John Amory Lowell (1798-1881)/immigrant ancestors

Early colonial New England immigrant ancestors of John Amory Lowell (1799-1881) of Boston Brahmin heritage:

Great, Great grandparents of Susan Cabot Lowell

Susan was the first cousin of her husband John.

Lowell

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Higginson

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Notable Descendants

1. Their son, John, would be appointed to the U.S. District Court in 1865 by President Abraham Lincoln, and in 1878, appointed to the U.S. Circuit Court by President Rutherford B. Hayes. John Amory's grandson, James Arnold Lowell, would also go on to become a Federal Judge. r.

2nd Marriage: Elizabeth Cabot Putnam

John Amory's second wife, Elizabeth Cabot Putnam (1807–1881), gave him a son and three daughters. Augustus, Elizabeth Rebecca, Ellen Bancroft, and Sara Putnam.

1. Augustus Lowell would become a very successful business man and eventually succeed Lowell as the second trustee of the Lowell Institute.
2. through Elizabeth Cabot, John Amory's grandchildren included author and astronomer Percival Lowell, Harvard President Abbott Lawrence Lowell, and poet Amy Lowell.

Research Notes

• Amory Family (Boston)