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Silas Howes 1825–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Dec 1825

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

Death Date: 5 Apr 1911

Death Location: Avon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Nathan Howes

Mother: Lydia Sears

Spouse(s): Priscilla Lord

Children(s): Edmund Howes, Albion Howes, William Howes, Charles Howes, Silas Howes, Benjamin Howes

Silas Howes was born in 1825 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathan H Howes And Lydia Sears. In 1870, Silas Howes resided in Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Silas Howes married Priscilla G Lord, and had children including Albion R Howes, Benjamin Perkins Howes, Charles Wesley Howes, Edmund Sears Howes, Silas L Howes, William E Howes. Silas Howes passed away in 1911 in Avon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Silas Howes was born in 1825 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Nathan H Howes And Lydia Sears.
  • In 1870, Silas Howes resided in Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Silas Howes married Priscilla G Lord, and had children including Albion R Howes, Benjamin Perkins Howes, Charles Wesley Howes, Edmund Sears Howes, Silas L Howes, William E Howes.
  • Silas Howes passed away in 1911 in Avon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Howes
1792–1868
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Lydia Sears
1794–1848
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Priscilla Lord
1832–1906
Birth Location: Wells, York, Maine, USA
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Children(s)

Edmund Howes
1862–1934
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Albion Howes
1855–1906
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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William Howes
1857–1949
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Charles Howes
1860–1940
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Silas Howes
1865–
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Howes
1867–1926
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Silas Howes's Ancestors

Self
Silas Howes
1825–1911
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

Silas Howes's Descendants

1.
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Silas Howes (26 Dec 1825–5 Apr 1911) m. Priscilla (G) Lord (15 Jul 1832–22 Jul 1906)
  1. 1. Edmund (Sears) Howes 1862–1934 m. Alberta (May) Patterson 1867–1939
    1. 1. Ralph (Edmund) Howes 1893–1953 m. Hattie (H) Howes 1874–1956 m. Gladys (Irene) Crosier 1894–1957
      1. 1. Elizabeth Howes 1913–1981 m. Edward (Franklin) Higgins 1911–1985
      2. 2. Lois (Calista) Howes 1914–1987 m. Walter (James) Wasson 1907–1973
        1. 1. Stephen Wasson 1935–1969 m. Phyllis (Marie) Wasson 1931–2013
      3. 3. Forrest (Carter) Howes 1911–1983 m. Kathryn Marten 1911–1948 m. Olive (E.) Kowalewski 1920–2012 m. Alire (E) Howes 1921–
        1. 1. Forrest (Edward Howes) Sr 1932–2002
        2. 2. Shirley (A) Howes 1937–2010 m. Walter (G) Lee 1940–2005
      4. 4. Florence Howes 1911–
      5. 5. William (Edmund) Howes 1917–1918
    2. 2. Alberta (M) Howes 1887–1952 m. Frederick (W J) Gerrish 1853–1931
      1. 1. Lloyd (Jackson) Gerrish 1916–2002
      2. 2. Arvon (Gerrish) Palmer 1913–1992 m. Ellsworth (E) Palmer 1911–2012
    3. 3. Priscilla (Getchell) Howes 1890– m. Earl (Saunders) Fenner 1887–1942
    4. 4. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Howes 1905–1992 m. Andrew (G) MacGregor 1893–1993
      1. 1. John (Edmund) Macgregor 1938–2017
    5. 5. Caryl Howes 1907–1999 m. George (Douglas) Cain 1895–
      1. 1. Mildred (Ellen) Cain 1931–1985
      2. 2. George (Douglass) Cain 1933–1938
  2. 2. Albion (R) Howes 1855–1906
  3. 3. William (E) Howes 1857–1949 m. Serena (T) Hooton 1863– m. Olive (G) Baker 1867–1957
    1. 1. Ruth (Mariam) Howes 1887–1968
  4. 4. Charles (Wesley) Howes 1860–1940 m. Carrie (Bertha) Howes 1865–1958
  5. 5. Silas (L.) Howes 1865– m. Ella (F) Wrightington 1865–
    1. 1. Myrtle (Wrightington) Howes 1901–1985 m. Chester (A) Mann 1900–1946
      1. 1. Myrtle (Virginia) Mann 1925–1995
      2. 2. James (Francis) Mann 1924–1992
        1. 1. Linda (T.) Mann 1947–2010
      3. 3. William (Albert) Mann 1927–2010 m. Norma (Louise) Woten 1927–2016
    2. 2. Mabel (Frances) Howes 1894–1974 m. Roland (Woodward) Wright 1890–1953
      1. 1. Frances (W) Wright 1914–
      2. 2. Myrtle (Bernice) Wright 1915–1985 m. Waldo (Valentine) Pearson 1909–1976
  6. 6. Benjamin (Perkins) Howes 1867–1926

Silas Howes's Timeline

8 Records

1825
26 Dec 1825
Birth of Silas Howes in Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1825
26 Dec 1825
Birth of Silas Howes in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 45
Silas Howes resided here in Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 55
Silas Howes resided here in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1900
1900
Age 75
Silas Howes resided here in Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1910
1910
Age 85
Silas Howes resided here in Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1911
05 Apr 1911
Age 86
Death of Silas Howes in Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1911
5 Apr 1911
Age 86
Death of Silas Howes in Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 551; Page: 299D; Enumeration District: 562
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_606; Page: 404A; Family History Library Film: 552105
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 1011; FHL microfilm: 1240668
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 1080; FHL microfilm: 1374620
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Genealogy of the Howes family in America : descendants of Thomas Howes, Yarmouth, Massachusetts : 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1825
    Event Place: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_606; Page: 404A; Family History Library Film: 552105

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 551; Page: 299D; Enumeration District: 562

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 1011; FHL microfilm: 1240668

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_607; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 1080; FHL microfilm: 1374620

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Avon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Avon, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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