Rev. John Lowell (born in Boston, Massachusetts on March 14, 1704; died in

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on May 17, 1767) was a colonial Massachusetts clergyman. He was the first minister in the history of Newburyport, Massachusetts and the father of

John Lowell John Lowell (June 17, 1743 – May 6, 1802) was a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation, a Judge of the Court of Appeals in Cases of Capture under the Articles of Confederation, a United States district judge of the United States Distri ...

, the delegate to the

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John Lowell was the son of Ebenezer Lowell and Elizabeth Shailer. His great-grandfather, Percival Lowell (sometimes spelled Lowle), was the

Lowell family The Lowell family is one of the Boston Brahmin families of New England, known for both intellectual and commercial achievements. The family had emigrated to Boston from England in 1639, led by the patriarch Percival Lowle (1571–1665). The surn ...

immigrant ancestor. John Lowell was educated at

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, graduating in 1721. He became the first minister of Newburyport, holding this position from 1726 to 1767.

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. (1966). James Russell Lowell. Boston, MA: Beacon Press. Coat of Arms of Percival Lowell

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Oil Painting of Rev. Lowell
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