Mabel Anna Howard

Female22 July 1878–22 May 1922

Brief Life History of Mabel Anna

When Mabel Anna Howard was born on 22 July 1878, in Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Fredrick Wales Howard, was 26 and her mother, Alice S. Hubbard, was 23. She died on 22 May 1922, in Belding, Ionia, Michigan, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Belding, Ionia, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Fredrick Wales Howard
1851–1919
Alice S. Hubbard
1855–
Stanley E. Howard
1877–1957
Mabel Anna Howard
1878–1922

Sources (8)

  • Mabel Howard in household of Fredrick Howard, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Mabel Anna Howard, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • Mabel A. Howard, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1879 · New State Capitol Building Dedicated

Age 1

After the second state capitol had been destroyed, Michigan Governor Henry P. Baldwin initiated the passing of a bill that would cover the costs for a new building. The bill was adopted and raised over $1 million by a six year state income tax. Architect Elijah E. Myers' design named Tuebor, or I will defend, was selected and he was commissioned to design the new capitol building. The renaissance revival brick and sandstone building soared 267 feet from the ground and was dedicated on January 1, 1879.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 3

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

Age 12

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

Name Meaning

English: of Norman origin, from the Middle English personal names Huward (also Howard) and Heward, from Old French Huard (itself from ancient Germanic Hugihard, hugi- ‘mind, understanding, spirit’ + hard- ‘hardy, bold’). As Hugh appears in Middle English as both How and Hew, this is the definite origin of Heward and a source of Howard. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Hugh .

English: from the Middle English personal name Haward or Howard, usually an Anglicized form of Old Danish Hāwarth (Old Norse Hávarthr, from há ‘high’ + varthr ‘guard, guardian, warden’). Alternation between Haward and Howard may have led to later confusion with Hayward .

English: occasionally a variant of Ewart 2.

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

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