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Dorcas Howes 1702–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 MAR 1702

Birth Location: Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 29 APR 1776

Death Location: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Father: Prince Howes

Mother: Dorcas Joyce

Spouse(s): James Matthews

Children(s): Benjamin Matthews, James Matthews, Prince Matthews, Isaac Matthews, Ebenezer Matthews

In 1702, Dorcas Howes entered the world in Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to Prince Howes And Dorcas Joyce. Dorcas Howes married James Matthews, and had children including Benjamin Matthews, Ebenezer Matthews, Isaac Matthews, James Matthews, Prince Matthews. Dorcas Howes passed away in 1776 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Biography

  • In 1702, Dorcas Howes entered the world in Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable), born to Prince Howes And Dorcas Joyce.
  • Dorcas Howes married James Matthews, and had children including Benjamin Matthews, Ebenezer Matthews, Isaac Matthews, James Matthews, Prince Matthews.
  • Dorcas Howes passed away in 1776 in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable).

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Dorcas Howes's Ancestors

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Dorcas Howes
1702–1776
Birth Place: Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Prince Howes
1669–1753
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Dorcas Joyce
–1753
Grandparents
Jeremiah Howes
1637–1708
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Sarah Prence
1643–1707
of Duxbury, Massachusetts (Plymouth)
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Howes
1601–1665
Mary Burr
1603–1695
Thomas Prence
1600–1673
Mary Collier
1612–1695
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Prence
1576–1630
Elizabeth Tolderby
1577–
William Collier
1585–1671
Jane Curtes
1591–1661

Dorcas Howes's Descendants

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Dorcas Howes (11 MAR 1702–29 APR 1776) m. James Matthews (15 OCT 1700–8 JAN 1750/1)
  1. 1. Benjamin Matthews 1725–1771 m. Hannah Webber –1818
    1. 1. Phebe Matthews 1752– m. Thomas Matthews 1755–
    2. 2. Reuben Matthews 1754–
    3. 3. Joseph Matthews 1756–
    4. 4. Dorcas Matthews 1760–
    5. 5. Benjamin Matthews 1765–
    6. 6. Hannah Matthews 1772–
  2. 2. James Matthews 1728–
  3. 3. Prince Matthews 1732–1759
  4. 4. Isaac Matthews 1736–
  5. 5. Ebenezer Matthews 1743–1819

Dorcas Howes's Timeline

2 Records

1702
11 MAR 1702
Birth of Dorcas Howes in Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1776
29 APR 1776
Age 74
Death of Dorcas Howes in Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 MAR 1702
    Event Place: Dennis, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: Thomas Prince Howes, <i>Cape Cod Library, vol. 1, Genealogical Sketch of Descendants of Jeremiah Howes of Dennis, Mass.<i> (Charles W. Swift, copyright 1914), pg. 4

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 APR 1776
    Event Place: Yarmouth, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source: C. W. Swift, Publisher and Printer, The "Register" Press, 1912, <i>No. 81, Library of Cape Cod History and Genealogy, Vol. 2 - The Matthews Family<i> (Yarmouthport, Massachusetts), pg. 2

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