Willard Howe (1796 - 1872)

Born 26 Dec 1796 in Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Died 28 Jan 1872 at age 75 in Orleans Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States

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Born in Westmoreland, New Hampshire 26 Dec 1796. He moved with his family to New York state about 1808. His father was killed in the battle of Queenstown Heights in 1812.^[1] He married Martha Wellman 3 April 1819 in Murray, Orleans, New York. They lived in Murray, New York, where he was a blacksmith until at least 1855^[2] and moved to Orleans, Michigan by 1860.^[3][4] They had seven children born in New York. He died 30 Jan 1872 in Orleans, Michigan.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, NEHGS, Boston, 1929, Vol. 1, page 91
2. ↑ 1855 New York State Census for Mjurray, Orleans, New York
3. ↑ 1860 US Federal Census for Orleans, Ionia, Michigan, page 228. NOTE: The Ancestry record incorrectly transcribes the last name as Herve.
4. ↑ 1870 US Federal Census for Orleans, Ionia, Michigan, page 18
5. ↑ Michigan Death Records, 1867-1952

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