Researching Gideon Lowell (1729-?), shipwright
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Researching Gideon Lowell (1729-?), shipwright
I am researching Gideon Lowell, son of John Lowell and Rachel Sargent, husband to Mary Morrill, married 2 Feb 1760. I am especially interested in the role Gideon played in the construction of the frigate USS Alliance (originally to be the Hancock). Delmar Lowell's book credits him as the builder but the rest of the world credits the Hacketts. I assume the truth is somewhere in between. The USS Alliance under Capt. John Barry fought the Last Naval Battle of the American Revolution off the coast of Cape Canaveral, Florida. If you have any information it would be greatly appreciated.