Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Howard was born on 22 May 1770, in Connecticut, United States, his father, Thomas Howard, was 41 and his mother, Mary Pember, was 35. He married Aminta Chapin on 1 December 1798, in Springfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States in 1820 and Southampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1840. He died on 13 June 1851, in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Holyoke, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (16)
- Thomas Howard, "United States Census, 1840"
- Thomas Howard, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Thomas Howard, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1770–1851 Male
1775–1852 Female
Children (5)
1799–1868 Male
1801–1870 Male
1804–1831 Female
1810–1897 Female
1813–1851 Male
Parents and Siblings
1729–1810 Male
1735–1795 Female
Siblings (12)
1752–1838 Female
1753–1814 Female
1756–1756 Female
1757– Female
1757– Female
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 6
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 11
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 24
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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