Bio of Stowell, Francis A. (b.1818) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Stowell, Francis A., was one of the pioneers of Mazeppa, taking a claim
near the village in 1855. He was seven years justice of the peace in
Mazeppa. He is a native of Maine, born in 1818. In 1849 or 1850 he went to
Platteville, Wisconsin, and there married Eunice L. Demming. He became a
resident of Minnesota, as above noted, and in 1870 removed from Mazeppa to
Lac Qui Parle county, settling on a farm near the village of the same
name. His eldest child is now a resident of Chester. Besides a son and
daughter near Portland, Oregon, six children are with him at home.
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
Check out Barbara's site for more great information on this book:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mnwabbio/wab3.htm
There are also some pictures and information from descendents for some 
of the bios on her pages.

Stowell, Francis A. (page 760), one of the pioneers of Mazeppa, was born
in Paris, Maine, April 18, 1816, a son of Daniel Stowell. His first
ancestors in this country came from England to New England at an early
day. In 1849 or 1850 he came west to Platteville, Wis., and there married
in September, 1850. In 1855 he came with his family to Mazeppa, Minn.,
taking a claim near the village, where he resided until 1870. For seven
years he served as justice of the peace in Mazeppa. In 1870 Mr. Stowell
removed to Lac Qui Parle County, settling in a farm hear the village of
the same name, where he lived until 1903. He died at Cashmere, Wash.,
November 20, 1906. His wife died January 9, 1901. They had a family of
eleven children, of whom nine grew to maturity, and six are now living,
namely: Elmer E., April 8, 1861; Addie M., born March 6, 1863; Winona M.,
February 16, 1865; Samuel F., December 1, 1867; Francis Eugene, May 28,
1871, and Alice E., October 7, 1873, who married Evan Taylor. Those
deceased are Albert D., Louis F., Irene, Eunice, Louis Francis and Leslie
B. [Webmaster's note: since the six living and six deceased add to twelve
instead of eleven children, I suspect that Louis F. and Louis Francis of
the deceased list are the same person.]