Percival Lawrence Lowell

Brief Life History of Percival Lawrence

When Percival Lawrence Lowell was born on 13 March 1855, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Augustus Lowell, was 25 and his mother, Katharine Bigelow Lawrence, was 23. He married Constance Savage Keith on 10 June 1908, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States. He lived in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1880 and Boston Ward 11, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1910. He died on 12 November 1916, in Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United States.

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Percival Lawrence Lowell
1855–1916
Constance Savage Keith
1863–1954
Marriage: 10 June 1908

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  • Percival Lowell in household of Augustus Lowell, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • Percival Lowell, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Pereinal Lonell, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"

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1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President

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1863

Arizona Territory

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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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Early life and work Percival Lowell was born on March 13, 1855, in Boston, Massachusetts, the first son of Augustus Lowell and Katherine Bigelow Lowell. A member of the Brahmin Lowell family, his sib …

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