Born in Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Daughter of Micajah Sears
and Anna (Crowell) Sears
Wife of
Zachariah Howes
— married
23 Feb 1779 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Joseph Howes, Micajah Howes, Nathan Howes, Huldah (Howes) Purinton, Lavina (Howes) Bardwell and Ezra Howes
Died
at age 51
in Ashfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts
Profile last modified
| Created 10 Aug 2015
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Biography
Lavinia Sears was born on 26 Nov 1760 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA as the first child of Micajah Sears and Anna Crowell. She had five siblings, namely: Kezia, Molly, Nathan, Ann, and Henry. She died on 14 Sep 1812 in Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA. When she was 18, she married Zachariah Howes,son of Joseph Howes and Ann Vincent, on 23 Feb 1779 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
Lavinia Sears was christened on 12 Apr 1761. She was buried in Plain Cemetery, Ashfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, USA.
Zachariah Howes and Lavinia Sears had ten children:[1]
Sources
- ↑ Sears-2025 was created by Michael Bailey through the import of Bailey Family Tree.ged on Aug 7, 2015.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #61401278
- Yarmouth VR Book 4, p. 131 m. int. Zacheriah Howes and Levinah Seears 9 Feb 1779; p.133 m. by Revd Mr Nathan Stone
- Howes Gen. sp. Lavina
- Barbara Goldsmith research- d. ae 51y. 10m. 8d. - ca 1799 Zachariah and Lavina made the trip from the Cape to Ashfield/Hawley by oxen wagon. Zachariah served in the Rev War. All the children were born in Ashfield.
- Descendants of Lavinia are Mayflower Descendants of William Brewster
- May, Samuel. The Descendants of Richard Sares (Sears) of Yarmouth, Mass., 1638-1888Page 140 (Joel Munsell's Sons, 1890) No 555
- Ashfield VR HOWES Zachariah and Lavina Sears, m. Feb. 23, 1779. *
- www.newenglandancestors.org
- 1761 HOWES Zachariah, h. Lavina (Sears), Feb. -, 1761. Birth Ashfield
- 1779 HOWES Zachariah and Lavina Sears, Feb. 23, 1779.* Marriage Ashfield
- 1780 HOWES Joseph, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Aug. 27, 1780. Birth Ashfield
- 1782 HOWES Micajah, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Mar. 6, 1782. Birth Ashfield
- 1784 HOWES Anna, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Jan. 16, 1784. Birth Ashfield
- 1786 HOWES Nathan, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Oct. 28, 1786. Birth Ashfield
- 1789 HOWES Huldah, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), May 8, 1789. Birth Ashfield
- 1791 HOWES Lavina, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Aug. 23, 1791. [Levina, C.R.1.] Birth Ashfield
- 1793 HOWES Zachariah, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Dec. 19, 1793. Birth Ashfield
- 1796 HOWES Ezra, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Apr. 4, 1796. Birth Ashfield
- 1798 HOWES Polly, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Aug. 27, 1798. [Molly, C. R.1. ] Birth Ashfield
- 1801 HOWES Anna, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), July 23, 1801. ["Mother," w. Francis Ranney, G.R.8.] Birth Ashfield
- 1801 HOWES Anna, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Aug. 12, 1801. [in 17th y., G.R.8.] Death Ashfield
- 1808 HOWES Polly, ch. Zachariah and Lavina (Sears), Mar. 13, 1808. [Mar. 12, a. 9, C.R.1.] Death Ashfield
- 1760 SEARS Lavina, w. Zachariah Howes, Nov. 26, 1760. Birth Ashfield
- 1779 SEARS Lavina and Zachariah Howes, Feb. 23, 1779.* Marriage Ashfield
- Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Death and Marriage Records
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavinia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lavinia:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lavinia by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lavinia:
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~1.56%
Linda Davis
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~0.78%
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L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
Sears-3692 and Sears-2025 appear to represent the same person because: Not sure why these duplicate profiles were rejected before, trying again. Birthdates and other details match. Micajah only had one daughter Lavinia, I have added details to Sears-2025
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by L. Ray Sears III, P.E.
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