When Nancy Lowell was born in 1811, in Hiram, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, Moses Lowell, was 24 and her mother, Rachel Newcomb, was 25. She married George Hyland Hastings on 28 February 1839, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Waterbury, Washington, Vermont, United States in 1860. She died about 1875, in Sparta, Kent, Michigan, United States, at the age of 65.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Maine is the 23rd state.
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
English: variant of Lovell , derived from Anglo-Norman Frenchlou ‘wolf’ + the diminutive suffix -el.
History: Lowell is the surname of one of America's most distinguished NewEngland families, which have been prominent for over 200 years. Itsfounder, John Lowell (1743–1802), was a legislator and judge. Thecity of Lowell, MA was named in honor of his son Francis Cabot Lowell(1775–1817), a textile manufacturer.
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