Mary Howes

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Howes was born on 12 January 1622, in Norwich, Norfolk, England, her father, John Howes, was 26 and her mother, Priscilla Wright, was 31. She married Daniel Stone in 1644, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. She died on 8 August 1658, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Daniel Stone
1620–1687
Mary Howes
1622–1658
Marriage: 1644
Mary Stone
1644–1731
Sarah Stone
1645–1716
David Stone
1646–1646
Elisabeth Stone
1648–1655
Abagail Stone
1653–1730
Mehitabel Stone
1657–1660

Sources (18)

  • Marie Howes, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
  • U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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1642 · The English Civil War

A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.

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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