Francis S. NOWELL b. Cal 29 Jan 1828 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 29 Jul 1897 Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Cal 1828 - 1897 (~ 69 years)

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Name	Francis S. NOWELL [1, 2]
Birth	Cal 29 Jan 1828	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Gender	Male
_UID	B6E746D4D7C6476BBC88C22E8D8E29AA2884
Census	1830	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [3]
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].
Census	1840	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [4]
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	1859	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
Nowell Eliza C. boarding house, 63 School Nowell Francis S, carpenter, h 55 Washington Nowell Timothy, carpenter, bds 63 School Nowell Granville, tinman, bds Williams n Pearl
Census	1860	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [6, 7]
1) Francis Nowell, age 33, m, Carpenter, born in Massachusetts 2) Catherine Nowell, age 26, f, born in Massachusetts 3) Charles H. Nowell, age 11, m, born in Massachusetts 4) Thomas F. Nowell, age 7, m, born in Massachusetts 5) Moses S. Nowell, age 3, m, born in Massachusetts 6) George W. Nowell, age 1, m, born in Massachusetts
Residence	1861	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [8]
6 Bay
Nowell Charles (G. & C. Nowell), h 113 Pleasant Nowell Francis S, carpenter, h 6 Bay Nowell Geo. & C. carpenters, 64 Church, h. 86 Pembroke
Military	1862-1865	, , Massachusetts, United States [9]
Private, Company F, 1st Mass Regiment
Francis S Nowell, Private, F Company, 1st Massachusetts Regiment, enlistment and discharge dates - "don't remember"
Census	1870	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7, 10]
1) Francis S. Nowell, age 42, m, w, Carpenter, b. Mass. 2) Catherine A. Nowell , age 40, f, w, Keeping house, b. England, parents of foreign birth 3) Thomas F. Nowell, age 18, m, w, Tin Smith, b. Mass., mother of foreign birth 4) Moses S. Nowell, age 13, m, w, Attending School, b. Mass., mother of foreign birth 5) George W. Nowell, age 11, m, w, Attending School, b. Mass., mother of foreign birth
Residence	1872	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [11]
6 Pearl
Nowell Francis S, carpenter, h 6 Pearl
Residence	From 1875 to 1880	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [12, 13, 14, 15]
Chestnut, cor. Acorn
Nowell Francis S., carpenter, house Chestnut, cor. Acorn
Residence	From 1881 to 1882	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [16, 17]
Chestnut, cor. Hastings Square
Nowell Francis S., carpenter, house Chestnut, cor. Hastings Square
Residence	From 1883 to 1889	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24]
40 Chestnut
Greenoughs Cambridge Directory Nowell Francis S., carpenter, house Chestnut, cor. Hastings Square Nowell George W., at Riverside Press, boards 40 Chestnut Nowell Moses S., at Riverside Press, bds. 40 Chestnut Nowell Thos. F., teamster, b. 40 Chestnut
Census	1890	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [9]
Special Veterans Schedule
Francis S Nowell, Private, F Company, 1st Massachusetts Regiment, enlistment and discharge dates - "I don't remember"
Residence	From 1890 to 1891	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7, 25, 26, 27]
40 Chestnut
Nowell Francis S., carpenter, J. Reardon & Sons, h. 40 Chestnut Nowell George W., press feeder, Riverside Press, bds. 40 Chestnut Nowell Moses S., press feeder, Riverside Press, bds. 40 Chestnut Nowell Thomas F., teamster, b. 40 Chestnut
Residence	From 1892 to 1895	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7, 27, 28]
40 Chestnut
Nowell Francis S., carpenter, J. Reardon & Sons, house 40 Chestnut Nowell George W., press feeder, Riverside Press, bds. 40 Chestnut Nowell Moses S., Pullman car conductor, bds. 40 Chestnut Nowell Thomas F., teamster, bds. 40 Chestnut
Death	29 Jul 1897	Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States [29, 30, 31]
Burial	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [31, 32]
	Nowell Memorial, Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. (South face) Inscription: Francis S. Nowell/ Died July 29, 1897/ Aged 69 yrs. 6 mos./ His wife/ Catherine/ Died Oct. 29, 1904 Aged 71 yrs. 10 mos./ Mary E. Nowell/ 1851-1937/ Lillian V. Mulrey/ 1886-1977
	Nowell Memorial, Cambridge Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass. Main Inscription: NOWELL
	Nowell Monument Inscription: Francis S. Nowell Died July 29, 1897 aged 69 yrs. 6 mos. / His wife Catherine Died Oct. 29, 1901 Aged 71 yrs. 10 mos. / Mary E. Nowell 1851-1937 / Lillian V. Mulrey 1886-1977
	Francis and Catherine Nowell Headstone Francis S Nowell Died July 29 1897 Aged 69 yrs. 6 mos. His wife Catherine A/ Doed Oct. 29 1904 Aged 71 yrs. 10 mos. Mary E. Nowell 1851-1937 Lillian V. Mulrey 1886-1977
	Nowell Monument
Person ID	I1740	Our Family Tree \| Descendants of Peter Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
Last Modified	12 Aug 2023

Father	Shadrach NOWELL, III, b. 4 Jan 1804, Biddeford, York, Maine, United States d. 29 Dec 1880, York, York, Maine, United States (Age 76 years)
Mother	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
Family ID	F7	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Catherine A. KNIGHT, b. 25 Jun 1829, , , , Ireland d. 29 Oct 1904, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 75 years)

Marriage 25 Jun 1848 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [31, 33]

Children

+	1. Charles Hale NOWELL, b. 11 Jul 1849, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 25 Nov 1888, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 39 years)
	2. Thomas Francis NOWELL, b. 9 Mar 1853, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. Aft 1900 (Age 47 years)
	3. Moses Shadrach NOWELL, b. 14 Feb 1857, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 10 Jul 1909, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 52 years)
+	4. George Washington NOWELL, b. 1 Mar 1859, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Aug 1925, Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States (Age 66 years)
	5. John W. NOWELL, b. 18 Jan 1862, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 19 Dec 1862, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)

Family ID F25 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Feb 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Cal 29 Jan 1828 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1830 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - Ward 11 - 1840 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 25 Jun 1848 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 1859 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1860 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 6 Bay - 1861 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Military - Private, Company F, 1st Mass Regiment - 1862-1865 - , , Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 6 Pearl - 1872 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - Chestnut, cor. Acorn - From 1875 to 1880 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - Chestnut, cor. Hastings Square - From 1881 to 1882 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 40 Chestnut - From 1883 to 1889 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - Special Veterans Schedule - 1890 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 40 Chestnut - From 1890 to 1891 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Residence - 40 Chestnut - From 1892 to 1895 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 29 Jul 1897 - Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, 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=I1740&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Francis S. NOWELL."

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