Jonah Howe

Jonah Howe
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Shrewsbury, Worcester district
Personal details
Born (1749-01-02)January 2, 1749
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Died July 2, 1826(1826-07-02) (aged 77)
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Spouse(s) Prudence (Bowker) Howe (m. 1771)
Candace (Allen) Howe (m. 1819)
Parents Daniel Howe and Eunice (Taylor) Howe
Residence Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Profession lawyer, state legislator

Jonah Howe (1749–1826) was a lawyer and farmer from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.[1][2]

Personal background and family relations

Jonah Howe was born in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts on 2 January 1749 to Daniel Howe (1727-1750) and Eunice (Taylor) Howe (1729-?). He was a lawyer. Jonah Howe, Esq married Prudence Bowker (1751-1795), daughter of Lt. Charles Bowker and Eunice Stone, on 4 July 1771 at Shrewsbury. On 4 June 1819 he married Candace Allen in Shrewsbury. He was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Shrewsbury, Worcester District. Howe died at his home in Shrewsbury on 2 July 1826.[1][2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Gardner Howe (1759-1854) in Howe Family of Massachusetts". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations, Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)
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