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Margaret Willard 1696–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1696

Birth Location: Grafton, Worcester, MA

Death Date: 25 Jan 1758

Death Location: Worcester, MA

Father: Benjamin Capt.

Mother: Sarah Lakin

Spouse(s): Nehemiah Howe

Children(s): Abner Howe

In 1696, Margaret Willard entered the world in Grafton, Worcester, MA, born to Benjamin Willard Capt And Sarah Lakin. Margaret Willard married Nehemiah Howe, and had children including Abner Howe. Margaret Willard passed away in 1758 in Worcester, MA.

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Biography

  • In 1696, Margaret Willard entered the world in Grafton, Worcester, MA, born to Benjamin Willard Capt And Sarah Lakin.
  • Margaret Willard married Nehemiah Howe, and had children including Abner Howe.
  • Margaret Willard passed away in 1758 in Worcester, MA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Capt.
1665–1732
Birth Location: Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Sarah Lakin
1661–1740
Birth Location: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nehemiah Howe
1693–1747
Birth Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts
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Children(s)

Abner Howe
1731–1781
Birth Location: Worcester, Massachussetts
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Margaret Willard's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Willard
1696–1758
Birth Place: Grafton, Worcester, MA
Parents
Benjamin Willard Capt.
1665–1732
Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Lakin
1661–1740
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Major (Simon) Willard
1605–1676
Horsemonden, Kent, England
Mary Dunster
1630–1715
Bury, Lancashire, England
Sgt. (John Lakin) VG
1627–1697
Reading, Berkshire, England
Mary Bacon
1640–1701
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Willard
1583–1616
Margery Humphrey
1575–1608
Robert Dunster
1605–1665
Mary Gerrett
1608–1634
William Luckin
1582–1672
Mary Martin
1605–1669
George Bacon
1608–1688
Mary Jeve
1607–1655
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Waterman
1546–1615
Henry Dunster
1580–1610
Jony Scholes
1559–1624

Margaret Willard's Descendants

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Margaret Willard (1696–25 Jan 1758) m. Nehemiah Howe (1693–25 May 1747)
  1. 1. Abner Howe 1731–1781 m. Mehitable Holton 1735–1799
    1. 1. Mehitable Howe 1772–1817 m. Mayhew Crowell 1763–1820
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Crowell 1810–1877 m. Selah (BUTLER) Jr. 1803–1880
        1. 1. Harriet (D.) Butler 1838–1906 m. John (S) Lewis 1836–1902
        2. 2. Mary (A.) Phelps 1833–
        3. 3. Cynthia Butler 1839–
        4. 4. Mary (A.) Phelps 1833–
      2. 2. Roswell (Emerson) CROWELL 1807–1846
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Lydia) Crowell 1840–1910
        2. 2. Thomas Crowell 1842–1917
      3. 3. Henry Crowell 1802–1881
        1. 1. Sarah (Elizabeth "Libbie") Crowell 1840–1886
        2. 2. Thomas (Howe) Crowell 1844–1913
      4. 4. Obadiah Crowell 1800–1870
        1. 1. Mary Crowell 1827–1906
        2. 2. Harriet Crowell 1845–
    2. 2. Submit How\Howe 1756–1851
      1. 1. Abner Brown 1791–1852
        1. 1. Henry Brown 1829–1905
    3. 3. Hannah Howe 1754–1818
      1. 1. Mehitable ((Brown)) Thayer 1783–1847
        1. 1. Ira (Nelson Thayer) Sr 1812–1874
    4. 4. Abner Howe 1762–
      1. 1. Ambrose (I) Howe 1796–1872
        1. 1. Caroline Corey 1827–
    5. 5. Edward Howe 1764–1812
      1. 1. Robert (D) Howe 1799–1870
        1. 1. Edward (William) Howe 1844–1922
      2. 2. Hannah Howe 1809–1870
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Spence 1832–1910
        2. 2. Edward (H) Spence 1843–1911
    6. 6. William (Wm) Howe 1780–1872
      1. 1. Thomas Howe 1810–1878
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Howe 1852–1921

Margaret Willard's Timeline

2 Records

1696
1696
Birth of Margaret Willard in Grafton, Worcester, MA
Grafton, Worcester, MA
1758
25 Jan 1758
Age 62
Death of Margaret Willard in Worcester, MA
Worcester, MA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1696
    Event Place: Grafton, Worcester, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1758
    Event Place: Worcester, MA
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