Francis "Frank" Lowell^[1]

1814 - 1900  (85 years)

• Name	Francis "Frank" Lowell
  Born	13 Aug 1814	St. Davids, Niagara Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Interesting	business, mail, hotel, business
  Occupation	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer and Innkeeper
  Residence	1851	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	RC
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	inn keeper
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Inn Keeper
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Free Thinker
  Occupation	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	English Church
  Retired	1881	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Occupation	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Gentleman
  Residence	1891	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Anglican
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-388567
  Died	18 Feb 1900	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [10]
  	Cause: Pneumonia (5 days)
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Person ID	I388567	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family	Mary Terry,   b. CALC 10 Oct 1811,   d. 10 Sep 1889, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Children	1. Richard Lowell,   b. 1836, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Jane Ann Lowell,   b. 1837, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Charles K. Lowell,   b. 1843, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1911, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   4. Margaret "Maggie" Lowell,   b. 20 Oct 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Nov 1933, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   5. William Lowell,   b. 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Dec 1902  (Age 50 years)
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F262599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lowell, C., proprietor Queen's Hotel. Was born at Preston in this county. Illustrated Atlas of the County of Waterloo, H. Parsel & Co., Toronto - 1881 ___________________________ Francis Lowell was born near St. David's in Niagara Township on August 13, 1814 and served as an apprentice to a saddler and harness maker in Hamilton. He came to Preston in 1837 and set up his own harness shop and saddlery. Within three years of his arrival he purchased a local hotel which he operated until 1845. He then sold the hotel to Thomas McMillan and bought the Queen's Arms Hotel in Galt which he continued to own until his death in 1900. Along with a Mr. Hobson he secured the Government contract to carry the mail from Hamilton to Galt and from there to Goderich and Southampton. To fulfill his mail contract he built up an extensive stage coach system, which included the maintenance of up to one hundred and eight horses. With the coming of the Great Western Railway to Galt in 1854, stage coaches were no longer used to carry the mail to the town. However, Mr. Lowell's stages continued to operate from Galt to settlements in western Ontario until the rail lines finally reached there as well. In about 1865 Mr. Lowell retired from the direct operation of the Queen's Arms Hotel and purchased a large farm near Montrose where he raised sheep, cattle and race horses. He later sold his farm and livestock and retired to private life in Galt. Unable to remain entirely on the sidelines, Mr. Lowell took a renewed interest in the operation of the renamed Queen's Hotel. He had the hotel renovated and refurbished and then took to the sidelines again, leaving the management of the hotel to his son Charles Lowell. Francis Lowell died on February 18, 1900 and is buried in Trinity Anglican Cemetery. Cambridge Mosaic, Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge

  
  

• Sources

  [S1338] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Galt Reporter (1846-1973), Obituary of Mary Terry - Lowell - 13 Sep 1878, pg 3. [S336] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1881, Galt Division 2 Page 40. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 5. Francis LOWELL Innkeeper Canada Roman Catholic 37 Mary LOWELL England Episcopalian 38 Jane Ann LOWELL Upper Canada Episcopalian 14 Charles LOWELL Upper Canada Episcopalian 7 Margaret LOWELL Upper Canada Episcopalian 4 William LOWELL Upper Canada Episcopalian 1 Henry BELL Barkeeper England Baptist 22 not a member of the family William CUMMING Labourer Ireland Roman Catholic 26 not a member of the family James DAILEY? Labourer Ireland Episcopalian 32 not a member of the family Richard PERCID? Labourer Ireland Roman Catholic 19 not a member of the family Thomas HOGAN Labourer Ireland Roman Catholic 25 not a member of the family John GRAVIL Labourer French Roman Catholic 25 not a member of the family Thomas SCRIVE? Labourer England Roman Catholic 27 not a member of the family John LEONARD Labourer Ireland Roman Catholic 20 not a member of the family John O. HATT Gentleman Canada Episcopalian 39 not a member of the family Res:Hamilton W.H. POPPELTON Merchant England Episcopalian 26 not a member of the family David SPIERS? Clerk Scotland Presbyterian 22 not a member of the family Richard LESTER Labourer USA Episcopalian 19 not a member of the family John POWELL Labourer Canada Episcopalian 20 not a member of the family Sarah GALLAHER Spinster Canada Roman Catholic 14 not a member of the family Catharine LAMBATES Spinster Germany Roman Catholic 21 not a member of the family [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 3, Pg. 26. [S233] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1852, Div. 1, Pg. 11. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 4 Page 47. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 144. [S2598] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican Cemetery Internet Link. In/ loving memory/ of/ Francis LOWELL/ born at St. Davids./ Ontario/ 13th August 1814/ died at Galt,/ Ontario/ February 1900/ in his 86th year/ [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 5. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 027050 (1900). Name:F. Lowell Gender:Male Age:86 Birth Date:abt 1814 Birth Place:Mazare Falls, Ontario Death Date:18 Feb 1900 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Aug 1814 - St. Davids, Niagara Twp., Lincoln Co., Ontario Occupation - Farmer and Innkeeper - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - RC - 1851 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - inn keeper - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Inn Keeper - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Thinker - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - English Church - 1871 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Retired - 1881 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Gentleman - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Pneumonia (5 days) - 18 Feb 1900 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth