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Richard
Lewis
Howell
Born in Trenton, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Howell
and Keziah (Burr) Howell
Husband of
Rebecca Augusta (Stockton) Howell
— married
21 Sep 1818 in Saint Marys Church Formerly Saint Anns Church, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Descendants 
Father of
John Cumming Howell, Andrew Allen Howell, Mary A Howell, Elizabeth Coxe (Howell) Royall and Franklin Davenport Howell
Died
at age 53
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Jun 2014
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Biography
Richard Lewis Howell, born in Stockton, New Jersey, was a captain in the United States army during the War of 1812; took part in the actions at Chrysler's Farm and at Fort George, where he received General Pike into his arms, when he was mortally wounded; and was in many minor actions on the Canada border.-
In 1813 Richard Lewis Howell volunteered to serve with Oliver Hazard Perry in the victorious Lake Erie campaign and Battle of Put-in-Bay (Battle of Lake Erie.) [1]Perry's flag ship was the USS Lawrence at the beginning of the battle but it took heavy damage during the battle and Perry transferred his flag to the USS Niagara.[2]
Richard was born in 1794. Richard's father Richard Howell was the governor of New Jersey his mother was Keziah Burr
He died in 1847. [3]
Sources
- ↑ History of the Upper Ohio Valley, with family history and biographical sketches - Pages 329-330
- ↑ Oliver Hazard Perry - National Park Service
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11324744/richard-lewis-howell: accessed 08 March 2023), memorial page for Richard Lewis Howell (23 May 1794–12 Nov 1847), Find a Grave Memorial ID 11324744, citing Christ Church Burial Ground, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by DeLoss McKnight III (contributor 46605619).
See also: Marriage date and location: https://familysearch.org/search/collection/results?count=50&query=%2Bgivenname%3ARebbecca~%20%2Bsurname%3AStockton~&collection_id=1675446
Indexing Project (Batch) Number M50705-1 System Origin New_Jersey-ODM GS Film number 962650
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Richard:
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Gurney Thompson Jr
Aaron Henderson
Gurney Thompson Jr
Howell-13677 and Howell-2981 appear to represent the same person because: I think these are the same people. The birth dates concern me but I can't find good info for either date. Although I do find it hard to believe he was made a captain in the War of 1812 as an 18 year old. But then he was the son of a governor. I accept what you believe.
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Aaron Henderson
Howell-13677 and Howell-2981 are not ready to be merged because: I don't have any research showing Augusta Rebecca (Howell) Williams https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howell-13676 was the daughter of Richard Lewis Howell. But, I need to look into it more and gather more evidence to make sure she was his daughter. I will take ownership of her profile and do the merge lagter if the evidence bears out. Thanks, Aaron
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Unmerged matches › Richard Lewis Howell (1781-1847)
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