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Major John Howell 1624–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 November 1624

Birth Location: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 3 November 1696

Death Location: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA

Father: Sir Howell

Mother: Eleanor (Major)

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

In 1624, Major John Howell entered the world in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Edward S Howell And Eleanor Maier Major. Major John Howell passed away in 1696 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1624, Major John Howell entered the world in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, born to Sir Edward S Howell And Eleanor Maier Major.
  • Major John Howell passed away in 1696 in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA.

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Major Howell's Ancestors

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Major Howell
1624–1696
Birth Place: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Sir Edward S. Howell
1584–1655
Westbury Manor, Wedon, Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
Eleanor (Maier) (Major)
1604–1657
Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Henry Howell
1552–1625
Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England
Margaret Hawten
1561–1638
Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, England
Edmund (Major) (Maier)
1562–
Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Ann Major
1566–
Westbury, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Howell
1520–1558
Anne Eyre
1520–1566
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Howell
1469–1558
John Eyre
1500–1577
Ellin Croker
1504–1612

Major Howell's Timeline

2 Records

1624
22 November 1624
Birth of Major John Howell in Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1696
3 November 1696
Age 72
Death of Major John Howell in Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 November 1624
    Event Place: Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 November 1696
    Event Place: Southampton, Suffolk, New York, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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