Estes Howe M.D. (1747 - 1826)

Born 24 Jun 1747 in Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Died 3 Mar 1826 at age 78 in Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Dr. Estes Howe M.D. served with the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the French and Indian War.

Surgeon Estes Howe M.D. served with 20th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Estes Howe M.D. is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 185857
Rank: Surgeon

Dr. Estes Howe was a Surgeon in Col. David Brewer's 20th Massachusetts Bay Provincial Regiment in 1775 and later in Col. Rufus Putnam's 5th Massachusetts Regiment, Continental Army. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Estes Howe was born at Rutland, Massachusetts Bay, June 24, 1747, a son of Samuel and Hannah (Smith) Howe. ^{[7] [8]}

Marriages

1. 18 Feb. 1773, Susanna Dwight, daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah (Lyman) Dwight, born 20 Oct. 1746; died in Belchertown, Mass., 6 Sept. 1785.
2. 23 May 1797, Mrs. Diana (Hinsdale) Dwight, widow of Col. Elijah Dwight, and daughter of Samuel Hinsdale of Greenfield, Mass.

Children by his first wife:

1. Estes Howe
2. Samuel Howe

Daniel Wait Howe, in his extensive 1929 genealogy of the Howe family, offers this summary of Estes Howe's life:

"He went with his father from Rutland to Belchertown when but a boy, and was the first physician who settled in that town, and practiced there for more than fifty years. In the French and Indian war he was a drummer boy in his father's company at Lake George in 1759. During the Revolutionary war he served as surgeon in Col. Brewer's regiment ( April-Dec. 1775) and also in Col. Rufus Putnam's regiment (Jan. 1, 1777-May 1, 1779), and was on the staff of Gen. Gates. He died 3 March 1826, and his widow died 25 Jan. 1833. His will was dated 10 Oct. 1820."^[9]

He died on March 3, 1826 in Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts.

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
5. ↑ United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783
6. ↑ The Massachusetts Magazine
7. ↑ Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849
8. ↑ "Howe Genealogies", by Daniel Wait Howe, Revised and edited by Gilman Bigelow Howe, publ. 1929, NEHGS, Boston, Vol. 1, p. 49; https://archive.org/details/howegenealogiesb01howe/page/48/mode/2up?q=Estes
9. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, Vol. 2, NEHGS; Boston 1929, p93; https://archive.org/details/howegenealogiesb01howe/page/92/mode/2up?q=Estes

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 24, 2015), "Record of Estes Howe", Ancestor # A058280.

• Birth (NEHGS): "Doctr. Estes Howe... / son of Samuel Howe... / [and] Hannah Smith / b. June 24, 1747" -- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14506/317/264951207 (subscription)

• Birth, family, death, and burial (with image of family group memorial): Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 15 September 2019), memorial page for Dr Estes Howe (24 Jun 1747–3 Mar 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #125688853, citing South Cemetery, Belchertown, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493);

• Marriage (1) (NEHGS; image of printed record): "Howe Estes married Susanna Dwight Feb. 18 1773" -- Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016); https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/14506/16/0 (by subscription)

• Death (with calculated birth year): "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMW-92P : 10 February 2018), Estes Howe, 03 Mar 1826; citing Belchertown, Mass., reference P 150; FHL microfilm 1,862,889.

• Doolittle, Mark. Historical Sketch of the Congregational Church in Belchertown, Mass. (Hopkins, Bridgman & Co., Northampton, Mass, 1852); p. 113

• The Massachusetts Magazine (Salem, Mass., 1908-1918); Vol. 10, No. 4, p. 167

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLV-JPHT : 19 February 2021), Estes Howe, 1 Jan 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2T-6N7X : 19 February 2021), Estes How, 10 Apr 1777; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFH-GVV5 : 19 February 2021), Estes How, 17 Jun 1778; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLV-JPHY : 19 February 2021), Estes Howe, 21 Dec 1778; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFH-GVVR : 19 February 2021), Estes How, 22 Dec 1778; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLV-JPHB : 19 February 2021), Estes Howe, 22 Apr 1779; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYZ-4384 : 19 February 2021), Estes Howe, 6 Nov 1780; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLFH-GVVB : 19 February 2021), Estes How, 6 Feb 1783; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYZ-438W : 19 February 2021), Estes Howe, 21 Sep 1787; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 8, p. 384

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29L-T72N : 10 November 2020), Estes How, 24 Jun 1747; citing Birth, Rutland, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934224.

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHK2-5Y1 : accessed 29 December 2021), Estus How, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 129, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 4; FHL microfilm 568,144.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2B-RG8 : accessed 29 December 2021), Estes Howe, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 147, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 19; FHL microfilm 205,627.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHGM-JV1 : accessed 29 December 2021), Estus Howe, Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 184, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 50; FHL microfilm 193,738.

• "United States Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-LSDW : 20 February 2021), Estes Howe, 01 Jan 1777; citing 01 Jan 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,315.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6P-8XM3 : 20 February 2021), Estus Howe, 01 Nov 1777; citing 01 Nov 1777, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,321.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL6Y-W33X : 20 February 2021), Estus Howe, 1778; citing 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,321.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-2YYL : 20 February 2021), Estes Howe, 05 Aug 1778; citing 05 Aug 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,315.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DG-L31G : 20 February 2021), Estes House, 30 Aug 1778; citing 30 Aug 1778, Massachusetts, United States, citing NARA microfilm publication M246. Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Services, 1980. FHL microfilm 830,315.

• "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-8B7L : 1 March 2021), Estes Howe, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711095.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG2M-D79Z : 1 March 2021), Estes Howe, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, , Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 101711095.
  • (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTL-JG47 : 1 March 2021), Estes Howe, 24 Apr 1775; citing Military Service, United States, Citing various published state rosters, United States; FHL microfilm 103140774.

• Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849 (Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Mass., 1905); p. 55