Brief Life History of John
When John Howes was born on 4 June 1797, in East Dennis, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Howes, was 45 and his mother, Thankful Blossom, was 41. He married Almira Firman on 4 March 1830, in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Cambridge Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States for about 10 years and Adrian Township, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1870. He died on 17 January 1879, in Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Adrian, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
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- John Hause, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Howes, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- John Howes, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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World Events (8)
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.
1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
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:
pronounced to rhyme with hose, a variant of Howe 1 with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s. Hose (Leicestershire), recorded as Howes in 1086, is named with the plural of Old English hōh ‘hill spur’.
pronounced to rhyme with cows, a variant of Howe 2 (see Hugh ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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