Joshua Howe (1716 - 1800)

Born 11 Oct 1716 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Robbins) Howe — married 21 Jul 1735 in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 1800 at about age 83 in Wells, Rutland, Vermont

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Biography

Born in Sudbury 11 Oct 1716, the son of Nehemiah and Margaret (Willard) Howe.^[1] He married 21 July 1736 Lydia Robbins in Grafton,^[2] the daughter of Thomas and Lydia Robbins.^[3] They lived in Grafton first, where their first two children were born. Then they moved to Westmoreland, New Hampshire, where they were early settlers, and their next two children were born. His death date is uncertain, but his wife Lydia is known to have outlived him by many years. She died in Westmoreland in 1806, aged 91 years.^[4]

Birth

11 Oct 1716 Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts^[5][6]

Death

1800 Wells, Rutland, Vermont^[7]

Residence

Residence:

Place: Grafton, Massachusetts^[8]

Residence:

Place: Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire^[9]

Marriage

Husband: Joshua Howe

Wife: @I588@

Marriage:

Date: 21 Jul 1735^[10][11]

Child: Lydia Howe

Notes

NI587Howe Genealogies, by Daniel Waite Howe, edited by Gilman Howe.

pages 43 - 44 Joshua Howe, born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, 11 Oct. 1716; married 21 July 1735, Lydia Robbins, daughter of Thomas and Lydia Robbins of Groton, Massachusetts, born 23 Jan. 1715. They lived in Grafton until after two children were born, then they moved to Westmoreland New Hampshire, and tradition says they were the parents of the first white child born in that town. The date of death of Joshua has not yet been found, but his wife Lydia probably outlived him many years, she died in Westmoreland in 1806, aged 91 years.

Children

i. Nehemiah, born 5 Feb. 1736-7.

ii. Joshua, born 1 Aug. 1738; no further record.

iii. Azubah, born about 1745

iv. Lydia, born in Westmoreland, New Hampsire (no date ); married 14 Dec. 1769, Major Benjamin Whitcomb, son of Benjamin and Dorothy ( White ) Whitcomb of Leominster, Massachusetts, born 2 July 1737, died in Lisbon, New Hampshire, about 1827.

Sources

1. ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Sudbury Births, page 74
2. ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Grafton Marriages, page 273
3. ↑ Mass. Vital Records, Grafton Births, page 111
4. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, the Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts", Vol. 1, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), pp.43-45. Link to searchable Howe Genealogies at Ancestry.com
5. ↑ Source: #S65
6. ↑ Source: #S86
7. ↑ Source: #S86
8. ↑ Source: #S65
9. ↑ Source: #S65
10. ↑ Source: #S65
11. ↑ Source: #S86

• Source: S65 Media: Book Abbreviation: Howe Genealogies Title: Genealogy of John Howe of Sudbury and Marlborough, Massachusetts Author: Daniel Wait Howe, revised and edited by Gilman Bigelow Howe. Publication: Boston, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1929-77
• Source: S86 Media: Internet Web Page Abbreviation: Willard Family Association Author: The Willard Family Association of America, Inc Publication: hallock.home.mindspring.com/
• Vital Records of Grafton, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1906) Page 73. Birth record.