Capt.
John
Lovewell
Born in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of John (Lowell) Lovewell
and Hannah (Hassel) Lovewell
Husband of
Hannah (Unknown) Smith
— married
about 1712 (to 8 May 1725) in Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Died
at age 33
in Fryeburg, Maine [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jul 2012
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Biography
According to Wikipedia, "John Lovewell (October 14, 1691 – May 9, 1725) was a famous Ranger in the 18th century who fought during Father Rale's War (also known as Lovewell's War). He lived in present-day Nashua, New Hampshire. He fought in Father Rale's War as a militia captain, leading three expeditions against the Abenaki Indians. John Lovewell became the most famous Ranger (i.e., scalp hunter) of the eighteenth century."
NOTE: Interesting that two separate books list his birthdate as son of John. One has him b in Dunstable, Massachusetts. The other in Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire. The border between New Hampshire and Massachusetts was drawn in 1741, so before that date, it was Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay.
Sources
- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1621-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016).
- New Hampshire: Births, Deaths and Marriages, 1654-1969. (From microfilmed records. Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014.)
- The Adventures of Capt. Lovewell, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1983) Vol. 7, Page 61: "The Adventures of Capt. Lovewell"
- Lovewell's Men, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Mass., 1983) Vol. 63, Page 288: "Lovewell's Men"
- Middlesex County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1648-1871.Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (From records supplied by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Archives. Digitized mages provided by FamilySearch.org)
- Stearns, Hon. Ezra S., Some Ancient Dunstable History, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1901) Vol. 55, Page 187.
- "John Lovewell, the hero of Pequawket"
- Stearns, Ezra Scollay. Lovewell's Men, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1909) Vol. 63, Page 288.
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John Lovewell died mat 25, 1725 but his children Nehemiah and Hephzibah have birth date late than 1725. This has produced an error report: 210- Father was dead before birth. Would you please check these dates.
Regards Barry Malcolm Datebase Error Project