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ETHEL May HOWELL 1897–1974 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 August 1897

Birth Location: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 12 June 1974

Death Location: Syosset, Nassau, New York, USA

Father: ARTHUR HOWELL

Mother: MARY SIGNA

Spouse(s): ERIK JÖNSSON

Children(s): ARTHUR Sr.

ETHEL May HOWELL was born in 1897 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA, the child of Arthur Brinton Howell And Mary Alice Signa. ETHEL May HOWELL married Erik Birger Sigfrid Jonsson, and had children including Arthur Howell Johnson Sr. ETHEL May HOWELL passed away in 1974 in Syosset, Nassau, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • ETHEL May HOWELL was born in 1897 in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA, the child of Arthur Brinton Howell And Mary Alice Signa.
  • ETHEL May HOWELL married Erik Birger Sigfrid Jonsson, and had children including Arthur Howell Johnson Sr.
  • ETHEL May HOWELL passed away in 1974 in Syosset, Nassau, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

ETHEL HOWELL's Ancestors

Self
ETHEL HOWELL
1897–1974
Birth Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Parents
ARTHUR Brinton HOWELL
1868–1954
Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
MARY (Alice) SIGNA
1868–1929
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
ABRAHAM (Brinton Howell) Sr
1842–1923
Gravel Hill, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
MARY (Hannah) Thackary
1841–1879
Tullytown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
JOHN (L.) Signa
1836–1892
Albany City, Ward 2 New York, USA
MARY (Ellen) Cisco
1844–1928
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
ARTHUR Howell
1803–1889
MARY Brinton
1818–1896
WILLIAM Thackary
1803–1854
REBECCA White
1809–1875
JOHN Signa
1800–
MARY Valkenberg
1802–1893
JOHN Cisco
1799–1878
ELIZABETH Monroe
1814–1865
2nd-Great-Grandparents
READING Howell
1758–
MARY Buzby
1772–1858
ABRAHAM Brinton
1784–1859
MARY Eavenson
1787–1861
ISAAC Thackray
1784–1840
SARAH Howell
1784–1838
BENJAMIN White
1782–1851
MARY Keen
1784–
BARENT Francisco
1730–
RACHEL Mandeviel
1775–
Squire Monroe
1779–1823
Phebe Morgan
1788–1838

ETHEL HOWELL's Descendants

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ETHEL (May) HOWELL (25 August 1897–12 June 1974) m. ERIK (BIRGER SIGFRID) JÖNSSON (3 Jun 1881–20 November 1964)
  1. 1. ARTHUR (HOWELL JOHNSON) Sr. 1917–1991 m. ELIZABETH (Mary) DIROCCO 1922–2004

ETHEL HOWELL's Timeline

2 Records

1897
25 August 1897
Birth of ETHEL May HOWELL in Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
1974
12 June 1974
Age 77
Death of ETHEL May HOWELL in Syosset, Nassau, New York, USA
Syosset, Nassau, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 August 1897
    Event Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Place: New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: New Jersey, Births and Christenings Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1974
    Event Place: Syosset, Nassau, New York, USA

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