Joseph Howard Jr. (1795 - 1836)

Born 27 Mar 1795 in Sauquoit, Oneida, New York

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Beatta (Butler) Howard — married 14 May 1818 in Sauquoit, Paris, Oneida, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1836 at age 41 in Aurora, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

Bio from Howard, Jarvis Cutler, b.1808. Howard genealogy^[1]

Joseph Howard Jr. 6 (Joseph 5, John 4, John 3, William 2, William 1) b. 27 Mar 1795 son of Joseph Howard and Submit Luce.

he m. Lucy Beata Butler dau. of Sylvester and Lydia (Wetmore) Butler, b. January 8, 1797, in Sauquoit, d. Jan. 13, 1871, m. her May 14, 1818, in Sauquoit.

Children:

1. Lucy Beata, b. May 29, 1819, in Sheldon, Wyoming Co., N. Y. m. John O. Riley.
2. Lydia Ann, b. Oct. 3, 1821, in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y. m. William Bowie.
3. Joseph Butler, b. Feb. 10, 1824, in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y.
4. Anne Mary, b. Apr. 1, 1826, in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y. m. William Aldrich.
5. Julia Grace, b. Dec. 25, 1828, in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y. m. Nathan A. Turner.
6. James Sylvester, b. Dec. 18, 1831, in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y.
7. John Riley, b. July 16, 1834, in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y.

Joseph Howard, Jr., was a merchant, and his business career was a successful one. In 1817 he commenced selling goods in Sheldon, Wyoming Co., N. Y., for Judge Sanger of New Hartford, Oneida Co., N. Y. On taking an account of stock at the end of the first year, the profits were found to be much larger than was anticipated. This result so pleased Judge Sanger that he made him a valuable present, and continued him in the business, and furnished him for a time with goods at cost. This assistance, with a few hundred dollars he received from his father, enabled him to build up a large and lucrative business there, and afterwards in Aurora, Erie Co., N. Y., where he established himself in 1820, and where he died, haying accumulated a comfortable fortune.

A local paper dated the day he was buried has the following obituary, viz. :

"More than a passing notice is due the memory of the deceased. The influence of his character while living was felt by all to be that of a prudent, honest, and good man. Mr. Howard resided in this place more that sixteen years, and prospered in business. But his prosperity did not freeze his soul, it rather expanded it. He took industrious and honest young men by the hand, pointed out the way, and furnished the means of obtaining a competency. Many there are of that class to whom he was a father. The poor received largely of his bounty, but he made no ostentation of his charity. He sought out the sick and afflicted, and unsparingly administered relief. He was emphatically a public-spirited man. He did all in his power to build up the place, and contributed money liberally to advance its financial prosperity and its moral and intellectual growth. Our academy was founded chiefly by his exertions, and has since received his warm and efficient support. A large concourse of people attended his funeral, and every countenance bespoke the loss they felt, and their respect for the dead."

Howard Y-DNA Project at Family Tree DNA (FTDNA)

Sources

1. ↑ pg 110

• Howard, Jarvis Cutler, b.1808. Howard genealogy : a genealogical record embracing all the known descendants in this country, of Thomas and Susanna Howard, who have borne the family name or have married into the family. Sponsor & Contributor: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center on Archive.org. Ref pg 110

• Find a Grave Joseph Howard Jr. (unknown–16 Sep 1836), Find a Grave Memorial ID 43470377, citing East Aurora Cemetery, East Aurora, Erie County, New York, USA; Maintained by Phyllis Meyer (contributor 47083260).