HOWARD ANNEX
Henry Thomas Howard, Jr. Pedigree
(Start at generation 3, below.)
WORKING DRAFT
Last Change: 15 July 2026
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Origin of
the surname “Howard:”
Generation
12
11 Sir Francis Howard
1. Biographical notes:
Born 21 October 1585 at Croydon, Surrey, England. Died 7 July 1651 at Great Bookham, Surrey, England.
2. Wife: Lady Jane Walpole
Monson
Born 1588 at Kinnersley,
Surrey, England, daughter of Sir
William and Dorothy (Wallop) Monson. Died 6 December 1681 at Southwark,
Christchurch, Surrey, England.
3. Children:
a. Reverend John Howard: Born 1603 at Bookham, Surrey
County, England. Died
1685.
b. Thomas Howard: Born about 1605 in Surrey County,
England. Died 24 April
1661 at Jamestown, York County, Virginia.
c. James Howard: Born about 1610 in Surrey County, England.
d. Sir Charles Howard: Born 1615 at Reigate, Surrey County, England. Died 20 March 1673 at Lingfield, Surrey County, England.
e. William Howard: Born about 1616 at Great Bookham, Surrey
County, England. Died
before 26 July 1686.
f. Margaret Howard: Born 1618 at Great Bookham, Surrey County,
England. Died 25 June
1632.
g. Mary Howard: Born 1618 at Great Bookham, Surrey County,
England. Died 25 June
1632.
h. Child: Born about 1620 at Reigate,
Surrey County, England.
i. William Howard: Born about 1620 at Newark, Nottinghamshire,
England.
j. William Howard: Born 1624 at Great Bookham, Surrey County,
England. Died 1686.
k. Henry Howard: Born 11 February 1624 at Chertsey, Surrey
County, England. Died
26 July 1686.
l. Edward Howard: See generation 10, below.
m. Francis Howard: Born about 1630 in Virginia. Died 24 August 1659 in New Poquosin Parish, York County, Virginia.
n. Ludowick Howard: Born 9 October 1632 at Great Bookham,
Surrey County, England. Died there 13 March 1702.
o. Child: Born and died 10 May 1635 at Great
Bookham, Surrey County, England.
10 Edward Howard
1. Biographical notes:
Born 28 October 1628 at Lingfield,
Surrey County, England. Died 15 June 1662 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
2. Wife: Hannah Esther
Hawkins
Born 20 January 1640 at Boston, Suffolk County,
Massachusetts Bay Colony, daughter of Thomas and Hannah (Baker) Hawkins. Died about 27 May 1664 at Cambridge,
Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Married Edward Howard on 7 June 1661 at Boston, Suffolk County,
Massachusetts.
3. Children:
a. Matthew Howard I: See generation 9, below.
b. Sarah Howard: Born 1675 at London, Middlesex County,
England. Died 1715 in
England.
9 Matthew Howard I
1. Biographical notes:
Born 15 March 1662 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Bay Colony. Died after
1740 near Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2. Wife: Mary Case
Born 1662 at Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Died 18 February 1713 in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Married Matthew
Howard in 1687 at Little Compton, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial
America.
3. Children:
a. Mathew Howard: See generation 8, below.
b. William Howard: Born 26 September 1696 at Little Compton,
Newport County, Rhode Island. Died 6 February 1790 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
c. Esther Howard: Born 1697 in Dartmouth Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died 1770 in Dutchess County, New York.
d. Edward Howard: Born 10 August 1698 in Dartmouth Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Died August 1793 in Cumberland County, North Carolina.
8 Mathew Howard II
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1692 at Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island. Died .
2. Wife: Phebe Burgess
Born 16 December 1708 at Little Compton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Bay Colony; daughter of Benjamin and Priscilla
(Gatchell) Burgess. Died after
1751 in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married Mathew Howard, II
on 17 November 1726.
3. Children:
a. Sarah Howard: Born 21 February 1727 at Rochester,
Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Married Midean Cowing (Para 3.b. of gen 8
of the Cowen Annex)
on 21 February 1750 at Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
b. Elisabeth Howard: Born 22 May 1731 at Rochester, Plymouth
County, Massachusetts.
c. Mary Howard: Born 21 April 1735 at Rochester, Plymouth
County, Massachusetts.
d. Phebe Howard: Born 1747 in Dartmouth Township, Plymouth
County, Massachusetts. Died May 1816 in Penfield Township, Ontario County, New York.
e. Abner Howard: See generation 7, below.
7 Abner Howard
1. Biographical notes:
Born about 1750 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Died there after 1841.
2. Wife: #1: Sarah
Young
a. Biographical notes:
Born before 1758. Died before 1784.
b. Children:
(1. Mary Howard: Born 3 September 1768 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(2. Sarah Howard: Born 18 May 1773 in New Bedford
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Died 24 February 1804. Married Edward Goodale
(b. 22 Jun 1772 in West Boylston Twp, Worcester Co., MA, d.
8 Apr 1813 in Barre Twp, Washington Co., VT) on 22
March 1800 at Thetford, Vermont and had children.
2. Wife: #2 Huldah Thomas
a. Biographical notes:
Born about 1758 in Massachusetts;
daughter of William and Mary
(Bates) Thomas. Died . Married Abner Howard on 26 January 1776
in Dartmouth Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
b. Children:
(1. William Howard: See
generation 6, below.
(2. Matthew Howard: Born 28 June 1780 in New Bedford
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(3. Thomas Howard: Born 10 February 1782 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 10 November 1851 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(4. Abner Howard, Jr.:
Born 3 December 1784 in New Bedford Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Died 4 October 1848 in
Patriot, Posey Township, Switzerland County, Indiana.
(5. Phebe Howard: Born 18
October 1786 in New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(6. Charlotte Howard: Born 10 May 1788 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died December 1852 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(7. Hulda Howard: Born 24
October 1789 in New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 4 April 1862 in
Mattapoisett Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
(8. Elizabeth Howard: Born 26 April 1791 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 7 March 1872 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(9. Lydia Hammond: Born about 1794. Died 20 August 1876 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(10. Susan Howard: Born 24 April 1798 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
6 William Howard
1. Biographical notes:
Born 25 March 1778 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died there 25 July 1850.
2. Wife: Deiadamia Briggs
Born 19 May 1780 in Berkeley Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts;
daughter of John and Hannah
(Redding) Briggs. Died 13 July 1876 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married William Howard on
10 September 1803 in Berkeley Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
3. Children:
a. Matthew H. Howard: See generation 5,
below.
b. Luther Kent Howard: Born 10 October 1806 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 17 May 1849 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
c. John Howard: Born 20 October 1809 in Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 30 September 1885.
d. Abner Howard: Born 28 September 1814 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Died there 6 April 1887.
e. Jabez Thomas Saby Howard: Born 1819 in Massachusetts. Died 28 January 1874 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
5 Matthew H. Howard (more
info)
1. Biographical notes:
Born 10/12 March 1805 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Died there 13 February
1868; interred Naskatucket Cemetery, Fairhaven, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1850 US Census: Matthew Howard, age 45 (b. MA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. His real estate
was valued at $2,000. The household also
included his wife, Deborah H. Howard, age 45 (b. MA); daughter, Pamelia J.
Howard, age 21 (b. MA); son, Nelson S. Howard, age 19 (b. MA); daughter, Phebe A. J. Howard, age 17 (b. MA); son, Henry T. Howard,
age 14 (b. MA); son, Jahazel J. Howard, age 12 (b.
MA); son, Abner Howard, age 10 (b. MA); son, John F.
Howard, age 9 (b. MA); daughter, Ann Eliza Howard, age 7 (b. MA); daughter,
Sarah J. Howard, age 5 (b. MA); and daughter, Charlotte M. Howard, age 3 (b.
MA).
1860 US Census: Mathew Howard, age 55 (b. MA) and
employed as a yeoman, was heading a household in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. His real estate
was valued at $2,600, and his personal property was valued at $300. The household also included his wife, Deborah
H. Howard, age 55 (b. MA); son, Henry P.? Howard, age 24 (b. MA) and employed
as a farmer, whose real estate was valued at $200, and personal property was
valued at $100; son, Jahazel J. Howard (male), age 22
(b. MA) and employed as a mariner; son, John F. Howard, age 19 (b. MA) and
deaf, with no record of employment; daughter, Ann E. Howard, age 17 (b. MA);
daughter, Sarah J. Howard, age 15 (b. MA); and daughter, Charlot
M. Howard, age 13 (b. MA) and deaf.
1865 MA Census: Mathew Howard, age 60 (b. MA) and
employed as a farmer, was heading a household in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. He household also
included his wife, Deborah H. Howard, age 60 (b. MA); son, John F. Howard, age
24 (b. MA), deaf, and employed as a laborer; daughter, Anna E. Howard, age 22
(b. MA); daughter, Sarah J. Howard, age 20 (b. MA); daughter, Charlotte M.
Howard, age 18 (b. MA) and deaf; son, Henry T. Howard, age 29 (b. MA) and
employed as a farmer; daughter-in-law, Sarah J. Howard, age 22 (b. MA); and
grandson, William H. Howard, age 5 months.
1870 US Census: Deborah Howard, age 65 (b. MA)
resided in the household headed by her son, Henry Thomas Howard in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
2. Wife: Deborah H.
Jenney
Born 7 February 1805 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts; daughter of Abisha and Phebe (Jenne) Jenney. Died there 18 March 1877.
Married Matthew Howard on 22 February 1827 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
3. Children:
a. Sophia Briggs Howard: Born 13 July 1827 in
Fairhaven/Taunton Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 24 October 1904 in Taunton Township,
Bristol County from complications of a cerebral hemorrhage; interred there in
Mayflower Hill Cemetery. Married
Frederick P. Stetson (b. 14 Dec 1820, d. 27 Sep 1900; interred with Sophia).
b. Pamelia Jenney Howard: Born 15 May 1829 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 21 October 1910; interred there in
Riverside Cemetery. Married James Nelson
Hammond (b. 4 Mar 1828 in Fairhaven Twp, d. there 21 Feb 1909), son of James
and Lydia (Howard) Hammond, on 14 December 1853 in Fairhaven Township and had
the following children:
(1. Adelaide N. Hammond: Born 1855. Died 8 October 1884 in Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts; interred there in Riverside Cemetery.
(2. Marcia D. Hammond: Born 1862 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Died 1933.
Married Frederick H. Wood on 23 July 1885 in Fairhaven
Township.
c. Nelson S. Howard: Born 1831 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Died there September 1857; interred Naskatucket Cemetery, Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts.
d. Phebe A. J. Howard: Born 23 September 1833 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Died there 24 February 1919; interred there in Naskatucket
Cemetery. Married Dennis Stevens (b.
1813, d. 1870; interred with Phebe) and had the
following children:
(1. Nelson H. Stevens: Born 1859. Married Amelia J. Gifford
on 11 December 1885 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(2. Emma B. Stevens: Born 3 September 1862 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1876; interred Naskatucket Cemetery,
Fairhaven Township, Massachusetts.
(3. Annie K. Stevens: Born 23 September 1865 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1942; interred Naskatucket Cemetery,
Fairhaven Township, Massachusetts.
f. Fannie Howard: Born 1834 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died there in 1836.
f. Henry Thomas Howard: See generation 4,
below.
g. Jahaziel Jenney Howard (middle
name from mother's surname): Born 16 April 1838 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died 4 March 1920
in Plymouth Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; interred there in Vine
Hills Cemetery.
1865 MA Census: Jabeth
Howard, age 46 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife, Ellen
Howard, age 43 (b. MA); daughter, Emma D. Howard, age 19 (b. MA); son, Edwin J.
Howard, age 17 (b. MA); son, Luther T. Howard, age 10 (b. MA); and Diadamia Howard, age 85 (b. MA).
1900 US Census: Jahaziel
J. Howard, age 62 (b. Apr 1838 in MA; parents b. MA) and employed as an agent,
was heading a household at 4 Union Park Street in the City of Boston, Suffolk
County, Massachusetts. The household
also included his wife of 14 years, Ellen D. Howard, age 54 (b. Dec 1845 in MA;
parents b. MA) and employed keeping house, who had had no children; nephew,
Alton H. Douglas, age 16 (b. May 1884 in MA; parents b. MA), single, and
employed as a clerk; and several lodgers.
Jahaziel Howard of, Amoy?, China,
married Ellen M. Douglas of Plymouth on 2 November 1885 (intent recorded 31 Oct
1885) in Plymouth Township, Massachusetts and had the following children:
(1. Emma D. Howard: Born about 1846 in
Massachusetts.
(2. Edwin J. Howard: Born about 1848 in
Massachusetts.
1910 US Census: Edwin J. Howard, age 61 (b. MA;
parents b. MA), who had been married once, was heading a household on New
Boston Road in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife if 15
years, Georgia Freeman Howard, age 51, who had been married twice; and boarder,
Charity B. Stevens, age 94 (b. MA; parents b. MA) and single.
(3. Luther T. Howard: Born about 1855 in
Massachusetts.
h. Abner Luther Howard:
Born 1840 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 21 November 1881, age 42 years, 1 month,
14 days, in Acushnet Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts; interred Long
Plain Cemetery, Acushnet Township, MA.
Married Betsey J. Morse (b. 23 Dec 1843 in Acushnet Twp, Bristol Co., d.
28 Jul 1915 in New Bedford Twp, Bristol Co., MA from complications of arterial
sclerosis and senile dementia), daughter of Charles M. (b. 19 Dec 1819, d. 8
Oct 1895) and Mary A. (Bisbee) Morse (b. 1821, d. 1905), and resided at 1236
Pleasant Street, New Bedford Township, Massachusetts. Abner and Betsey
had the following children:
(1. Mary Frances Howard: Born 30 December 1867. Died 21 October 1963, age 95 years, 9 months,
21 days; interred Long Plain Cemetery, Acushnet Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts.
(2. Lilly G. Howard: Born 24 April 1871. Died 7 May 1878, age 7 years and 13 days;
interred Long Plain Cemetery, Acushnet Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(3. Flora M. Howard: Born 11 September 1878. Died 14 June 1883, age 4 years, 9 months, 3
days; interred Long Plain Cemetery, Acushnet Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts.
i. John F. Howard: Born 4 May 1841 in Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 27 September 1916 in Acushnet/Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Was deaf in 1860.
Married, as her 2nd husband, Victoria "Vic" E. Jacinth (b. 11
Jan 1849 in the Azores, Portuagal, d. 30 May 1916 in
Fairhaven Twp, Bristol Co. from complications of Sarcoma), daughter of Antone and Victoria (Rose) Jacinth, on 29 November 1883 in
New Bedford Township, Bristol County and subsequently resided on New Boston
Road, Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
j. Anne "Annie" Eliza Howard: Born 1843 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there in 1927; interred Riverside
Cemetery, Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Married Alfred C./O. King (b. 1841, d. 16 Nov 1879 in New Bedford Twp.,
Bristol Co.; interred with Annie), son of Joseph and Susan (?) King, on 22 June 1865 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts.
k. Sarah Jane Howard: Born 1 September 1845 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 10 October 1915 in East Haven, New Haven
County, Connecticut; interred Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven Township. Married Ebenezer "Eben"
Grinnell (b. 1827 in Tisbury Twp, Dukes Co., MA, d. 1896), son of Oliver C. and
Sarah (Winslow) Grinnell, on 5 May 1873 in Fairhaven Township and had the
following children:
(1. Anna Grinnell: Born 1874. Died 1961; interred Riverside Cemetery,
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Married
Robert B. Franklin (b. 1880, d. 1943; interred with Anna).
(2. Harry H. Grinnell: Born 1875. Died 1924; interred Riverside Cemetery,
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(3. Millie H. Grinnell: Born 1877 in Brooklyn, Kings
County, New York. Died
27 July 1878 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
(4. Frederic Eldred Grinnell: Born 1879. Died 1960; interred Riverside Cemetery,
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Married
Agnes Coughlin on 19 July 1911 in Los Angeles County, California.
l. Charlotte M. Howard: Born 1847 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
Died there 18 March 1924; interred Riverside Cemetery, Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Was deaf in 1860.
4 Henry Thomas Howard (photos)
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1. Biographical notes:
Born 20/17 February/January 1836 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 20 February 1914,
age 78 years, 1 month, 3 days, from complications of heart disease; interred
there in Naskatucket Cemetery. Employed as a farmer on New Boston Road, Fairhaven Township.
1870 US Census: Henry T.
Howard, age 34 (b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was heading a household in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. His real estate was valued at $3,500 and his
personal property was valued at $1,000.
The household also included his daughter, Fanny W. Howard, age 4 (b.
MA); son, Matthew Howard, age 2 (b. MA); daughter, Deborah J. Howard, age 1
months (b. MA); sister, Charlotte Howard, age 23 (b. MA) and "at
home;" mother, Doborah Howard, age 65 (b. MA);
brother, John Howard, age 29 (b. MA) and employed as a farm laborer; and Alford
Jenney, age (b. MA) and employed as a farm laborer.
1880 US Census: Henry T.
Howard, age 44 (b. MA), was heading a household in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. The household
also included his wife, Sarah J. Howard, age 37; daughter, Fannie W. Howard,
age 13 (b. MA); son, Matthew H. Howard, age 11 (b. MA); daughter, Deborah J.
Howard, age 10 (b. MA); and daughter, Susan E. Howard, age 5 (b. MA).
1900 US Census: Henry T.
Howard, age 64 (b. Jan 1836 in MA; parent b. MA) and employed as a farmer, was
heading a household on New Boston Road in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. The household also
included his wife of 37 years, Sarah H. Howard, age 57 (b. Nov 1842 in MA;
parents b. MA); daughter, Sarah D. Howard, age 23 (b. Feb 1877 in MA) and
single; daughter, Lydia F. Howard, age 21 (b. Jan 1877 in MA) and single;
daughter, Judith B. Howard, age 19 (b. Jan 1881 in MA) and single; daughter,
Ellen D. Howard, age 17 (b. Apr 1883 in MA) and single; daughter, Emma B.
Howard, age 17 (b. Apr 1883 in MA) and single; son, Henry T. Howard, Jr., age
13 (b. Jan 1887 in MA); son, Matthew H. Howard, age 32 (b. Jul 1867 in MA);
grandson, Robert S. Howard, age 8 (b. Feb 1892 in MA; father b. MA; mother b.
St Helena); grandson, William E. Howard, age 4 (b. Oct 1895 in MA; father b.
MA; mother b. St. Helena); and boarder, Mary Tripp, age 81 (b. Jul 1818 in MA;
parents b. MA).
1910 US Census: Henry T.
Howard, age 75 (b. MA; parents b. MA), was heading a household on New Boston
Road, Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife of 34
years, Sarah J. Howard, age 67 (b. MA; parents b. MA), who had had 6 children,
4 of whom were still alive; daughter, Susan E. Howard, age 29 (b. MA); son,
Henry T. Howard, Jr., age 22 (b. MA); and grandson, William E. Howard, age 14
(b. MA; father b. MA; mother b. England).
2. Wife: Sarah Jane
Tripp (photos)
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Born 27 November 1842 in New Bedford Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts (also seen: b. Acushnet Village, New Bedford Co., MA); daughter
of William Tripp (b. Aug 1808, d. 9 Sep 1851; son of William and
Mary (Snell) Tripp) and Susan/Susannah
Tripp (b. 12 May 1811; daughter of Abraham and Mary Polly
(Warren) Tripp) of New Bedford. Sarah died 23 April 1923, age 80 years, 4
months, and 26 days, from complications of bronchial pneumonia, in Mattapoisett
Township, Plymouth County; interred with Henry.
Married Henry Thomas Howard, Sr. on 26/25 November 1863 in Acushnet
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1850 US Census: Willm
Tripp, age 42 (b. MA) and employed as a laborer, was heading a household in the
City of New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts. The household also included his wife, Susan
Tripp, age 39 (b. MA); son, Fred Tripp, age 8 (b. MA); daughter, Sarah J.
Tripp, age 7 (b. MA); daughter, Mary P. Tripp, age 4 (b. MA); daughter, Hannah
P. Tripp, age 1 (b. MA); and (perhaps sister), Edith Tripp, age 51 (b. MA).
1855 MA Census: Sarah J. Tripp, age 12 (b. MA)
resided in the household headed by Frederic Tripp, age 40 (b. MA) and employed
as a Christian Minister, in Rochester Township, Plymouth County,
Massachusetts. The household also
included Rev Tripp's wife, Nancy Tripp, age 39 (b. MA); Jerome Tripp, age 19
(b. MA) and employed as a farmer; and Frederic F. Tripp, age 12 (b. MA).
1920 US Census: Sarah Howard,
age 77 (b. MA; parents b. MA), widowed, and serving as a housekeeper, was
boarding in the household headed by Elsie D. Thomas [Elsie Howard Dunham, dau of Charles Sherman and Clara Augusta (Howard) Dunham],
age 28 (b. MA; parents b. MA), widowed, and employed as a public school
teacher, on Warehouse Street in Middleboro Township, Plymouth County,
Massachusetts. The household also
included Elsie's son, Lyman W. Thomas, age 3 years and 3 months (b. MA); and
daughter, Clare E. Thomas, age 1 year and 4 months (b. MA). Of interest, the household headed by Elsie's
father-in-law, Lyman P. Thomas, age 58, was enumerated directly before Elsie on
the same census page.
3. Children:
a. William Henry Howard "Willie": (more info) Born 17 November 1864 in Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died
there 2 June 1865, age 6 months and 15 days from complications of diphtheria;
interred there Naskatucket Cemetery.
b. Fanny Woodbury Howard "Fan": (photos) (more info)
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Born 4 June 1866 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 5 March
1934 in Mattapoisett Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Married Charles Warren Ellis (b. 4 Dec 1862
in Mattapoisett Twp, Plymouth Co., MA, d. 1929), son of Jarvis and Mary Keziah (Clark) Ellis, on 4 June 1887 in Mattapoisett
Township and had children.
c. Matthew Henry Howard: (more info)
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Born 5 July 1868 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 29 September 1913 in
Norridgewock Township, Somerset County, Maine; interred Naskatucket Cemetery,
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
1910 US Census: Matthew H. Howard, age 41, who had
been married twice, was heading a household on New Boston Road, Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts.
The household also included his wife of less than 1 year, Alice M.
Howard, age 31, who had been married once and had had no children; and son,
Robert S. Howard, age 16 and single.
Matthew H. Howard married (1st) Elizabeth J. Stewart
(b. 5 Jul 1868 in Fairhaven Twp, Bristol Co., MA, d. 29 Sep 1913 in
Norridgewock Twp, Somerset Co., ME) on 13 May 1893 at Mattapoiset
Center, Mattapoisett Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; subsequently
divorced. Matthew and Elizabeth had the
following children:
(1. Robert Stewart Howard: Born 17 February 1894 in
Acushnet Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 29 November 1949. Married Grace May Edgar (b. 8 May 1894 in
Taunton Twp, Bristol Co., MA, d. Apr 1974 in Fairhaven Twp, Bristol Co., MA) and had children.
(2. William Everett Howard: Born 9 October 1895 in
Acushnet Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 24 April 1982 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married Mary Isabel Sylvia (b. 9 Jun 1897 in
Dartmouth Twp, Bristol Co., MA, d. 5 Jul 1981 in New Bedford Twp, Bristol Co., MA) on 12 October 1921 in Dartmouth Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts.
At age 40, when employed as a farmer, Matthew H.
Howard married (2nd) Alice M. Parker (b. 27 Jun 1878 in New Bedford Twp,
Bristol Co., MA, d. there 27 Aug 1925), age 30 of Acushnet, Massachusetts,
daughter of William L. G. and Mary Louise (Albro)
Parker, on 12 June 1909 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County with Pastor
Frederick C. Baker of the Centre Methodist Episcopal Church officiating. Alice was the daughter of William L. G. and
Mary L. (Albro) Parker.
d. Deborah Jenney Howard "Dora": (photos) (more info)
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Born 17/26 April 1870 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died 23 May 1940 in Massachusetts. Married Thomas C. Tinkham
(photos) (b. 5 Jan 1864 in Mattapoisett Twp, Plymouth Co., MA, d. there abt
1930), son of Abraham and Emma? (Depta?)
Tinkham, on 9 October 1889 in Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts and had children.
e. Frederick Tripp Howard "Freddie": Born
16 April 1872 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died there 9 December 1875, age 3; interred
there in Naskatucket Cemetery.
f. Susan Edith Howard "Sue": (photos) (more info)
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Born 20/30 April 1875 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died 17 June 1953
in Massachusetts; had been an invalid for 10 years and was described by her
sister-in-law, Grace (Cowen) Howard, as: "very much
disabled"…"just sits in a chair all day."
At age 37 Susan married, as his 2nd wife, Arthur
Homer Francis (photos) (b. 24 Jun 1871 in Taunton Twp, Bristol Co., d.
1943 in MA), age 41 and employed as a moulder, son of
Lyman R. and Anna E. (Talbot) Francis of New Bedford, on 28 September 1912 in
New Bedford Township, Bristol County with clergyman Frank H. Peters of New
Bedford officiating. Arthur was the son
of Lyman R. and Anna E. (Talbot) Francis; his 1st marriage ended in divorce.
g. Sarah Elizabeth Howard
"Lizzie"/"Liz": (photos) (more
info)
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Born 7 February 1877 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 1963. At age 27, while employed as a teacher,
married George Gibbs Benson (photos) (b. 23 May 1867 in Rochester Twp, Plymouth Co.,
MA, d. there 1957), age 37 and employed as a harness maker of Worcester, MA,
son of Rufus and Ruth (Hathaway) Benson, on 22 August 1904 in New Bedford
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts, with clergyman Charles J. Jones, Jr.
of New Bedford officiating. George was
the son of Rufus and Ruth B. (Hathaway) Benson.
h. Lydia Frances Howard "Lil": (photos) (more info)
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Born 13/15 January 1879 in Fairhaven Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 23 January 1968 in Massachusetts. Married Henry J. Ewing (photos) (b. 4 Oct 1871 in New Bedford Twp, Bristol Co.,
MA, d. 22 Jul 1934), son of Alexander and Sarah A. (Lowe) Ewing, on 1 October
1901 in New Bedford and had the following children:
(1. James H. Ewing: Born 29 December 1902 in New
Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 17 March 1976.
(2. Frederick Francis Ewing: Born 2 December 1904 in
New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 12 May 1992 in
Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Married Dorothy Vernon Bowler (b. 20 Sep 1910
in MA, d. there 8 Feb 1997).
(3. Isabel Lowe Ewing: (photos) Born 16 June 1910 in New Bedford Township, Bristol
County, Massachusetts. Died 7 September 1989 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Married
William Orton Simpson (b. 13 Jul 1893 in New Bedford Twp, Bristol Co., MA, d.
30 Apr 1947) on 6 May 1943 in Seabrook Township, Rockingham County, New
Hampshire.
i. Judith Briggs Howard "Jud": (photos) (more info)
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Born 6 January 1881 in Fairhaven
Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 4
October 1949 in Massachusetts. At
age 22, while employed as a dressmaker, married Clarence S. Russell (photos) (b. 8 Dec 1873 in Dartmouth Twp, Bristol Co., MA,
d. Nov 1962 in Bristol Co., MA), age 29 and employed as a clerk, son of Frank
Oscar and Malina F. (Southworth)
Russell, on 16 April 1903 in Fairhaven Township, with clergyman George H. Bates
officiating, and had at least the following children:
(1. Guss Russell.
(2. Leah Russell.
j. Emma Barker Howard: (photos) (more info)
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Twin. Born 14 April 1883 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Died 3 February
1945 (also seen: d. 13 Feb 1944) in Mattapoiset
Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts; interred there in Ellis
Cemetery. At age 22 married (1st)
Garnett Edmund Watson (b. 21 Mar 1883 in Fairhaven/New Bedford Twp, Bristol
Co., MA, d. 2 Aug 1919 in New Bedford Twp, Bristol Co., MA), age 22 and
employed as a teamster, on 31 October 1905 in New Bedford Township, Bristol
County with Justice of the Peace and Assistant City Clerk, William S. Cook
officiating. Garnett was the son of
Henry and Agnes (Smith) Watson. Emma
(Howard) Watson married (2nd) George L. Shaw (b. 1883, d. 1945; interred with
Emma) (photos).
k. Ellen Douglas Howard "Nellie": (photos)
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Twin. Born 14 April 1883 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County,
Massachusetts. Died 2 May 1970 in
Nantucket Township, Nantucket County, Massachusetts; interred Ellis Cemetery,
Mattapoisett Township, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. At age 27 married, as his 2nd wife, Thomas
Warren Chace "Warren" (photos) (b. 3 Feb 1855 in Dartmouth Twp, Bristol Co., MA,
d. 11 May 1933 in Mattapoiset, Plymouth Co., MA, son
of Noble M. and Mercy B. (Bowman) Chace, age 55, on 1
November 1910 in New Bedford Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. At age 23 Thomas Warren Chace
had married (1st) Alice M. Howland (b. 5 Apr 1856 in New Bedford, d. there 19
Jul 1905), age 22, daughter of James H. and Mary H. (Weaver), on 2 October
1878.
l. Henry Thomas Howard, Jr.: See generation
3, below.
3 Henry Thomas
Howard, Jr.:
(photos) (more info)
Born 18
January 1887 in Fairhaven Township, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Died 25 November 1971 in
New Bedford Township, Bristol County.
Married Grace Harper Cowen, paragraph 2.(1. of generation 3 of the Cowen Annex on 28 February 1912 in New Bedford Township,
Bristol County, Massachusetts.
See Cowen Annex
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