Rachel (Livingstone) Stowell (abt. 1802 - 1888)

Born about 6 May 1802 in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Wife of Joseph Stowell — married 1820 in Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1888 at about age 85 in Minnewaukan, Benson, North Dakota, United States

Problems/Questions Profile managers: Richard Schumacher [send private message] and Jeanne Mower [send private message]

Biography

There are no solid sources regarding the birth of Rachel (Livingstone) Stowell. Some believe she was born in 1802 and others, 1805. Location of her birth is also in question, not being sure if she was born in Blantyre, Scotland or in Vermont. Many fall back on the 1922 book written by William Henry Harrison Stowell, "The Stowell Genealogy, A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham, Mass." In his book, on pages 331 & 332, he states that "Joseph Stowell was born in Waitsfield, Vt., 27 Oct 1798, d. Lindon, Ws., May 1865, age 66, m. 1820, Rachel Livingstone, b. 6 May 1802, d. Minnewaukon, N.D., 27 March 1888, age 86." Did Mr. Stowell find this information during his research for his book?

In another book, ""The History and Genealogy of Isaac and Sarah Burgess", by Eugene Jay Nielsen, on page 5, the writer states "Rachel Stowell came to Dakota Territory with Isaac and Ethie (Burgess) Kennedy, a couple years before Isaac H. and Sarah (Stowell) Burgess came. When Isaac and Sarah came to Minnewaukan, Rachel lived with them. She died during the winter of 1887-88 and was buried that spring on the Burgess claim. When the Isaac Kennedy's moved to Minnewaukan, they moved Rachel's body to the Presbyterian Cemetery at Minnewaukan. There is no trace of any buildings of the Burgess homestead."

Rachel was born in 1802. She passed away in 1887.

Sources

Scanned text of "The Stowell Genealogy", by William Henry Stowell, 1922: http://archive.org/stream/stowellgenealogy00stow/stowellgenealogy00stow_djvu.txt Extract (character recognition errors not corrected):

"233. JOSEPH^ STOWELL (Nathan' Isaac* David^'^ Sam- uel^) was born in Waitsfield, Vt., 27 Oct. 1798, d. Lindon, Wis., May 1865, age 66, m. 1820, Rachel Livingstone, b. 6 May 1802, d. Minnewaukon, N. D., 27 March 1888, age 86."

http://records.ancestry.com/rachel_livingstone_records.ashx?pid=24000787 records 13 children and many descendants.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=stowell&GSfn=rachel&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSob=n&GRid=124410478&df=all&

• "The Stowell Genealogy, A Record of the Descendants of Samuel Stowell of Hingham, Massachusetts," 1922, by William Henry Harrison Stowell, page 331-332.

• "The History and Genealogy of Isaac and Sarah Burgess", by Eugene Jay Nielsen, Rachel Stowell, page 5.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2019), memorial page for Rachel Livingstone Stowell (6 May 1805–27 Mar 1888), Find A Grave Memorial no. 124410478, citing Minnewaukan Cemetery, Minnewaukan, Benson County, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Curtis Yri (contributor 48322430) .

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #124410478
• Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.

Stowell, William Henry Harrison,. Stowell genealogy : a record of the descendants of Samuel Stowell, of Hingham, Mass.. Rutland, Vt.: Tuttle, 1922. pg.331