William Howe

Brief Life History of William

When William Howe was born about 1800, in Framingham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac How, was 42 and his mother, Louisa Dadman, was 37. He married Louisa Cutting on 28 September 1828, in Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1873, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

William Howe
1800–1873
Louisa Cutting
1805–1891
Marriage: 28 September 1828
Nancy Almira Howe
1829–1844
Luther Howe
1836–1924
Ann Maria Howe
1839–1842
Alonzo Howe
1841–1921

Sources (21)

  • Wm Howe, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Howe, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • William Howe, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (7)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: topographic name pronounced to rhyme with hoe, who, or how, from Middle English hoʒe ‘spur of a hill, steep ridge, or slight rise’. Hoʒe comes from a late variant, hōge, of the dative case of the Old English root word, hōh, literally ‘heel (of a person) or hock (of an animal)’, a common placename element. The regular Old English dative singular, , is the source of the placenames Hoo and Hoe and the surname may also be habitational name from a placename consisting of this word, for example Hoe (Norfolk), Hoo (Kent), Hooe (Devon, Sussex), or either of two places called The Hoo in Great Gaddesden and Saint Paul's Walden (Hertfordshire). Hose (Leicestershire) comes from the plural form of the word (see Howes ). Howe may also be from Old Norse haugr ‘mound, hill’, for without other evidence, this cannot be distinguished from howe ‘spur of a hill’ and is certainly the origin of Howe (Norfolk) and Howe Hill in Kirkburn (East Yorkshire). See also Hough .

English: variant of Hugh , pronounced to rhyme with who or how.

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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