Brief Life History of William H
When William H Howard was born on 7 January 1749, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, John Howard Jr., was 31 and his mother, Sarah Bennett, was 26. He married Phebe Fuller on 10 April 1777, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 July 1822, in Morristown, Union Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Morristown, Union Township, Belmont, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (36)
- William Howard, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- William Howard, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
- William H Howard, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1749–1822 Male
1759–1806 Female
Children (10)
1777–1847 Female
1779–1782 Female
1781–1849 Male
1782–1813 Female
1785–1787 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1717–1789 Male
1722–1812 Female
Siblings (13)
1742–1775 Male
1744–1813 Female
1746–1763 Female
1749–1822 Male
1751–1835 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 27
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 27
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 39
Name Meaning
English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .
English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .
English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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