Luster, a niece of eleanor howe hoge and a greatgranddaughter of joseph howe, is one authority for this other version that joseph howe was a brother of lord howe. Ancestors and descendants of asa bates of cummington, mass vol 2. The howe family history hardcover january 1, 1987 by lillian m. Joseph henry howe and dorothy kraft howe joseph henry howe and dorothy kraft howe were married on the 22nd of august, 1931. I am enjoying the research that is revealing a family story that goes handinhand with the history of the usa. The dartmouth alumni sketches 1867 describes solomon howe, his life was eccentric and desultory. The howes family name was found in the usa, the uk, canada, and scotland between 1840 and 1920. Massachusetts had the highest population of howes families in 1840. Howes family history 2 photos, managed by chris whitten. April 18th 19 at owatona, mn, buried at monona, ia. He moved to illinois when the subject of this sketch was only four years old, locating in macoupin county, where he remained until 1863. A genealogy book or register is used in asia and europe to record the family history of ancestors.
William howe, commander in chief of the british army in north america 177678 who, despite several military successes, failed to destroy the continental army and stem the american revolution. The john howe family history, written by emma katherine howe in 1960, is. Can i add a profile for someone who is not a direct ancestor but has the same family name. Howe was one of three brothers who had distinguished military careers.
The surname howes is usually derived from the old english word hoh, which means heel or projecting ridge of land. William howe british military commander britannica. Evidence shows he was married and moved to northern vermont. It could be locational, given to those who lived in a settlement with a similar name. Paul howes lives in new jersey and when not indulging his obsession into family history is an executive coach.
Historical collection of virginia southside virginia. William howe, 5th viscount howe, kb, pc 10 august 1729 12 july 1814 was a british army officer who rose to become commanderinchief of british land forces in the colonies during the american war of independence. Professional genealogists may also conduct research for others, publish books on genealogical methods, teach, or produce their own databases. Dana medical library books are now available through howe librarys curbside service. It was not until the early part of this year, 1960, that i began to wonder how many. This volume contains genealogies of abraham of roxbury, james of ipswich abraham of marlborough and edward of lynn, massachusetts. The name howes is of anglosaxon origin and came from when the family lived near a hill or steep ridge of land. The surname howe is usually derived from the old english word hoh, which means heel or projecting ridge of land. Nehgr contents file in acrobat pdf format the plymouth colony. This was about 51% of all the recorded howess in the usa.
He is buried in laytonsville, maryland with his mother, his brother james and daughter sarah. Ancestors and descendants of asa bates of cummington, mass vol 3. If you agree with our 9point honor code wed love your help filling in the blanks and fixing mistakes. The howes name and associated names such as hows, house and howse mainly derive from southern england, where the distribution in the nineteenth century shows itthem to have formed along the chalk uplands, seeming to confirm the explanation in several surname directories that it was given to people who lived on a hill. Thirteen generations of thomas and mary burr howes of yarmouth, ma are chronicled brief history of the hfa. Howe genealogy daniel waite howe, nehgs his children were. The story from that note is that while quite a youth he ran away from england to join his brother, lord george augustus howe, 3rd viscount. There has been much curiosity among current vargasonhowe family members about their ancestry. Howe family special collections and university archives. Here they can be seen in 1981 at their 50th wedding anniversary in the southwest suburbs of chicago. John howe was in sudbury as early as 1639 and was admitted freeman 1640. In 1891 there were 1,258 howes families living in london. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with user. The howe genealogy and family tree page welcome to the howe family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today.
The most howes families were found in the uk in 1891. Welcome to the howe family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. Here is an overview of my family tree for the howe line. All known howes were invited and asked to bring all the genealogical. Howe began researching the content for this, the seventh title in the barberhowe series of state histories as early as. Leonard henry howe son of henry ernest howe born 1810, d.
He printed howes genuine almanac 18041826, reportedly doing the. Story of her life told on her tombstone and in a book about her life. We encourage you to join today we are making many exciting discoveries. The book has been republished commercially by classical crypto books. Buy the howes genealogy 16372004 book which is the the lifetime work of robert arthur howes, and the only genealogy of the howes family. Explore howes genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. Thanks to a new curbside pickup and dropoff service at howe library, uvm students, faculty, and staff now have expanded access to the universitys physical collection for academic purposes.
Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the howe surname. However, it is sometimes derived from the old norse word haugr, which means mound or hill furthermore, the name howe may be derived from residence in one of. Robert stewart howe married on july 29, 1950, to myra jeanette harrison, born june 3, 1931, parents of. He was selectman 1642, and is mentioned in the records of that town as late as 1655. With some account of english ancestry by howes, joshua crowell, b. Thirteen generations of thomas and mary burr howes of yarmouth, ma are chronicled. Extracts from the letterbook of william hill, of cape fear, n. Published 1929 by new england historic genealogical society in boston. Denis howe source 15 private collection of denis howe howe2357 managed by denis howe. Howes howse house and hows surname families worldwide. Coat of arms hanging in the wayside inn and printed in the howe family gathering book.
Most all of my howe family information is found in the book, genealogy and history of the john howe family, written in 1960 by emma katherine howe of brookville, pennsylvania. Mary howe was born ca 1799 in va according to the 1850 census offayette co. This volume contains the genealogy of john howe of sudbury and marlborough, massachusetts. I have entered the abraham howe of roxbury and the james howe of ipswich portions of the howe genealogy published by d. Order a book, the family history fanatics have written several books on dna, genealogy, and scrapbooks. The first american generation edward howe how sailed on the truelove from the port of london on september 21, 1635, arriving at the massachusetts bay colony, near presentday boston, in late november. Howe genealogies this volume contains genealogies of abraham of roxbury, james of ipswich abraham of marlborough and edward of lynn, massachusetts by daniel wait howe. The genealogy and some history of the john howe family. Donald howe was a descendent of the john and solomon howe, the best known printers in the quabbin region during the nineteenth century. Albemarle amelia amherst bedford brunswick buckingham campbell charlotte chesterfield cumberland dinwiddie fluvanna halifax hanover henrico louisa lunenburg mecklenburg nelson nottoway. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Based in the relatively remote towns of greenwich and enfield, the howes built a vibrant practice, printing almanacs, songs and occasional poems, pamphlets and small books for a popular audience. Howe scale company rutland, vt 18571961 3 photos, managed by chris whitten. The howe, willard and sartwell families of vernon, vt child of william howe is. Most all of my howe family information is found in the book, genealogy and history of the. Howe family history by mira pauline howe paper copy in personal collection of denis bernard howe managed by denis howe. John howe or how is the immigrant ancestor of the sudbury families of that name, having arrived before 1638. Created primarily for the descendants of uriah howe vargason, this web page may be of use to other howe and vargason descendants as well. In 1840 there were 143 howes families living in massachusetts. Fredrick cotton coroners report coroners report of fredrick cotton, died by train bernard hau death newspaper article man fatally hurt as robe catches fire.
Digital library of the ksgenweb biography of alvin w. A hymn book he wrote, wholly or partially, is held at the american antiquarian society. Robert stewart howe, born june 8, 1923 margery myree howe, born march 24, 1925. Henry howe s historical collections of ohio set a benchmark for the study of mormon history in the buckeye state, as well as for the solomon spalding authorship claims for the book of mormon. For most of his professional life he was an actuary and human resource consultant, having lived in six countries and worked in over 50. The howes family association was founded just after first reunion in dennis ma on 26 sep 1987 by colonel lewis l howes. There are already 109 users and 4,318 genealogy profiles with the howes surname on geni. Howe, pictured above was of the researchers of the howe genealogis. The howehoweshouse dna project welcomes all participants. Howes activity in the genealogisttogenealogist g2g forum. He was one of the first settlers of the towns of sudbury and marlborough, ma. This genealogy is based on the howe genealogies by daniel wait howe.
A genealogy of the descendants of joseph bixby, 16211701 of ipswich and boxford, massachusetts. This was about 22% of all the recorded howess in the uk. London had the highest population of howes families in 1891. Richard lord howe, william howe had been active in north america during the last french.
Mary della howe 18611899 married joseph warren hindman on july 1, 1878 howe history. Howe author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Correspondence, autobiography, writings, articles, genealogy, books, clippings. This genealogy is based on the howe genealogies by daniel wait howe published in 1929 by nehgs of the brothers abraham howe of roxbury and james howe of ipswich, john howe of marlborough, and other original howe settlers, augmented by my own and my familys research. However, it is sometimes derived from the old norse word haugr, which means mound or hill furthermore, the name howes may be derived from residence in one of a variety. Howe is a name of ancient anglosaxon origin and comes from the family once having lived near a hill or steep ridge of land. In england the names how, howe and howes seem originally to have been synonymous. Today the library contains more than two million rolls of microfilmed records, almost 750,000 microfiche, 300,000 books and 4,500 periodicals. Howe, john, 17831845 howe, theodocia johnson, 18241898 types of material account books business records deeds genealogies scrapbooks wills. Pedigree charts and family group records are important genealogical tools, so bringing or creating on site a big family pedigree or family tree is sure to draw attention. In historiography of the american war he is usually referred to as sir william howe to distinguish his. Included on the trueloves passenger list were edward howe, husbandman planter, age 60, elizabeth howe 50, jeremie howe 21, sarah howe 12, ephraim howe 9, isack howe 7, and wm.
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