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Benjamin Willard Howe 1829–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Mar 1829

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 08 Sep 1899

Death Location: Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA

Father: Edward Howe

Mother: Olive Barnum

Spouse(s): Margarete Millspaugh

Children(s): Evaline Howe

Benjamin Willard Howe was born in 1829 in Canada, the child of Edward W Howe And Olive Barnum. Benjamin Willard Howe married Margarete Handley Millspaugh, and had children including Evaline Howe. Benjamin Willard Howe passed away in 1899 in Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Willard Howe was born in 1829 in Canada, the child of Edward W Howe And Olive Barnum.
  • Benjamin Willard Howe married Margarete Handley Millspaugh, and had children including Evaline Howe.
  • Benjamin Willard Howe passed away in 1899 in Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA.

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Benjamin Howe's Ancestors

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Benjamin Howe
1829–1899
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Edward W Howe
1796–1884
Vermont, USA
Olive Barnum
1805–1883
Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Phileman (Leman) Barnum
1770–1828
Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, USA
Phebe (Barnum)
–1812
Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
COMFORT BARNUM
1744–1790
Johannah
1744–1813
Samuel Nash
1749–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Howe's Descendants

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Benjamin (Willard) Howe (29 Mar 1829–08 Sep 1899) m. Margarete (Handley) Millspaugh (24 Mar 1829–21 Feb 1906)
  1. 1. Evaline Howe 1863–1925 m. Arthur Newell 1860–1927
    1. 1. Abram (Newton) Newell 1887–1967 m. Helen (L.) Reynolds 1887–1955
      1. 1. Abram (Newell) Jr 1920–2006 m. Dorothy (L.) Newell 1923–2018

Benjamin Howe's Timeline

2 Records

1829
29 Mar 1829
Birth of Benjamin Willard Howe in Canada
Canada
1899
08 Sep 1899
Age 70
Death of Benjamin Willard Howe in Goodwell, Newaygo, Michigan, USA
Goodwell, Newaygo, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1829
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 Sep 1899
    Event Place: Goodwell, Newaygo, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan, USA

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