morristown, New Jersey.

My great-grandparents, Charles Chapin Adsit (born 1853) and his wife, Mary Bowman (Ashby) Adsit (born 1863 or 1866) were living at Ritchie Court, Chicago, Illinois. The household included their son, Charles, Jr. (b. 1892) and my grandmother, Elizabeth (b. 1897). If I looked, I bet I have a few photos of this home, as I know I have photos of Charles, Jr. as a baby in a carriage outside the home. I don't know if this address still exists in Chicago; there is a North Ritchie Court that has older-looking homes on it (see Google Maps) but the numbers are different than in 1913.

My mother's side:

Calais, Maine - current photo

My great-great-grandmother, very recently widowed Sarah (Lowell) Copeland (born 1833), lived on Main Street, in Calais, Maine. I do have a couple of old photos of this home. This home still stands and a Find A Grave volunteer from the area shared a current photo of the home with me.

My great-grandparents, Lowell Copeland (born 1862) and Ethel May (Greeley) Copeland (born 1875), were living on Maple Street, New Trier Township, Illinois. Included in this household were my great-great-grandfather, Samuel Sewall Greeley (born 1824), as well as my grandfather, Lowell Townsend Copeland (b. 1900) and his two sisters. I do have some old photos that include this house.

My great-grandparents, Percy Earle Hunter (b. 1873) and Marguerite (Lysle) Hunter (b. 1876) were living at 3623 Perrysville Avenue in the 1910 census, but were living at 5629 Elgin Avenue in November 1913, when their eldest daughter died (per her death certificate). My grandmother, Helen Lysle Hunter (born 1907) would have lived there with her four older sisters. See a photograph of what I believe is the Perrysville home at Hunter Family Home. The home at Perrysville Avenue is no longer there, based on my search of Google Maps. Also using Google Maps, it looks like there is a home at 5629 Elgin Street, but I don't know if it's the same home.

Interestingly, 100 years ago, none of my ancestors lived in Massachusetts, yet this is where my immediate family has lived for over 50 years.

Thanks Randy for a fun Saturday Night!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Sarah Lowell Copeland and her cat

My mother in the study, in

the old Main St house at

Calais, Me. with "Finn" her cat.

Mother between 75 + 80 years old.

3/27/30                Lowell Copeland

Wordless Wednesday is a daily blogging prompt from Geneabloggers, the genealogy community’s resource for blogging. It is used by many genealogy bloggers to help them tell stories of their ancestors.

Matrilineal Monday ~ Sarah Lowell

I am continuing my series on my long-lived maternal ancestors.

My great great grandmother Sarah Lowell was born in Calais, Maine, on December 30, 1833, the youngest of eight children to Reuben Lowell and Sarah Smith. Her father died in May 1837. I have not been able to find her widowed mother, Sarah (Smith) Lowell in the 1840 Federal Census, though I just found her in the 1850 Federal Census, mis-indexed as Sarah Lowde.

Detail from 1850 U.S. Federal Census,
Sarah Lowell in Calais, Washington County, Maine

This is the earliest record I have found for my great great grandmother, 16-year-old Sarah Lowell, as Sarah (Smith) Lowell's youngest child. 22-year-old Frederick A. Lowell is a third great uncle.

On December 15, 1858, Sarah Lowell married Henry Clay Copeland (1832 - 1912) in Calais. [Calais, Maine Vital Records.]

They had three children:

1. Charles Townsend Copeland (April 27, 1860 - July 24, 1952) - longtime Harvard English professor, never married.
2. Lowell Copeland (October 5, 1862 - December 24, 1935) - my great grandfather.
3. Sarah Katherine Copeland (October 15, 1874 - September 13, 1924) - married William Harrison Dunbar in 1898.

Every Federal census record from 1860 to 1910 finds Sarah with her husband, Henry, in Calais, Washington County, Maine. See Workday Wednesday ~ Henry Copeland, Lumberman.

Sarah's husband Henry died in 1912 in Calais.

Boston Journal, January 11, 1916, GenealogyBank.com

Sarah died in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 9, 1916, at the age of 82. See a photo of Sarah Lowell.

My descent from Sarah Lowell > Lowell Copeland > Lowell Townsend Copeland > my mother > me.

Matrilineal Monday is a daily blogging prompt from Geneabloggers, the genealogy community’s resource for blogging. It is used by many genealogy bloggers to help them tell stories of their ancestors.

Workday Wednesday ~ Henry Copeland, Lumberman

The "Maine" reference in the title of my blog comes from Copeland and allied families.

A: Norridgewock --> B. Calais

Great great grandfather, Henry Clay Copeland was born January 7, 1832, in Norridgewock, Somerset County, Maine, to Thomas Jefferson Copeland and Julia Elvira Townsend, the oldest of their four children. In 1843, the family moved about 155 miles east to Calais, Washington County, Maine. [note 1] (This Calais is pronounced to rhyme with palace.)

In the 1850 Federal Census, Henry C. is listed with his parents and siblings with that catch-all occupation of "Clerk."

He married Sarah Lowell on December 15, 1858. [note 2]

In the 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Henry and Sarah were living with her 65-year-old widowed mother Sarah (Smith) Lowell as Head of Household.

Ancestry.com, database online. Year: 1860; Census Place: Calais Ward 4, Washington, Maine; Roll: M653_454; Page 17B; Record for Sarah Lowell [and Henry C. Copeland]

Reuben B. Lowell, 32, a Livery Stable Keeper, is Sarah (Lowell) Copeland's brother; Elizabeth is his wife and Minerva is their daughter. Henry C. Copeland, 26, is listed with another one of those catch-all occupations, Merchant, as he is in his Civil War Draft Record. Although in this census record,  their son is listed as Henry Copeland (age 6/12), his name in all other records that I have found is Charles Townsend Copeland. 19-year-old Jane McDougall is possibly a household servant. Although not displayed above, they were all born in Maine.

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun ~ Heritage Pie Chart

Thank you to Randy Seaver at Genea-Musings for the idea to write this blog post. See the details of the challenge at  Genea-Musings.

The basic details of my sixteen great-great-grandparents are as follows:

16.    James Pyle was born on 16 Aug 1823 in Manchester, Boylston, Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the son of Stephen Pyle and Elizabeth/Betsey Hull. He died on 20 Jan 1900 in New York, New York, New York, USA. He married Esther Abigail Whitman on 16 Aug 1853 in New York, New York, New York, USA.

17.    Esther Abigail Whitman was born 02 Feb 1828 in Manchester, Nova Scotia, Canada, died 08 Nov 1921 in New York, New York, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas Cutler Whitman and Diana Morgan.

18.    David Hunter McAlpin was born on 08 Nov 1816 in Pleasant Valley, Dutchess, New York, USA. He was the son of James McAlpin and Jane Hunter. He died on 08 Feb 1901 in New York, New York, New York, USA. He married Frances Adelaide Rose on 16 or 18 April 1845 in New York, New York, New York, USA.

19.    Frances Adelaide Rose was born 23 Aug 1829 in New York, New York, New York, USA, died 28 Nov 1870 in New York, New York, New York, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph Rose and Frances Stanton Willet.

20.    James Monroe Adsit was born on 05 Feb 1809 in Spencertown, Columbia, New York, USA. He was the son of Leonard Adsit and Frances Davenport. He died on 04 Sep 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Susan Arville Chapin on 21 Jan 1841 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

21.    Susan Arville Chapin was born 09 Jun 1820 in Ludlow City, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA, died 06 May 1906 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of Orramel Chapin and Susan Rood [brick wall here].

22.    Daniel Morgan Ashby was born in Jan 1828 in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA. He was the son of Stephen Ashby and Pamela Christian. He died on 13 Jul 1907 in Winnetka, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Mary Elizabeth Gorin on 11 Feb 1857 in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, USA.

23.    Mary Elizabeth Gorin was born 28 Jun 1833 in Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, USA, died 07 Jul 1891 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Gorin and Mary Ann Bowman.

24.    Henry Clay Copeland was born on 07 Jan 1832 in Norridgewock, Somerset, Maine, USA. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson Copeland and Julia Elvira Townsend. He died on 07 Nov 1912 in Calais, Washington, Maine, USA. He married Sarah Lowell on 15 Dec 1858 in Calais, Washington, Maine, USA.

25.    Sarah Lowell was born 30 Dec 1833 in Calais, Washington, Maine, USA, died Jan 1916 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of Reuben Lowell and Sarah Smith.

26.    Samuel Sewall Greeley was born on 11 Oct 1824 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. He was the son of Samuel Greeley and Louisa May. He died on 08 Mar 1916 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. He married Elizabeth (or Eliza) May Wells on 05 Sep 1866 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

27.    Elizabeth (or Eliza) May Wells was born 20 Aug 1839 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died 18 Sep 1880 in London, London, England. She was the daughter of Thomas Goodwin Wells and Elizabeth Sewall Willis.

28.    James Hunter was born on 20 Jun 1844 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of Samuel K. Hunter and Catherine Carr. He died on 17 Oct 1902 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Mary Freeland on 13 Apr 1871 (probably in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA).

29.    Mary Freeland was born 11 Feb 1850 in (probably Allegheny County), Pennsylvania, USA, died 14 Mar 1902 in (probably Allegheny County), Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of James Freeland and Nancy Rainey.

30.    George Lysle, Jr. was born in 1843 in Pennsylvania, USA. He was the son of George Lysle and Margaret McIlwaine. He died on 21 May 1900 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. He married Marion Helen Alston on 13 Oct 1875 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

31.    Marion Helen Alston was born May or June 1850 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA, died 2 May 1885 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. She was the daughter of John Alston and Lilleas Johnston.

Here is my "Heritage Pie" chart: