Sybil (Burdick) Howard (1803 - 1881)

Born 14 Sep 1803 in Easton, Washington, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Godfrey Howard — married 1824 (to 19 Jan 1881) in Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Died 8 Mar 1881 at age 77 in Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States

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Biography

Birth and Parents

Sybil (Burdick) Howard was born in New York.

Sybil, the sixth of twelve children of Jedediah Burdick was born on 14 September 1803 at Easton, New York.

Marriage and Children

Sybil married John C. Howard (1794-1881) in 1824 at Grafton, Rensselaer, New York. They had eight children born at New York:

1. Elijah B. Howard (b. 1826; d. 1918) m. say 1849 Catherien (Unknown) (1832-1857)
2. Mariah C. Howard (b. 1828; d. 1912) m. 1 Mar 1826, Green Tilley (1817-1894)
3. Daniel B. Howard (b. 1830; d. 1843)
4. Eunice A. Howard (b. 1832; d. 1922) m. say 1856, William Barber Odell (1827-1914)
5. Joel Thurston Howard (b. 1834; d. 1869) m. 26 Mar 1859 at Grafton, NY, Susannah Mahala Sweet (1840-1866)
6. Israel S. Howard (b. 1837; d. 1909) m. say 1858 at Grafton, NY, Sarah Ann "Sally" Reynolds (1842-1906)
7. George Wesley Howard (b. 1839; d. 1863) m.
8. Mary Jeanette Howard (b. 1844; d. 1917) m. Harmon Snyder (1843-1894)

In 1850, Sybil (46 years, b. NY) and husband John (56, b. NY) and their children Eunice (17 years, b. NY), Joel T. (15 years, b. NY), Isabel S. (15 years, b. NY), George W. (10 years, b. NY) and Mary J. ( 9 years, b. PA) were living at Grafton, Rensselaer, New York.^[1]

Death and Burial

Sybil (Burdick) Howard died on 8 March 1881 in her 77th year at Grafton, and is buried in Grafton Center Cemetery at Grafton, Rensselaer, New York.^[2]

Research Notes

• Find-A-Grave contacted regarding full birth/death dates and locations on 13 April 2023.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC18-2MY : 24 December 2020), Sybil Howard in household of John C Howard, Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111861370/sybil-howard : accessed 07 July 2022), memorial page for Sybil Burdick Howard (1804–1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 111861370, citing Grafton Center Cemetery, Grafton, Rensselaer County, New York, USA ; Maintained by RobMinteer57 (contributor 47389024) .

FamilySearch

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/descendancy/KPD2-XJX

Census Records

• "New York State Census, 1855," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K63Z-K92 : 3 March 2021), Sibil Howard, Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing p. 10, line #11, family #, county clerk offices, New York; FHL microfilm 549,887.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC7Q-33P : 18 February 2021), Sibil Howard in entry for John Howard, 1860.

• "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-3L1S : 8 March 2021), Sybil Howard in household of John Howard, , Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing Census, p. 1, citing multiple county Clerks; Warren and Lewis County Board of Supervisors; multiple counties in New York; Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8KM-XJL : 29 May 2021), Sybil Howard in entry for John Howard, 1870.

• "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNVZ-TL1 : 18 February 2021), Sibbel Howard, Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing p. 33, line 43, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 549,898.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZF8-81N : 14 January 2022), Sybil Howard in household of John Howard, Grafton, Rensselaer, New York, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.

Acknowledgments

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing and photo added following additional research by Carol Baldwin on 13 April 2023.