Brief Life History of John
When John Howard Jr. was born on 15 February 1717, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, John Howard, was 34 and his mother, Mary Martin, was 24. He married Sarah Bennett on 8 January 1740, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 16 June 1789, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in South Cemetery, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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- John Howard, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- John Howard, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- John, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
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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