Nancy Lowell

Female1811–about 1875

Brief Life History of Nancy

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 had at least 7 sons and 1 daughter with George Hyland Hastings. 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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Family Time Line

George Hyland Hastings
1810–1875
Nancy Lowell
1811–1875
Electa Hastings
1837–
Warren G. Hastings
1842–1915
Samuel Hastings
1848–
Ezekial Hastings
1839–
Charles H Hastings
1840–1842
Warren G. Hastings
1841–1915
Charles R Hastings
1845–
John Hammond Hastings
1847–

Sources (19)

  • Nancy S Hastings in household of George Hastings, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nancy Tildeu in entry for Warren G. Hastings and Mary Mrs Ebmeyer, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • Nancy Lowell in household of Oliver Lowell, "United States Census, 1860"

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Children (8)

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1812

Age 1

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1820

Age 9

Maine is the 23rd state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 19

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.

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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