John Howe (1767 - 1852)

Born 22 Apr 1767 in Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Waller) Howe — married 21 Dec 1787 in Cornwall, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Mar 1852 at age 84 in Elba, Genesee, New York, United States

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Biography

Son of John and Lydia N. (Norton) Howe, born in Canaan, Connecticut 22 April 1767. He married 21 Dec 1787, Esher Waller of Cornwall, Ct., born 21 March 1768 ;and died 27 Feb. 1822. John and Lydia had seven children. He married second, 13 Oct. 1822; Martha Barr. He died 16 March 1852.

According to some of his descendants, he with his brother Seth, and another brother, moved from Connecticut, prior to 1794, to Pennsylvania., and acquired a large tract of land on the site of the present city of Scranton, and erected a saw mill, grist mill, etc. In June 1810, John and his family removed from Scranton to the State of New York, traveling by means of two ox teams, his wife riding the entire distance on horseback. The trip occupied thirteen days and ended at Byron, Genesee Co. On July 12 he settled in Batavia (now East Elba) where he built the first log house in that vicinity, and began farming on a farm that cost $3.50 per acre.- His first crop of wheat, covering one acre, yielded 30 bushels. Of this he took the first grist on horseback to LeRoy, fifteen mile distant, to have it ground.

John was accompanied, or shortly followed, to East Elba by his brother Seth. They were typical early Methodists. Their homes were the stopping places for the traveling preachers of that faith, and the first quarterly meetings were held there. The first class here was organized under the leadership of Marmaduke Pierce, with Joseph Waller, Seth and John Howe and their families as members.^[1]

Children

1. Hannah (1789-?)
2. Ira (1793-1867) m. (1) Elizabeth Sackett and had issue (2) Rhoda Upham and had issue.
3. Phineas (1794-1891) m. Mrs. Ruth White and had issue.
4. Lydia (1798-1857) m. (1) -- Parrish, (2) unknown
5. Adaline (1800-1879) m. Moses Rolfe and had issue.
6. John Waller (1803-1873) m. (1) Hannah Cook and had issue, (2) Hepsibath Underhill and had issue, (3) Deborah Ellwood and had issue.
7. Achsah (1808-1875) m. John Rolfe and had issue.

Sources

1. ↑ Daniel Wait Howe, Howe Genealogies, NEHGS, Boston, 1929, Vol. 2, pages 444-445

• "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP7G-2FJQ : 21 September 2019), John How, ; citing Birth, , Compiled by Lucius A. and Lucius B. Barbour, housed at State Library, Hartford, Connecticut; FHL microfilm 008272235.
• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHKK-SND : accessed 21 September 2019), John Howe, Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 407, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 568,141.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR6-VYZ : accessed 21 September 2019), John Howe, Providence, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 366,367, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 39; FHL microfilm 363,342.
• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-4VL : accessed 21 September 2019), John How, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 110, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 193,727.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-WPJ : 15 August 2017), John Howe, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 637, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 287; FHL microfilm 17,188.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYX-GZV : 12 April 2016), John Howe in household of Phineas Howe, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States; citing family 2155, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVB-D1WB : 13 December 2015), John Howe, 1852; Burial, East Elba, Genesee, New York, United States of America, Springvale Cemetery; citing record ID 30464727, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8V-7MS : 11 March 2018), Dead in entry for John W. Howe, 15 Nov 1873; citing Lapeer, Michigan, reference 46; FHL microfilm 974,256.
• "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3NV-CJG : 10 March 2018), John Howe in entry for Adaline Rolfe, 24 Mar 1879; citing p 109 rn 147, Le Roy, Calhoun, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,667.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHZG-G4J : 10 February 2018), John Wone in entry for Adaline Rolfe, 24 Mar 1879; citing Leroy, Calhoun, Michigan, reference v 1 p 237; FHL microfilm 1,009,292.