Cynthia (Howland) Lucas (1798 - 1881)

Born 27 Jun 1798 in Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Levi Lucas — married 12 Jan 1825 in Douglas Township, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 18 Mar 1881 at age 82 in Brooklyn, Windham, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Howland Name Study.

Birth

The original vital book of Douglas, Massachusetts proved that Cynthia Howland was born to James and Renew Howland on 27 June 1798, but this birth record was added later with the birth records of her parents and their siblings together in the vital book sometime before 1813.^[1] However, Naomi Howland was actually born within the boundary of Glocester, Rhode Island because her grandfather, Thomas Howland bought, owned and sold the properties in Glocester where her father, James Howland was raised since 1768 and was married there about 1790. Her grandfather, Thomas Howland moved his residence to Douglas, Massachusetts in 1794, but her father, James Howland remained in Glocester and then moved his residence to Douglas in 1803.

Unfortunately, her birth was not recorded immediately in the vital records of Glocester in 1798, but eventually, her birth record was added to the vital book of Douglas, Massachusetts sometime before 1813. The deed record confirmed that her father, James Howland was a resident of Douglas in 1803, so it implied that his family started to record their births there in 1803.

Her parentage was proved by the birth record, the probate records and one well-known genealogical Howland book of 1885.^[2]

Marriage

Cynthia Howland married Levi Lucas on 12 January 1825 in Douglas, Worcester County, Massachusetts.

Children

They had six children in 12 years.

1. George W. Lucas (1825)
2. Thomas Olney Lucas (1827 - 1906)
3. Hannah E. (Lucas) Woodward (1829 - 1906)
4. Mary Lucas
5. Frank Lucas

Death

She died on 18 March 1881 in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, having lived a long life of 82 years, and was buried there.

Burial

She was buried at South Cemetery in Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1627-2001, images, FamilySearch. Worcester, Douglas, Births, marriages, deaths 1766-1842, image 15 of 64; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
2. ↑ Howland, Franklyn, A brief genealogical and biographical history of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and their descendants, of the United States and Canada : together with an account of the efforts made in England to learn of their English ancestry, etc.. New Bedford, Mass.: Howland, 1885, p. 185.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com: accessed 28 February 2021), memorial page for Cynthia Howland Lucas (27 Jun 1798 – 18 Mar 1881), Find a Grave Memorial no. 78676449, citing South Cemetery, Brooklyn, Windham County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506).

See also:

• Thomas R. Steadman and Norma Slater Woodward, Descendants of Richard, Nathaniel, Robert and Henry Woodward of New England, 1859-1996. Tampa, Florida: T. Steadman, 1996.