Sarah Elizabeth NOWELL b. 5 Jul 1834 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 15 May 1906 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1834 - 1906 (71 years)

Name	Sarah Elizabeth NOWELL [1]
Alt Birth	Mar 1833	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Also has a separate listing for a Sarah E. Nowell born in 1835.
Alt Birth	5 Jun 1834	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [2]
Birth	5 Jul 1834	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [1]
Gender	Female
_UID	BF5C5220C27A6245A2AE367D7CB62A9F6E93
Census	1840	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States [3]
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.
Census	1860	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [4, 5]
1) N C Littlefield, age 27, male, Silver Smith, born in [sic] " Ireland 2) Sarah Littlefield, age 25, female, born in Mass 3) Walter Littlefield, age 4 months, male, born in Mass 4) Lucretia Littlefield, age 45, female, born in Mass
	Nathan Littlefield Household 1860 Census
Census	1870	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [6]
1) Nathan C Littlefield, age 38, m, w, silver smith, real estate $5500 personal $1000 b. Mass. 2) Sarah E Littlefield, age 35, f, w, keeping house, b. Mass. 3) Walter F Littlefield, age 10, m, w, at school, b. Mass. 4) George F Littlefield, age 8, m, w, at school, b. Mass.
	Nathan Littlefield Household 1870 Census Cambridge, Mass.
Census	1880	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [7]
10 Mellen Street 1) Nathan C. Littlefield, w, m, age 45, married, Silversmith, b. Mass., Father b. Maine, Mother b. Mass. 2) Sarah E. Littlefield, w, f, age 44, Wife, married, Keeping house, b. Mass., Father b. Maine, Mother b. Mass. 3) Walter F. Littlefield, w, m, age 20, Son, single, Clerk in bank, b. Mass., Father b. Mass., Mother b. Mass. 4) George F. Littlefield, w, m, age 18, Son, single, no occupation, b. Mass., Father b. Mass., Mother b. Mass. 5) Willie L. Littlefield, w, m, age 6, Son, single, attends school, b. Mass., Father b. Mass., Mother b. Mass. 6) Lewellyn P. Daris, w, m, age 48, Boarder, married, Dealer in Oil, b. Washington, D.C., Father b. Maine, Mother b. Maryland 7) Margaret Wright, w, f, age 21, servant, single, house servant, b. Mass., both parents b. Maine
	Nathan Littlefield Household 1880 Census 10 Mellen St, Cambridge, Mass.
Census	1900	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [8]
10 Mellen Street 1) Nathan C. Littlefield, Head, w, m, born June 1832, age 67, married 44 years, born in Massachusetts, father born in Maine, mother born in Massachusetts, Janitor, school, owned mortgaged home 2) Sarah E. Littlefield, Wife, w, f, born July 1834, age 65, married 44 years, born in Massachusetts, father born in Maine, mother born in Massachusetts 3) William L. Littlefield, Son, w, m, born Dec. 1873, age 26, single, born in Massachusetts as were both parents, Ensign, U.S. Navy 4) Susie E. Herbert, Boarder, w, f, born Mar 1863, age 37, single, born in New York, both parents born in Wales, 5) Edith E. Herbert, Boader, w, f, born July 1874, age 25, single, born in Iowa, both parents born in Wales, Assistant, library 6) Peroe, Mary E., Servant, b, f, born Jan. 1873, age 27, single, born in Bermuda, father unknown, mother born in Bermuda, Servant
	Nathan Littlefield Household 1900 Census 10 Mellen St, Cambridge, Mass.
Burial	1906	Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [9, 10]
Death	15 May 1906	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [9, 11]
Person ID	I640	Our Family Tree \| Descendants of Peter Nowell, son of Capt. Peter Nowell
Last Modified	15 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 Nathan Clark LITTLEFIELD, b. 29 Jun 1832, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 May 1906, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)

Marriage 27 Apr 1856 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States [1, 12]

Children

	1. Walter Francis LITTLEFIELD, b. 17 Feb 1860, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Feb 1915, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 55 years)
	2. George LITTLEFIELD, b. 21 Jan 1862, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 4 Feb 1915, Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, United States (Age 53 years)
	3. LITTLEFIELD, b. 22 Oct 1869, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 22 Oct 1869, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States (Age 0 years)
	4. Captain William Lord LITTLEFIELD, b. 21 Dec 1873, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States d. 21 Dec 1935, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (Age 62 years)

Family ID F614 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 15 Aug 2023

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Sarah Elizabeth (Nowell) Littlefield (1834-1906)

Event Map

	Alt Birth - Mar 1833 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Alt Birth - 5 Jun 1834 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Birth - 5 Jul 1834 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - Ward 11 - 1840 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
	Marriage - 27 Apr 1856 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1860 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1870 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1880 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Census - 1900 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Burial - 1906 - Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
	Death - 15 May 1906 - 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=I640&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Sarah Elizabeth NOWELL."

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