Joshua Thomas NOWELL

1858 - 1940  (81 years)

• Name	Joshua Thomas NOWELL  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 Oct 1858	North Berwick, York, Maine, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  _UID	13234509839E426BB4BF2F4C717EA8EEC5A8
  Death	18 Apr 1940	Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [3]
  Obituary	19 Apr 1940	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  The Boston Harold
  JOSHUA NOWELL DIES AT 81 Melrose Real Estate Man Long in Politics      Joshua T. Nowell, 81, of 256 Melrose street, Melrose, former Boston and Melrose real estate man and prominent in politics in Melrose and Stoneham for many years, died yesterday at Melrose Hospital after an illness of three weeks.      A native of North Berwick, Me., Mr. Nowell came to Melrose in 1885 and had lived in that city and in Stoneham since. He built many of the houses in Melrose Highlamds.      He was selectman in Stoneham for three years and had served as ward alderman and aldeman-at-large in Melrose for 10 years, and as a member of the Melrose board of assessors for 13 years. A singer, he had directed old folk' concerts and had also served as director of music at the Melrose Highlands Congregational Church. At the time of his death, he had been a member of the Wyoming lodge of Masons in Melrose for 50 years.      He is survived by his widow, Mr.s Carrie W. Nowell; two sons, Burton F. of Melrode, and Harold G., of Bridgeport, Ct.; and three daughters, mrs. Sumner F. Highland and Mrs. Louise N. Dearborn of Melrose and Mrs. William C. Small of Albany, N.Y. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 P.M. at the Melrose Highlands Congregational Church.
  Burial	Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I1365	Our Family Tree | Descendants of Ebenezer Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2023

  
  

  Father	Joshua Grant NOWELL,   b. 1 Dec 1806, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States d. 14 Nov 1880, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Sarah HAMMOND,   b. 5 May 1813, North Berwick, York, Maine, United States d. 4 Jun 1880, , York County, Maine, United States (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	24 Oct 1832	South Berwick, York, Maine, United States
  Family ID	F66	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Frances "Fanny" HUSSEY,   b. 25 Jul 1858, Berwick, York, Maine, United States d. 8 Nov 1894, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 36 years)
  Marriage	27 Feb 1877	Great Falls, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Harold Guy NOWELL,   b. 11 Oct 1878, Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States d. 23 May 1948, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States (Age 69 years) + 2. Marion Lucretia NOWELL,   b. 27 Mar 1881, Saint Johns, Clinton, Michigan, United States d. 19 Oct 1965, Hudson, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Carrie Walker POTTER,   b. 31 Jan 1871, South Berwick, York, Maine, United States d. 23 May 1948, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1895	Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States   [2, 3]
  Children	+ 1. Olga Theodosia NOWELL,   b. 27 Mar 1896, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Aug 1987, Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States (Age 91 years) + 2. Burton Francis NOWELL,   b. 7 Sep 1897, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   3. Robert Myron NOWELL,   b. 11 Nov 1898, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown   4. Joshua Mona NOWELL,   b. 11 Nov 1898, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 7 Dec 1898, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years) + 5. Louise NOWELL,   b. 25 Apr 1900, Stoneham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1949 (Age 48 years)
  Family ID	F654	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Jun 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 7 Oct 1858 - North Berwick, York, Maine, United States Marriage - 27 Feb 1877 - Great Falls, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States Marriage - 27 Jun 1895 - Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Death - 18 Apr 1940 - Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Obituary - The Boston Harold - 19 Apr 1940 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Burial - - Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States  = 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=I1365&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Joshua Thomas NOWELL."