Richard Lewis Howell (1794 - 1847)
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Richard
Lewis
Howell
Born in Trenton, New Jersey
Ancestors 
Son of Richard Bond Howell
and Keziah (Burr) Howell
Brother of
Sarah Bond (Howell) Agnew and William Burr Howell
Husband of
Rebecca Augusta (Stockton) Howell
— married
in Saint Marys Church Formerly Saint Anns Church, Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, US
Descendants
Father of
Andrew Allen Howell
Died in Philadelphia, PA
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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.[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 passed away in 1847. [3]
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- ↑ History of the Upper Ohio Valley, with family history and biographical sketches - Pages 329-330
- ↑ Oliver Hazard Perry - National Park Service
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Berry Henderson, Sunday, June 29, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number M50705-1 System Origin New_Jersey-ODM GS Film number 962650
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