Born in Great Valley, Cattaraugus Co., New York, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Nathan Howe
and Nancy P. Mudgett
Sister of
Mary Catherine (Howe) Bateman, Nancy Diantha Howe, Oscar B. Howe, Ossian Howe, Cynthia L. (Howe) Niles and Wilson Nathan Howe
Wife of
Frederick James Harris
— married
1860 in Bradford Twp., McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Allen Harris, Mary Albina (Harris) Jobes, Orpha Viola (Harris) Washburn and James Milton Harris
Died
at age 82
in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, United States
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Biography
Born in Great Valley, New York 24 May 1834 to Nathan Jr and Nancy (Mudgett) Howe. Married Frederick James Harris in 1860 in Bradford, McKean, Pennsylvania. They lived in Great Valley[1] and had five children. She was living there with her husband in 1905, but was separated and living with her daughter Mary Jobe's family in 1910 and 1915 in Poland, Chatauqua, New York. She died Feb 7, 1917 and was buried in the Willoughby Cemetery in Great Valley, NY.
Emily was born in May 1834 in Great Valley, Cattaraugus Co., New York, USA. She was the daughter of Nathan Howe and Nancy P. Mudgett.[2]
When Emily was about 25 she married Frederick James Harris in 1860 in Bradford Twp., McKean County, Pennsylvania, USA. The couple had 4 children: Orpha Viola Harris, Mary Harris, Milton Harris and Allen Adelbert Harris.[2]
In 1870 Emily was living in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, USA.[2]
In 1880 Emily was living in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, USA.[2]
In 1900 Emily was living in Great Valley, Cattaraugus, New York, USA.[2]
In 1910 Emily was living in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA. Marital Status: Widowed; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law[2]
On 1 June 1915 Emily was living in Poland, Chautauqua, New York, USA. Relation to Head of House: Mother-in-law[2]
Emily died at the age of 82 on 7 February 1917.[3][2]
Research Notes
The 1910 and 1915 censuses for Poland, Chautauqua, New York show Emily Jane (Howe) Harris living with her daughter Mary (Harris) Jobes' family and is listed as widowed. Her husband apparently lived until 1930. They were separated, as stated in the will of Frederick J. Harris dated April 20, 1912.
Sources
- ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, NEHGS, Boston, 1929, Vol. 1, page 357
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7
Family Tree record for Emily Jane Howe LINK: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Emily Jane Howe LINK Ancestry Record pubmembertrees #1627482138. - ↑
Family Tree record for Nathan Howe LINK: Ancestry Member Family Tree,
Page: Database online. Data: Text: Record for Nathan Howe LINK Ancestry Record pubmembertrees #1191738263.
See also:
- New York Department of Health; Albany, NY; NY State Death Index, Death Cert. #15660
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Emily by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Emily:
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~6.25%
~25.00%
Cindy (Henry) Kittle 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A376409 [compare], Ancestry member clk0606
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~6.25%
Kim (Harris) Myers :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Stephen Somerville :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T284317 [compare], FTDNA kit #639302
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