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Major Jonathan NOWELL

Major Jonathan NOWELL

Male 1747 - 1821  (73 years)

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  • Name Jonathan NOWELL  [1, 2] 
    Prefix Major 
    Birth 2 Dec 1747  York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID EB00D0C74A5C4AB7B4BC6052BA956B333838 
    Military 1776  , York County, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Military 26 Mar 1818  South Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Death 5 Jan 1821  Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Obituary 11 Jan 1821  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Burial North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I1322  Our Family Tree | Descendants of Abraham Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell, Descendants of Ebenezer Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
    Last Modified 24 Aug 2023 

    Father Ebenezer NOWELL,   b. 12 Nov 1709, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1761, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Mother Patience HAMILTON,   b. 10 May 1713, Berwick, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 13 Aug 1778 and 1 Jul 1789 (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage Aft 10 Jan 1739/40  Berwick, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth FROST,   b. 21 Jan 1747/48, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1829, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage Abt 13 Dec 1766  York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Marriage Intentions 13 Dec 1766  York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
    +1. Ebenezer NOWELL,   b. 1768, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 May 1860, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +2. Patience NOWELL,   b. 24 Nov 1770, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1828, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
    +3. Tabitha NOWELL,   b. 24 Jan 1773, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Aug 1811, South Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 38 years)
     4. Jonathan NOWELL, Jr.,   b. 19 Mar 1775, York, York, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 11 Mar 1851 (Age 75 years)
    +5. George NOWELL,   b. 7 Apr 1777, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1868, Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +6. Theodosia (Theodosha) NOWELL,   b. 2 Mar 1788, York, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1872, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
    +7. Henry NOWELL,   b. 25 Feb 1790, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Apr 1859, Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     8. Mary NOWELL,   b. Abt 1791   d. 12 Oct 1791, Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 0 years)
    +9. Hannah NOWELL,   b. 4 Sep 1792, York, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1857, , York County, Maine, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     10. Mary NOWELL,   b. 11 Oct 1794, York, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Oct 1794, Berwick, York, Maine, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    Family ID F51  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Jun 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Dec 1747 - York, York, Maine, Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 13 Dec 1766 - York, York, Maine, Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Intentions - 13 Dec 1766 - York, York, Maine, Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - as Brigade Major in the York County militia - 1776 - , York County, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Certificate of Pension issued - 26 Mar 1818 - South Berwick, York, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jan 1821 - Berwick, York, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Repertory, XVII:47:4 - 11 Jan 1821 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Reference  Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I1322&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Major Jonathan NOWELL."

  • Sources 
    1. [S495] Maine. York County. York., "Birth, Marriage & Death Records, 1717-1889", 102, Ebenezer Nowell.

    2. [S2877] J. E. (John Eldridge) Frost, The Nowells of York, Maine, (New York : Frost, 1988; reprint, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 29 Aug 1989), 15, 31.

    3. [S875] National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, "Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.)," database, Ancestry.com , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 2000)), accessed 08 Mar 2011), Mrs. Nellie Nowell Johnson; Vol 162, page 263.

    4. [S1822] New England Historic Genealogical Society, editor, New England Historical and Genealogical Register. Internet Archive. Digital images. 90 vols. (1833-1923), (https://archive.org: 2016), 65 (1911): 256. accessed 2 Oct 2021.

    5. [S876] "U.S., Revolutionary War Pension Records and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 2010)), accessed 07 Mar 2011), Jonathan Nowell; Archive M804, Roll 1832, 34 pages.

    6. [S1817] U.S. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution., "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970". Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2013), Frank Hamilton Nowell Descendant of Major Jonathan Nowell, 11694, "California Society," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 13 Aug 2018)

    7. [S2036] "Maine, Death Records, 1761-1922." Database and images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2010.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 Sep 2017); Major Jonathan Nowell, 5 Jan 1821; Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; Pre 1892 Delayed Returns; Roll Number: 81.

    8. [S2820] NewsBank, Inc., "Newspaper Articles (1690-2018)." Database and images., (Genealogy Bank. https://www.genealogybank.com : 2022.), (https://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 27 Aug 2022); Major Jonathan Nowell, 5 Jan 1821; citing Repertory, Thursday, 11 Jan 1821, Boston, Mass., p. 4.

    9. [S1075] "Find a Grave Memorials." Database and images., (Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com : 2019.), (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 9 Feb 2013); Major Jonathan Nowell (1747-1821) Memorial #82323556; citing Nowell Cemetery 34, North Berwick, Maine.

    10. [S2497] Maine. York. York., Town and Vital records, 1717-1889., (Digital images. FHL Film # 007596957, FamilySearch . https://www.familysearch.org : 2020.), marriage, 2: 69 (img.169), Jonathan Nowell-Elizabeth Frost, 11 Jan 1727/8; accessed 28 Jun 2022.

    11. [S2877] J. E. (John Eldridge) Frost, The Nowells of York, Maine, (New York : Frost, 1988; reprint, Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library, 29 Aug 1989), 31.