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Josiah Howe 1678 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1678

Birth Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 20 Sep 1766

Death Location: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Josiah Howe

Mother: Mary Haynes

Spouse(s): Abigail Bigh, Marrabla Howe, Sarah Bigelow

Children(s): Jacob Howe, Phineas Howe, Abraham Howe, Rachel Howe, Sarah Howe, Mary Howe, Josiah Howe

In 1678, Josiah Howe entered the world in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to Josiah John Howe and Mary Haynes. Josiah Howe married Abigail Bigh, Marrabla Mary Howe, Sarah Bigelow, and had children including Jacob Howe, Phineas Howe, Abraham Howe, Rachel Howe, Sarah Howe, Mary Howe, Josiah Howe. Josiah Howe passed away in 1766 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1678, Josiah Howe entered the world in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts, born to Josiah John Howe and Mary Haynes.
  • Josiah Howe married Abigail Bigh, Marrabla Mary Howe, Sarah Bigelow, and had children including Jacob Howe, Phineas Howe, Abraham Howe, Rachel Howe, Sarah Howe, Mary Howe, Josiah Howe.
  • Josiah Howe passed away in 1766 in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Howe's Ancestors

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Josiah Howe
1678 – 1766
Birth Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
Josiah John Howe
1650 – 1710
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Mary Haynes
1647 – 1718
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
John Howe
1602 – 1687
Hadnall, Shropshire, , England
Mary (Martha) Jones
1618 – 1687
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
John Haynes
1621 – 1697
Sutton Mandeville, Wiltshire, England
Dorothy Noyes
1627 – 1715
Great-Grandparents
John Howe
Elijah Jones
1595 – 1695
Walter Haynes
1583 – 1665
Elizabeth Gourd
1585 – 1659
Peter Noyes
1591 – 1657
Elizabeth Browne
– 1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Noyce

Josiah Howe's Descendants

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Josiah Howe (24 Dec 1678 – 20 Sep 1766) m. Abigail Bigh (1680 – ) m. Marrabla (Mary) Howe (1680 – ) m. Sarah Bigelow (1 Oct 1681 – )
  1. 1. Jacob Howe (25 Nov 1724 – 1806)
  2. 2. Phineas Howe (4 Dec 1707 – 4 Jan 1801) m. Abigal Bennett
  3. 3. Abraham Howe (6 Apr 1709 – 12 May 1790)
  4. 4. Rachel Howe (23 Nov 1710 – 12 Oct 1779) m. Isaac Ball (23 Nov 1710 – 21 Mar 1789)
    1. 1. Adonijah Ball (5 Jul 1739 – )
    2. 2. Moses Ball (23 Jul 1740 – 15 Nov 1820) m. Susanna Nutt (16 Sep 1739 – 25 Oct 1815)
      1. 1. Adonijah Ball (5 Dec 1762 – 17 Dec 1833) m. Mary (D) Philips (20 Mar 1766 – 27 Oct 1822)
        1. 1. James (Nutt) Ball (27 Aug 1797 – 7 Jan 1877) m. Maria Tuttle (13 Feb 1799 – Jun 1888)
        2. 2. Marion Ball
      2. 2. Abraham Ball (15 Nov 1764 – 25 May 1843)
      3. 3. Jacob Ball (18 May 1771 – 29 May 1817)
    3. 3. Rachel Ball (13 Mar 1744 – ) m. Asa Sampson
    4. 4. Isaac Ball (31 Dec 1747 – 17 August 1809) m. Hannah Cummings
  5. 5. Sarah Howe (24 Dec 1714 – )
  6. 6. Mary Howe (22 May 1716 – 23 Dec 1808)
  7. 7. Josiah Howe (22 Dec 1720 – 1765)

Josiah Howe's Timeline

2 Records

1678
24 Dec 1678
Birth of Josiah Howe in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1766
20 Sep 1766
Age 88
Death of Josiah Howe in Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1678
    Event Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3174.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1.
    [2] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Howe Genealogies
    [5] Genealogies of the Families and Decendants of Early Settlers of Watertown, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1766
    Event Place: Marlboro, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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