Brief Life History of Simeon
When Simeon Lowell Jr. was born on 16 May 1799, in Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Simeon Lowell, was 53 and his mother, Anna Currier, was 48. He married Nancy D. Davis on 9 May 1824. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 4 July 1826, in Dutch East Indies, at the age of 27, and was buried in Salisbury Point, Amesbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Simeon Lowell, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Simeon Lowell, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
- Simeon Lowell Jr, "Find A Grave Index"
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1800
During the Napoleonic Wars Britain briefly occupied the Banda Island of Run and successfully transplanted nutmeg to Malaya, Singapore and Ceylon.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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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