When Melinda Howard was born on 7 November 1816, in Edwardsville, Madison, Illinois, United States, her father, John Howard, was 28 and her mother, Jane Van Hooser, was 24. She married Levi Stewart on 8 February 1833, in Vandalia, Fayette, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 24 November 1853, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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.
Possible Related NamesLife Sketch of Levi Stewart Family It has been said of old, by their fruits ye shall know them; here then are some of the fruits of my earthly sojourn. Told as could have been written by Levi Stewar …
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