Mary Ellen NOWELL b. Cal 2 Oct 1826 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 Sep 1890 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

Cal 1826 - 1890 (~ 63 years)

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Name	Mary Ellen NOWELL [1]
Birth	Cal 2 Oct 1826	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Gender	Female
_UID	290BEBA20960464CA462D75C14104F268E25
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	1850	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [4]
1) Edwin E. Fenner, age 26,m , Cigar Maker b. R.I. 2) Mary E. Fenner, age 22, f, b. Mass. 3) Charles E, Fenner, age 4, m, b. Mass. 4) Alice Fenner, age 3, f, b. Mass. 5), Emma Fenner, age 2, f, b. Mass.
Census	1850	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [4]
1) Edwin E. Fenner, age 26,m , Cigar Maker b. R.I. 2) Mary E. Fenner, age 22, f, b. Mass. 3) Charles E, Fenner, age 4, m, b. Mass. 4) Alice Fenner, age 3, f, b. Mass. 5), Emma Fenner, age 2, f, b. Mass. Role: Household Member
Census	1855	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
1) Edwin E. Fenner, age 34, m Cigar Maker b. R. I. 2) Mary Fenner, age 27, f, b. Mass. 3) Charles Fenner, age 8, m, b. Mass. 4) Alice Fenner, age 7, f, b. Mass. 5) Emma Fenner, age 6, f, b. Mass. 6) Thomas Fenner, age 5, m, b. Mass.
Census	1855	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [5]
1) Edwin E. Fenner, age 34, m Cigar Maker b. R. I. 2) Mary Fenner, age 27, f, b. Mass. 3) Charles Fenner, age 8, m, b. Mass. 4) Alice Fenner, age 7, f, b. Mass. 5) Emma Fenner, age 6, f, b. Mass. 6) Thomas Fenner, age 5, m, b. Mass. Role: Household Member
Census	1880	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
79 Pleasant Street 1) Fenner, Mary E. w, f, age 62, Widow, Keeping house, b. Mass as were both parents 2) Fenner, Alice, w, f, age 31, daughter, single, Works bookbindery, b. Mass, Father b. R.I., Mother b. Mass. 3) Fenner, Frank T., w, m, age 28, son, single, at. home, b. Mass, Father b. R.I., Mother b. Mass. 4) Fenner, Nellie E. w, f, age 22, daughter, single, Works bookbindery, b. Mass, Father b. R.I., Mother b. Mass. 5) Fenner, Fred O. , w, m, age 18, Son, single, at home, b. Mass, Father b. R.I., Mother b. Mass. 6) Stearns, Francis F. w, m, age 49, Boader, Widowed, Carpenter, b. Mass. as were both parents
Death	15 Sep 1890	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Burial	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Person ID	I1752	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 Edwin E. FENNER, b. Cal Mar 1822, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States d. 11 Apr 1866, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age ~ 44 years)

Marriage 16 Jul 1845 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [7]

Children

	1. Charles FENNER, b. 1846, , , Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Alice FENNER, b. 3 Jan 1847, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 5 Apr 1920, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)
	3. Emma FENNER, b. 19 Jan 1848, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. Yes, date unknown
	4. Frank Thomas FENNER, b. 20 Sep 1850, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 1 Nov 1894, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 44 years)
	5. Ella E. FENNER, b. 8 Feb 1853, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 23 Apr 1854, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 1 year)
	6. Nellie E. FENNER, b. Abt 1857, , , Massachusetts, United States d. Bef 11 Mar 1925 (Age ~ 68 years)
	7. Frederick O. FENNER, b. 14 Sep 1861, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 13 Feb 1899, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 37 years)

Family ID F958 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 20 Jul 2023

Event Map

	Birth - Cal 2 Oct 1826 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1830 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 16 Jul 1845 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1850 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1850 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1855 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1855 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 15 Sep 1890 - Cambridge, Middlesex, 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=I1752&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Mary Ellen NOWELL."

Sources

[S2230] "Public Member Tree," database, Ancestry , ((https://www.ancestry.com : 1997-)), accessed 12 Mar 2019), "Hughes/Nowell Family" by bowmannowell, profile of Mary Ellen Nowell (1827-1890).
[S1639] "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1841-1910," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2004)), accessed 09 Apr 2011), Mary E. Fenner, 15 Sep 1890; Cambridge, Vol. 410, p. 93.
[S232] Massachusetts, Suffolk County, 1830 U.S. census, Ancestry.com, Digital images, (https://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), M19, roll 65, Boston, p. 359, line 10, Shadrach Nowell, accessed 2008
[S2782] Massachusetts, Middlesex, 1850 U.S. census, FamilySearch, Digital images, (https://www.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2016), M432, roll 325, Cambridge, p. 35, dwelling 266, family 297, Edwin E. Fenner, accessed 3 Sep 2022
[S2759] Massachusetts, Middlesex, 1855 State census, population schedule, (Digital images. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org : 2016), Cambridge, p. img. 68 of 111, dwelling 879, family 1054, line 33, Edwin E. Fenner; (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 3 Sep 2022); citing Massachusetts state census, 1855-1865, Middlesex Co. - Acton to Cambride -1855,State Archives, Boston; FHL film 004279344, img.68
[S2781] Massachusetts, Middlesex, 1880 U.S. census, FamilySearch, Digital images, (https://www.familysearch.org: National Archives and Records Administration, 2015), T9, roll 544, Cambridge, enumeration district (ED) 443, p. 40-41, dwelling 354, family 430, Mary E. Fenner, accessed 4 Sep 2022
[S1079] "Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988." Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2011.), (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Sep 2022); Edwin E. Fenner and Mary Ellen Nowell, 16 Jul 1845; citing Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).