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"The Lowells of Massachusetts were a remarkable family. They were settlers in the New World in the 1600s, revolutionaries creating a new nation in the 1700s, merchants and manufacturers building prosperity in the 1800s, and scientists and artists flourishing in the 1900s. For the first time, Nina Sankovitch tells the story of this fascinating and powerful dynasty in The Lowells of Massachusetts. Though not without scoundrels and certainly no strangers...

"John Tisdale (bapt. 1614-d. 1675), the son of Thomas and Ruth Tisdale; immigrated from Ripon, Co. Yorkshire, England, to Old Massachusetts Bay Colony in or before 1636. In 1640, he married Sarah Walker (1616-1676). Descendants and relatives of their eight children remained in New England for six generations before scattering west and south and into Canada."--

Contains detailed information, including occupation, genealogy, public service, estate and unusual or interesting facts, about each family or individual who emigrated to Plymouth Colony between 1620 and 1633.