Elizabeth (Sylvester) Lowell (1644 - bef. 1666)

Born 23 Jan 1644 in Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Wife of John Lowell the tanner — married 24 Jan 1659 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died before 1666 before age 21 in Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay Colony [uncertain]

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Biography

Elizabeth Sylvester was born January 23, 1643/4 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Richard Sylvester and Naomi Torrey Sylvester.^{[1] [2][3][4]}

Elizabeth was married in Scituate, Plymouth County, on January 24, 1658/9 to John Lowell, as his second wife. His parents are unknown.^{[1][2][5] [6][4][7]}

Elizabeth Sylvester passed away before 1666 (when her husband remarried), probably in Scituate.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Robert Charles Anderson: "The Great Migration Begins" Volume III, page 1667 (Silvester).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Pope. Charles Henry: "Pioneers of Massachusetts", page 444.
3. ↑ NEHGS Register, April 1855, page 172 "Early Records of Boston".
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Colonial Families of the United States 1607-1775" page 582 (Silvester).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Savage, James: "Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England" Volume 3, page 107 (Lowell)
6. ↑ U S New England Marriages before 1700, page 476.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21S-Q2ZR : 22 July 2021), Richard Silvester in entry for John Lowell and Elizabeth Silvester, 1658; citing Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• Notes, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1909) Vol. 63, Page 300. "The Family of John³ Lowell."