James Patrick Howley FGS (1847 - 1918)

Born 7 Jul 1847 in St. John's, Newfoundland

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Jane (Firth) Howley — married 19 May 1874 in St. john's, Newfoundland

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1918 at age 70 in St. John's, Newfoundland

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Biography

James Howley FGS is Notable.

Designated a Person of National Historic Significance by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada in 2014. Commemorative plaque located at The Rooms, 9 Bonaventure Avenue, St. John's.

Belvedere Cemetery. Plot 77. https://rcsj.org/cemetery-office/maps http://ngb.chebucto.org/Cemetery/cem-belv-rc-sect-xib-sje.shtml

Sources

• http://ngb.chebucto.org/Vstats/1vstats-sjc-idx.shtml
• http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?BioId=41578
• http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/howley/Reminiscences.pdf
• http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/newfoundland-explorer-james-patrick-howley-commemorated-by-federal-government-222412/
• http://vocm.com/news/special-tribute-to-james-patrick-howley-unveiled-at-the-rooms/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Patrick_Howley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persons_of_National_Historic_Significance#List_of_Persons_of_National_Historic_Significance

https://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=14322

Newfoundland will books vol 11 pages 64 and 65 probate year 1918 http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/howley-james-11-64.shtml

See also:

• "Newfoundland Vital Records, 1840-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2XL-1M5 : 9 March 2018), Elizabeth Firth in entry for James Robert Howley, 1884; citing Birth Registration, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, Provincial Archives, St. John's.

Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador, Volume 2 (Hac-Hoy), pp. 1093-1095. (https://collections.mun.ca/digital/collection/cns_enl/id/1484/rec/8)