Shadrach NOWELL, III b. 4 Jan 1804 Biddeford, York, Maine, United States d. 29 Dec 1880 York, York, Maine, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1804 - 1880 (76 years)

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Name	Shadrach NOWELL [1]
Suffix	III
Birth	4 Jan 1804	Biddeford, York, Maine, United States [1, 2]
Gender	Male
_UID	29C7E3B4615A7C4CA12B3A1D3BD5315DCB01
Census	1810	York, York, Maine, United States [3]
US
Household of Shadrach Nowell Jr: 4 males under 10 years old; 1 male 10-15 years old; 1 male 26-44 years old; 1 female 10-15 years old; 1 female 26-44 years old.
Census	1820	York, York, Maine, United States [4]
US
Household of Shadrac Nowell: 4 males under 10 years of age, 2 males age 10-16, 1 male age 16-18, 1 male age 16-26, 1 male over 45 years of age, 1 female age 16-26 1 female over 45 years of age. 3 persons engaged in farming.
Census	1830	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [5]
Census place: Ward 10; Houshold of Shadrach Nowell: 1 male under 5 years of age [Francis S.], 1 male age 20-30, 1 female under 5 [Mary Ellen], 1 female age 20-30 [Eliza].
Residence	1826-1831	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]
Haymarket place
Frost and Stimpson Boston Directory 1826 Shadrach Nowell, Cordwainer, Haymarket place [Boylston Square was located at the intersection of Washington and Essex Streets. In 1825 Shadrach and Eliza had been married in Boylston Hall, a meeting hall on the third floor of the Boylston Market building which itself was located at the intersection of Washington and Tremont Streets.] Hunt & Stimpson & Frost 1827 Shadrach Nowell, Cordwainer, 9 Boylston square Hunt & Stimpson 1828 Shadrach Nowell, Cordwainer, 11 Boylston square, house: Haymarket square Stimpson 1829 Cordwainer, 11 Boyslston square 1830 Boston Directory Nowell Shadrach, cordwainer, 11 Boylston Square h. Haymarket place 1831 Boston Directory Nowell Shadrach, cordwainer, h. Haymarket place
Residence	1839	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [12]
Nowell Shadrach, cordwainer, h. Tremont n. Dover
Census	1840	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [13]
Ward 11
Household of Shadrach Nowell with 1 male under age 5 [Charles], 2 males age 5-under 10 [Moses & Timothy], 1 male age 10-under 15 [Francis], 1 male age 30-under 40, 1 female age 5-under10 [Sarah], [Mary Ellen age 14 missing]1 female age 30-under 40 [Eliza]. 1 person employed in manufacturing and trade.
Residence	1842	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [14, 15]
24 S. Cedar Street
Residence	1844	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [15, 16]
9 Orange Lane
Residence	1846	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [15, 17]
12 E. Orange Street
Nowell Shadrach, cordwainer, h. 12 East Orange
Occupation	1826-1846	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [12, 14, 16, 18, 19]
Cordwainer
A Cordwainer is a maker of new shoes, as opposed to a cobbler who simply repairs shoes. In a Nov 7, 2007 reply to an inquiry about the term in "Who Do You Think You Are Magazine" [http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/forum/topic1252.html] Paul Beryl said, " In the mid-1800s shoemaking was still very much a cottage industry. Shoemakers worked individually, collecting raw material from a manufacturer and then returning the finished product in return for payment. The work was carried out by hand, usually in a workshop in the shoemakers' own home. Other family members, including wives and children, were often engaged in assisting the shoemaker. It was only with the invention of the sewing machine in 1846 that hand stitching gradually gave way to automated stitching." Until about 1831 Shadrach's business was located at Boylston Square, but he also worked from home. He seems to have worked from home consistently after 1839.
Residence	1848-1850	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [20]
4 Fuller
1848 p. 204 Nowell Shadrach, housewright, house 4 Fuller 1850 p. 250 Nowell Francis, carpenter, house 4 Fuller p. 251 Nowell Shadrach, housewright, house 4 Fuller
Residence	1851	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [21]
5 Bay
Nowell Shadrach, housewright, house 5 Bay
Residence	1852	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [22]
50 Piedmont
Nowell Shadrach, housewright, h. 50 Piedmont
Census	1855	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [23]
Massachusetts
Ward 9 1) S. Nowell, age 52, m, carpenter, b. Me 2) Eliza Nowell, age 47, f, b. Mass. 3) Timothy Nowell, age 23, m, carpenter, b. Mass. 3) Charles Nowell, age 16, m, clerk, b. Mass. 4) Helen C. Nowell, age 12, f, b. Mass. 5) Ella Nowell, age 7, f, b. Mass. 6) Lyman Temple, age 19, Teamster, b. Mass.
Residence	1853-1855	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [15]
4 Fuller Street
Residence	1856	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [24]
44 Piedmont
Nowell Shadrach, housewright, house 44 Piedmont Timothy, housewright, boards 44 Piedmont [This was also the address of Shadrach's son Moses H. Nowell according to his 1855 obituary.]
Census	1860	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [25]
4th Ward (Cambridgeport) 1) Shadrach Nowell, age 56, m, Carpenter, $200 pers. estate, born in Maine 2) Elisa Nowell, age 52, f, born in Massachusetts 3) Tim Nowell, age 26, m, Carpenter, born in Massachusetts 4) Chas Nowell, age 21, m, born in Massachusetts 5) H C Nowell, age 17, f, bookbinder, born in Massachusetts 6) E F Nowell, age 12, f, born in Massachusetts 7) L Davis, age 23, m, Sash & Blind Maker, born in Massachusetts
Residence	1862	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [15]
6 Knox Street
Residence	1865	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [26]
42 Church
Nowell, Shadrach, carpenter, boards 42 Church
Occupation	1848-1865	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [20]
Carpenter, Housewright
Census	1870	York, York, Maine, United States [27]
1) Rebecca Junkins, age 67, f, w, Keeping House, $1000 real estate, $100 pers. estate, born in Maine 2) Jane Junkins, age 23, f, w, School Teacher, born in Maine 3) Moses L. Grace, age 29, m, w, Carpenter, $200 pers. estate, born in Maine 4) Anna Grace, age 27, f, w, at Home, born in Maine 5) Warren Grace, age 1, m, w, at Home, born in Maine 6) Shadrach Nowell, age 64, m, w, Carpenter, born in Maine
Census	1880	York, York, Maine, United States [28]
1) Rebecca Junkins, w, f, age 78, widow, Keeping house, born in Maine as were both parents 2) Shadrach Nowell, w, m, age76, widow, brother, Boarder, Palsied on right side, born in Maine as were both parents
Alt Name	Shadarach Nowell [29, 30]
Death	29 Dec 1880	York, York, Maine, United States [2, 15, 31]
Burial	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [15, 31]
	Nowell Memorial, Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (close-up) Inscription: MOTHER/ Eliza/ Wife of/ S. Nowell/Born in Newburyport/ Feb. 2, 1808/ Died Oct. 19, 1873/Shadarach Nowell/ Born in Biddeford, Maine/Jan. 1, 1804/ Died in York, Maine/ Dec. 29, 1880
	Nowell Memorial, Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Main Inscription: NOWELL
	Shadrach and Eliza Nowell Headstone Mother - Eliza C. Wife of S. Nowell Born in Newburyport Feb 2 1808 Died Oct 19 1873. Shadarach Nowell Born in Biddeford Maine Jan 4 1804 Died in York Maine Dec 29 1880.
	Shadrach and Eliza Nowell Memorial
Person ID	I1032	Our Family Tree \| Descendants of Peter Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
Last Modified	27 Aug 2023

Father	Shadrach NOWELL, Jr, b. Abt 1775, York, York, Maine, d. 15 Jul 1828, York, York, Maine, United States (Age ~ 53 years)
Mother	Mary MASON, b. Abt 1773, Biddeford, York, Maine, United States d. 18 Dec 1836 (Age ~ 63 years)
Marriage	23 Jul 1796	Biddeford, York, Maine, United States
Family ID	F8	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Eliza Conner HALE, b. 2 Feb 1808, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 19 Oct 1873, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 65 years)

Marriage 7 Jul 1825 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [2, 15, 32, 33]

Children

+	1. Mary Ellen NOWELL, b. Cal 2 Oct 1826, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 Sep 1890, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 63 years)
+	2. Francis S. NOWELL, b. Cal 29 Jan 1828, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Jul 1897, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 69 years)
	3. Moses H. NOWELL, b. Cal 28 Jul 1829, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 14 Mar 1855, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 25 years)
	4. Sarah E. NOWELL, b. Mar 1833, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 14 Aug 1833, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 0 years)
+	5. Sarah Elizabeth NOWELL, b. 5 Jul 1834, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 May 1906, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 71 years)
+	6. Timothy NOWELL, b. Abt 1836, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Jun 1893, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 57 years)
	7. NOWELL, b. Aug 1837 d. 10 Sep 1837, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 0 years)
+	8. Charles Frederick NOWELL, b. 15 Mar 1839, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 17 Jan 1906, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 66 years)
+	9. Helen C. NOWELL, b. Abt 1843, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Jul 1865, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 22 years)
+	10. Ella Frances NOWELL, b. 6 Jun 1848, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 19 Jul 1915, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 67 years)

Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Aug 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Jan 1804 - Biddeford, York, Maine, United States
	Census - US - 1810 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - US - 1820 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Marriage - 7 Jul 1825 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1830 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - Haymarket place - 1826-1831 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 1839 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - Ward 11 - 1840 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 24 S. Cedar Street - 1842 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 9 Orange Lane - 1844 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 12 E. Orange Street - 1846 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - Cordwainer - 1826-1846 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 4 Fuller - 1848-1850 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 5 Bay - 1851 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 50 Piedmont - 1852 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - Massachusetts - 1855 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 4 Fuller Street - 1853-1855 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 44 Piedmont - 1856 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1860 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 6 Knox Street - 1862 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 42 Church - 1865 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Occupation - Carpenter, Housewright - 1848-1865 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Census - 1880 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Death - 29 Dec 1880 - York, York, Maine, United States
	Burial - - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1032&tree=tree1: accessed 4 April 2025), "Shadrach NOWELL, III."

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