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Rachel Howard 1764–1835 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1764

Birth Location: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1835

Death Location: Gallman, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Hezekiah Howard

Mother: Temperance Lewis

Spouse(s): Moses Sr.

Children(s): Cornelius Strahan, Mary Strahan, Temperance Strahan, Asa Strahan, Mary Strahan, Elijah Strahan, John Strahan, Moses Strahan, Mary Strahan, John Strahan

Rachel Howard was born in 1764 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Hezekiah Joseph Howard And Temperance P Tempie Lewis. Rachel Howard married Moses Strahan Strawn Sr, and had children including Asa Strahan, Cornelius Neal Strahan, Elijah Strahan, John L Strahan, John Strahan, Mary Polly Strahan, Mary Strahan, Moses Strahan, Temperance P Strahan. Rachel Howard passed away in 1835 in Gallman, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rachel Howard was born in 1764 in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Hezekiah Joseph Howard And Temperance P Tempie Lewis.
  • Rachel Howard married Moses Strahan Strawn Sr, and had children including Asa Strahan, Cornelius Neal Strahan, Elijah Strahan, John L Strahan, John Strahan, Mary Polly Strahan, Mary Strahan, Moses Strahan, Temperance P Strahan.
  • Rachel Howard passed away in 1835 in Gallman, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rachel Howard's Ancestors

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Rachel Howard
1764–1835
Birth Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Hezekiah Joseph Howard
1741–1814
New Hanover-Bladen Co, NC, North Carolina, USA
Temperance (P Tempie) Lewis
1743–1780
Duplin County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Hezekiah (Joseph) Howard
1702–1772
Bladen, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Pickerin) (?)
1702–1775
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel Howard's Descendants

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Rachel Howard (1764–14 Oct 1835) m. Moses (Strahan\Strawn) Sr. (1765–14 Oct 1833)
  1. 1. Cornelius (Neal) Strahan 1796–1887 m. Nancy (Ann) Alderman 1799–1888
    1. 1. Emeline ("Emily") Strahan 1828–1880 m. Hiram (Prentis) Smith 1826–1903
      1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Smith 1849–1933 m. Mary (May) Breland-Smith 1846–1923
        1. 1. Sarah (Eloise) Smith 1868–1933 m. Hiram (E) Breland 1869–1951
      2. 2. William (Hancock) Smith 1864–1944
      3. 3. Hiram (C) Smith 1873–1970
      4. 4. Josaphine Smith 1862–
      5. 5. Mary (Francis) Smith 1868–1950
      6. 6. James (Marion) Smith 1847–1929
      7. 7. George (Thomas) Smith 1866–1956
      8. 8. Samuel Smith 1865–
      9. 9. Wiley (Peter) Smith 1853–1946
      10. 10. Rachel (Anne) Smith 1861–1953
      11. 11. Nancy (Elizabeth) Smith 1859–1904
      12. 12. Jeptha (Turner) Smith 1855–1947
      13. 13. Andrew (Jackson) Smith 1851–1928
      14. 14. Solomon (Sollie Alexandria) Smith 1857–1937
  2. 2. Mary Strahan 1786–
  3. 3. Temperance (P) Strahan 1798–1876
  4. 4. Asa Strahan 1792–1850
  5. 5. Mary (Polly) Strahan 1800–1834
  6. 6. Elijah Strahan 1801–1850
  7. 7. John (L) Strahan 1788–
  8. 8. Moses Strahan 1794–1834
  9. 9. Mary Strahan 1811–
  10. 10. John Strahan 1788–

Rachel Howard's Timeline

6 Records

1764
1764
Birth of Rachel Howard in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
1776
1776
Age 12
Rachel Howard was married in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
1785
1785
Age 21
Rachel Howard was married in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
1786
1786
Age 22
Rachel Howard was married in New Hanover,,North Carolina
New Hanover,,North Carolina
1796
ABT 1796
Age 32
Rachel Howard was married in New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
1835
14 Oct 1835
Age 71
Death of Rachel Howard in Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1764
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1776
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: New Hanover,,North Carolina

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: ABT 1796
    Event Place: New Hanover County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1835
    Event Place: Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gallman, Copiah County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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