Edward Didymus Howlett

Brief Life History of Edward Didymus

When Edward Didymus Howlett was born on 17 December 1828, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Didymus Howlett, was 30 and his mother, Angeline Cleveland, was 25. He married Charlotte Amelia Brewer on 10 March 1853. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Connecticut, United States in 1870 and East Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1880. He died on 6 May 1890, at the age of 61, and was buried in Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Didymus Howlett
1828–1890
Charlotte Amelia Brewer
1823–1888
Marriage: 10 March 1853
Edward Edgar Howlett
1854–1882
Mary L. Howlett
1856–1858
George Cleveland Howlette
1858–1922
Frank Didamus Howlett
1860–1929
Alice A. Howlett
1862–1863
Anna Adella Howlett
1864–1951
Henry Samuel Howlett
1871–
Grace Annie Howlett
1875–1952

Sources (27)

  • Edward D Howlett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edward D. Howlett, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
  • Edward D., "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"

World Events (8)

1829 · Farmington Canal Opened

Farmington Canal spans 2,476 acres, starting from New Haven, Connecticut, and on to Northampton, Massachusetts. The groundbreaking for the canal was in 1825 and opened in 1829.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: from the Middle English personal name Hu(gh)elot, a double diminutive of Hugh, Hue (see Hugh ) formed with the suffixes -el + -ot. This Anglo-Norman name has also been established in Ireland (Wexford) since the 13th century, where it has been Gaelicized as Húiléid.

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

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