Gideon Lowell

1672 - 1753  (80 years)

• Name	Gideon Lowell  [1]
  Born	3 Sep 1672	Newbury, Essex Co., MA
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 Feb 1753	Amesbury, Essex Co., MA
  Buried	Union Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex Co., MA
  Person ID	I249	Seaver-Bilyeu-Lowell
  Last Modified	9 Jan 2015

  
  

  Father	Percival Lowell,   b. 1639, Newbury, Essex Co., MA ,   d. WFT Est 1691-1731  (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Mary Chandler,   b. WFT Est 1630-1738, England ,   d. 5 Feb 1707/08, Newbury, Essex Co., MA
  Married	7 Sep 1664	Newbury, Essex Co., MA   [1]
  Family ID	F075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Miriam "Mary" Swett,   b. 10 Apr 1672, Newbury, Essex Co., MA ,   d. 27 Nov 1734, Amesbury, Essex Co., MA  (Age 62 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1692	Newbury, Essex Co., MA
  Children	+ 1. John Lowell,   b. 1 Feb 1695/96, South Carolina ,   d. Bef 1748  (Age < 51 years)
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2010
  Family ID	F089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 3 Sep 1672 - Newbury, Essex Co., MA Married - 7 Jul 1692 - Newbury, Essex Co., MA Died - 3 Feb 1753 - Amesbury, Essex Co., MA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  [Br+derbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #3699, Date of Import: Jun 20, 1999] Tradition says he opened a street through his land in Amesbury; built a house for each of his 7 sons and the street was known as Lowell Street. He was a sea captain and owned many vessels. His wife went with him on his sea voyages. From "The Lowell Genealogy" (Delmar R. Lowell): 1696 he was a "cordwainer". 1706 & later, he is called a "mariner" & "coaster". Calls himself a "yeoman" in his will 1748, & when his will is executed 1753 he is called "captain". Tradition says that he opened a street through his land in Amesbury; built a house for each of his seven sons and the street was known as Lowell Street. He was a sea captain; built, owned & commanded his vessels--one a "sloupe" of 50 or 60 tons buron; sailed widely; took his wife Marian with him often, & probably some of his children were born while on these voyages. It is a familiar tradition that his son John was born in South Carolina while there with his ship. In 1690 he was a soldier in the 1st expedition to Canada. (See Mass. Rec., Vol 114: p178) It would seem that he was a very bold & successful boyager, as he amassed a considerable fortune. Traditions make it probable that in his voyages the King's revenue was not always considered, nor did he hesitate to run up aside of and board by force a French or Spanish craft as the opportunity presented. His vessels were staunch and swift, though not showing as fine outlines as some more modern ones might. Unfortunately, the shipping records of those times were lost when the Custom House at Newbury was burned in 1811. He owned a wharf near "Ames' Wharf" at the mouth of the Powow River, where he landed his cargos of "Rhum" and "Shugar" from the West Indies, or rice, resin and tar from the Carolinas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3815] Br+derbund WFT Vol. 3, Ed. 1, Tree #3699, Date of Import: Jun 20, 1999.