Lt. James Fowle

1642 - 1690  (48 years)

• Name	James Fowle
  	Father: George Fowle Mother: Mary ______ [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	12 Mar 1642	Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [4]
  Tax	1666 (23 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3]
  In 1666 he was taxed in Woburn, Massachusetts.
  Freeman	14 May 1668 (26 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [1, 5]
  Jams Fowle, a Church member, fully received and a howse keeper marled and inhabating in the Town of Wooborn desears to be made free. Attest, Edw. Johnson. Admitted 14 May, 1668.
  Occupation	say 1670 (27 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [3]
  He was a cordwainer [shoemaker] by trade and probably had a shop on land behind Bell Hill.
  Offices Held	1672 (29 years)	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3]
  In 1672 he was appointed a Constable in Woburn, Massachusetts.
  Death	17 Dec 1690	Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony   [2, 3, 4, 6, 7]
  Burial	Aft 17 Dec 1690	First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. First Burial Ground, Woburn, Massachusetts   [4, 6]
  	Gravestone of Lt. James Fowle Here lyes the body of Lieuteuant James Fowle aged 49 years, died ye 17 of Decemb'r 1690
  Person ID, Branch	I24112
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Abigail Carter,   b. 21 Apr 1648, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 11 May 1718, Woburn, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay (Age 70 years)  Other Partners: Deacon Samuel Walker  m. 18 Apr 1692;   Deacon Samuel Stone  m. 3 Apr 1706
  Marriage	Y  [1, 2, 8, 9, 10]
  Children	From 1667 to 1687  [1, 2, 8, 11]
  1. James Fowle (1667-1714) 2. Abigail Fowle (1669-1689) 3. John Fowle (1671-1744) 4. Samuel Fowle (1674-1744) 5. Jacob Fowle (1677-1748) 6. Elizabeth Fowle (1681-1764) 7. Hannah Fowle (1684-1759) 8. Mary Fowle (1687-1762)
  Family ID	F8542	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

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• Event Map		Birth - 12 Mar 1642 - Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Tax - 1666 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Freeman - 14 May 1668 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Occupation - say 1670 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Offices Held - 1672 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Death - 17 Dec 1690 - Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Bay Colony Burial - Aft 17 Dec 1690 - First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

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