Lowell family
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The Lowell family is one of the Boston Brahmin families of New England, known for both intellectual and commercial achievements.
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Current region | United States United Kingdom |
Connected families | Cabot Roosevelt Lawrence Amory Putnam Astor |
Distinctions | Lowell Observatory Lowell Institute Lowell House |
Estate(s) | Elmwood (Cambridge, Massachusetts) 805 Fifth Avenue, NYC [1] Nos. 7 & 8 Park Street, Boston President's House (Harvard) Bibury Court |
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The family had emigrated to Boston from England in 1639, led by the patriarch Percival Lowle (c. 1570–1664/1665). The surname was spelt in many ways until it was standardised as Lowell from about 1721, apparently by the Rev. John Lowell. It was a later John Lowell (1743–1802) from whom the famous dynasty was descended.