Marcia Ann Prouty

Brief Life History of Marcia Ann

When Marcia Ann Prouty was born on 4 September 1801, in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William Prouty, was 23 and her mother, Lydia Hatch, was 20. She married Tyler Howe on 31 March 1822. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Manitoba, Canada in 1872. She died on 29 September 1872, in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Tyler Howe
1800–1880
Marcia Ann Prouty
1801–1872
Marriage: 31 March 1822
William Howe
1822–1884
Otis Howe
1824–1891
Lorinda H Howe
1826–1917
Howe
1826–
Lydia Ann Howe
1829–1904
Thomas Howe
1832–1883
John Edward Howe
1835–1862
Minerva Howe
1835–

Sources (29)

  • M A Howe in household of Tyler Howe, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Marsha Ann Prouty, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Marcia Prouty, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (7)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1803 · The U.S doubles in size

The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

Name Meaning

Probably an altered form of Scottish Proudy, unexplained. This is a distinguished surname in VT.

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

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