flag male ancestor  John  HOWE

  (b. 24 July 1664 Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony   d. 19 April 1740 Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay )  

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John HOWE was born 24 July 1664 in Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony

John HOWE was the child of Samuel HOWE   and   Martha BENT and the grandchild of: (maternal)  John BENT and Martha BLANCHARD

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John  married  Elizabeth WOOLSEN 3 November 1686 in Watertown, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England .  The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Elizabeth WOOLSEN  was born 30 April 1668 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA.  Elizabeth died 15 December 1711 in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA.  Elizabeth was the child of Thomas WOOLSON and Sarah HYDE.

John HOWE died 19 April 1740 in Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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John HOWE married flag female ancestor Elizabeth WOOLSEN-- Date: 3 November 1686 Place: Watertown, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Elizabeth WOOLSEN was the child of Thomas WOOLSON and Sarah HYDE




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birth1664 Birth
24 July 1664
Sudbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
marriage1686 Marriage / Partner
John HOWE and Elizabeth WOOLSEN 3 November 1686, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA

He was 22 years old.
1686 Birth of Child
Sarah HOWE was born 24 December 1686, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

John was 22 years old.
1705 Birth of Child
Martha HOWE was born 15 March 1705, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA

John was 40 years old.
marriage1706 Marriage of Child
Sarah HOWE married 19 November 1706, Framingham, Massachusetts, USA (South Framingham) to Isaac LEARNED
1711 Death of Spouse/Partner
Elizabeth WOOLSEN died 15 December 1711, Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
death1740 Death
19 April 1740
Hopkinton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

He died at the age of 75.
Added: 6/6/2019 5:55:38 PM - Updated: 5/31/2026 4:53:42 PM
Did You Know?The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state

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