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Harriet Newell Howes 1823–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Jul 1823

Birth Location: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 9 Mar 1919

Death Location: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathan Howes

Mother: Lydia Sears

Spouse(s): Anson Ellis, Nathan Swift

Children(s): Lyman Swift, Phebe Ellis, Harriet Ellis, Ansonia Ellis, Lydia Ellis, Hannah Ellis

Harriet Newell Howes was born in 1823 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathan H Howes And Lydia Sears. In 1850, Harriet Newell Howes resided in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Harriet Newell Howes married Anson Burgess Ellis, Nathan Barlow Swift, and had children including Ansonia Ellis, Hannah A Ellis, Harriet Rebecca Ellis, Lydia Perkins Ellis, Lyman A Swift, Phebe H Ellis. Harriet Newell Howes passed away in 1919 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Harriet Newell Howes was born in 1823 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathan H Howes And Lydia Sears.
  • In 1850, Harriet Newell Howes resided in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Harriet Newell Howes married Anson Burgess Ellis, Nathan Barlow Swift, and had children including Ansonia Ellis, Hannah A Ellis, Harriet Rebecca Ellis, Lydia Perkins Ellis, Lyman A Swift, Phebe H Ellis.
  • Harriet Newell Howes passed away in 1919 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Harriet Howes's Ancestors

Self
Harriet Howes
1823–1919
Birth Place: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Nathan H Howes
1792–1868
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Lydia Sears
1794–1848
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Howes
1751–1806
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Hopkins
1755–1800
Harwich, Barnstable, MA
Edmund Sears
1743–1832
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Taylor
1755–1828
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Howes
1719–1787
Anna Vincent
1719–1758
Moses Hopkins
1721–1766
Hannah Berry
1723–1809
Edmund Sears
1712–1796
Hannah Crowell
1725–1802
Jacob Taylor
1703–1777
Thankfull Sears
1723–1765
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Howes
1689–1750
Elizabeth Paddock
1691–1778
John Vincent
1669–1750
Hannah Sears
1685–1755
Samuel Hopkins
1682–1749
Lydia Rich
1692–1749
Judah Berry
1690–1773
Paul Sears
1669–1740
Mercy Freeman
1674–1747
Christopher Sr
1698–1781
Sarah Matthews
1702–1774
Jacob Taylor
1670–1750
Joseph Sears*
1675–1750

Harriet Howes's Descendants

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Harriet (Newell) Howes (24 Jul 1823–9 Mar 1919) m. Anson (Burgess) Ellis (17 November 1818–22 December 1853) m. Nathan (Barlow) Swift (7 Oct 1802–25 Apr 1875)
  1. 1. Lyman (A) Swift 1865–1865
  2. 2. Phebe (H) Ellis 1849–1881 m. Pliny (Brett) Handy 1840–1916
  3. 3. Harriet (Rebecca) Ellis 1846–1926
  4. 4. Ansonia Ellis 1853–1855
  5. 5. Lydia (Perkins) Ellis 1851–1930 m. Henry (T) Handy 1846–1916
    1. 1. Anson (Burgess) Handy 1883–1946 m. Clara (Grace) Jones 1887–1964
      1. 1. Carol (Sayres) Jillson 1921–1994 m. John (Samuel) Jillson 1922–2014
        1. 1. Carol (Elizabeth) Jillson 1946–
      2. 2. Henry (King) Handy 1911–1986 m. Thelma (Baker) Child 1915–1998
        1. 1. Stephen Handy 1937–2012
        2. 2. Thomas (Michael) Handy 1946–1995
        3. 3. Frederick (Earl Handy) Sr. 1938–2002 m. Lillian (E) Handel 1907–1983
      3. 3. Allan (Ward) Handy 1912–2002 m. Bertha (S) Handy 1916–2005
    2. 2. Robert (Sylvan) Handy 1882–1972
    3. 3. Etta (Howes) Handy 1886–1973
    4. 4. Clifton (Harrison) Handy 1888–1982
    5. 5. Ralph (Ellis) Handy 1893–1947
    6. 6. Herman (Putnam) Handy 1873–1965 m. Edna (F) Swift 1876–1938
      1. 1. John (Elliott) Handy 1903–1982 m. Clara (Louise) Miller 1906–1957 m. Ellen (Margaret) Handy 1908–1966
        1. 1. Robert (Swift) Handy 1930–2002
    7. 7. Ernest (Clinton) Handy 1879–1880
    8. 8. Dora (Clifton) Handy 1880–1881
    9. 9. Arthur (Henry) Handy 1875–1956
  6. 6. Hannah (A) Ellis 1845–

Harriet Howes's Timeline

3 Records

1823
24 Jul 1823
Birth of Harriet Newell Howes in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 27
Harriet Newell Howes resided here in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1919
9 Mar 1919
Age 96
Death of Harriet Newell Howes in Chicago, Cook, Illinois
Chicago, Cook, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Jul 1823
    Event Place: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 333; Page: 175a
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 333; Page: 175a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1919
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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