Samson Howe (1751 - 1824)

Born 26 Jul 1751 in Killingly, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Huldah (Davis) Howe — married 25 Mar 1774 in Killingly, Windham County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 1824 at age 73 in Pomfret, Connecticut

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Biography

Samson was born in Killingly, Connecticut 26 July 1751, the son of Rev. Perley Howe and Damaris Cady.^[1]

He married 25 Mar 1774 in Killingly, Huldah Davis, daughter of Deacon Daniel and Tamar (Towne) Davis, born in Killingly 9 May 1754. They lived in Killingly where he was a prominent man in town. They had 10 children born in Killingly. He was Town Clerk and Treasurer of Killingley for several years, and he served in the Revolutionary War. In 1787, he was elected to the Hartford Convention to consider the proposed US Constitution, and was elected to the General Assembly for more than 30 years. He died in Pomfret, Connecticut 7 Sep 1824.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Barbour Collection of Connecticut Vital Records, Killingly, page 91: Samson, s. Rev. Perley & Damaras, b. July 26, 1751
2. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Genealogies of Abraham of Roxbury, James of Ipswich, Abraham of Marlborough and Edward of Lynn, Massachusetts", Vol. 2, (Boston: NEHGS, 1929), pp.182-183.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Malcolm Osmer for creating WikiTree profile Howe-2008 through the import of Elijah Hosmer_2013-02-03.ged on Feb 3, 2013.

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