Nehemiah Howe (1721 - 1777)

Born 23 Jan 1721 in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Beulah (Wheeler) Howe — married 4 Mar 1747 in Bolton, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 13 Apr 1777 at age 56 in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont

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Biography

The family moved from Marlborough to New Marlborough, Mass., about 1749, where he built the first grist mill in that town. About 1771 he went with Ethan Allen to Vermont and settled in Poultney, before the organization of the town in 1775. After the town was organized he filled the offices of selectman, surveyor of highways and was appointed on various town committees. He was a delegate to the Dorset Convention, July 24, 1776, and a later convention 25 Sept. 1776, at which he was appointed a member of the Board of War of western Vermont. Some of his descendants still have possession of a deed made to him by General Ethan Allen. He served in the war, and was with General Allen at Ticonderoga, and with two of his sons, was with General Stark at the battle of Bennington.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, NEHGS, Boston, 1929, Vol. 1, pages 73-74

"Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V5NH-W4R : accessed 27 Jan 2014), Peter How in entry for Nehemah How, 13 Jan 1720.

Notes

Note: : Joseph Joslin, Barnes Frisbie and Frederick Ruggles, A history of the town of Poultney, Vermont: from its settlement to the year 1875, with family and biographical sketches and incidents (Google eBook), 1875, 24: one of the early settlers in Poultney, later in 1771.

 ??, 25: 24 May 1775, member of "a committee to look out a burying ground."

 ??, 27-28: "built the first grist mill in Poultney, which was erected at the falls, where the east village is now, some little time before 1777." Also chosen selectman and surveyor of highways at town meeting, 8 Mar 1775.

 ??, 32: at town meeting, 11 Mar 1777, he was named a member of a Committee of Safety.

 ??, 38: his wife was one of the women who fled with her children at the approach of Gen. Burgoyne.

 ??, 50: built the first grist mill in town, before 1777.

 ??, 280: descendant of the first white settler in Marlborough, Mass., he moved to New Marlborough, Mass., married and had children all born there: Abner, Olive, Phebe, Beulah, Pater, Candis, Phebe, John, Joel.

"The declaration of Independence, of the 4th of July, 1776 was fully appreciated by the settlers on the New Hamphsire Grants. A convention was called at Dorset, July 24th, 1776, and was attended by 51persons from 35 towns. This convention"was called too ascertain the general sentiment", and "entered into an association among themselves for the defensce of the liberties of the country." Poultney was represented in this convention by Nehemiah Howe and William Ward. Another convention was held the 25th of the following Sept., when Howeand Ward were again present as delegates from Poultney." On the 15th of January, 1777 it adopted what was called the Vermont Declaration of Independence". "the district" "would be called, known and distinquished by the name of New Connecticut, alias Vermont." From A History of the town of Poultrey, Vermont: 1875

Acknow ledgments

Thanks to Marlene Hogue for starting this profile.