Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-18
GENE AIL0GY


An communications Tor this depart
ment should be addressed to the secre-
tary Of the society. Elder Joseph IT.
Smith, Jr, osro of Historians Office,
salt Lake city utah,
THE HOWE FAMILY.
There are few families Ia the United
states with such videsprcadiug
branches ~ the Howe family. soarce-
ly a iamily gcnc.dogy but has names OF
the Howcs who have married and In
ternarricd into the old New England
and New York families There are
quite q number OF offshOots from this
well known Sow England family in
this Church Brigham Youngs mother
was Abigail Howe. while IN willard
Richards father. Dr. Joscph Richards
also married Howe. IN the year 1871
there was a gathering Of the Howe
family. ono Of the first of such IN the
United States. This meeting took place
in South Framingham. which is a TOW
miles from Boston. Here thousands Of
the descendants Of tho family met. and
oratiuns, poems one by Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe. author of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" were road and
recited. Many good things were said
and done at this gathering. and Mr.
Elias Howe, the Inventor Of the sewing
machine. who was the originator of
the gathering. was very pronounced
IN his desire TO begin family history
or Eenealogy Such indeed he did be-
gin; but death overlook him and his
affairs were left To his heirs. Others
Of the family had also gathered infor-
nation. but none felt able TO undertake
the great expense and labor OF perfect
ing that work Judge Daniel Waite
Howe. who e. a wealthy and prominent
citizen of indianapolis. began about 10
years ago 70 gather and put IN shape
the genealogical records OF the tam
ily Indeed. he told the writer some
years ago that h. already had over
10000 names IA that collection. The
gentleman had done this work. or
caused IL 10 be done by his stenogra-
piers, as a mere pastime The book
has not been published, and awaits
sufficient means or subscriptions TO
bring it forth into print How many
Of this family name, or connected there
with are there in this community?
Would any such please communicate
with Mrs. Susa Young Gates 672 north
First West, salt lake City, Utah?
1t win be interesting to glance at
some Of the genealogical statements
made at the family gathering of 1871.
''The number Of those who bear the
name Of How or Howe in America Is
very great yet they may, for the nlOst
part, be traced TO James and Abraham
Howe--perhaps brOthers-Of Roxbury,
admitted freemen i'm 1875; to Edward
and Abraham Howe Of WATERFOWL; to
Daniel and Edward Howe OF Lynne.
and 10 John Howe. who was In Sud
bury as early dis 1888. and who died In
MARLBOROUGH in 1851
''Of these early settlers James was
the son OF Robert. OF Hatfield, Broad
Oak. Essex county. England, and died
In Ipswich. in 1902; Edward OF Lynne
came over in the Trueblood in 1875. and
died In 1883. leaving issue from which
most of the Howe families Of Connec-
ticut have descended. Daniel of Lynne,
after holding several public offices IN
Massachusetts,, removed to Southamp-
ton. on Long Island. They were all
honest vigorous men. having In the
main large families. which. multiplying
and increasing from generation to gem
GRAFTON, have by their industry, genius.
probity and valor aided in laying the
foundations, and in building up the
structure OF this republic: and they
are now found busily engaged in the
various trades and professions, arts and
industries Of life. in almost every sec
ton OF the Union.
so far as IS known. but one OF them
was ever executed for a crime, and
that was Mrs Elizabeth Howe of Ips-
wich. hanged for witchcraft in 1892; but
her virtues, Just as those Of her great
Master, sanctihed the altar: and her
name, now as the mists of superstition
break away, becomes glorious.
In England. the Howes have lived
nj fofsrfahaH for centuries The Invt.
banner hangs as high in Henry WIS
chapel as any other evidence OF hon
orable service. and the battle of the
first OF June will be remembered so
long as the naval annals Of England
last In the old French wars for the
possession of this continent, one Howe
fell at Ticonderoga, and another WAS
killed on the Novia Scotia frontier In
the revolutionary wars the Howes were
not fortunate. The English Howes who
have been ennobled. trace their family
back 10 the reign OF Henry VIII, and
seem TO have held estates in Somerset
shire, Gloucester, Wiltshire, Noting
nam and Fcrmanagh, In Ireland. Jack
Howe. as he was familiarity called, VINO
was a member Of parliament In tho
re.Rn OF William and Anne, was
fluent speaker. and like a good many
other people IN those days. had a great
Nlasilkf 10 nAtNNANE NiiNA'Ns AfAn NNlAf
who sat for Nottingham In the con-
vention parliament. was one Of those
who established the liberties NJ Eng
land There is one Howe Of whom AN
the family should be proud This II
John Howe. who was chaplain 10 Oliver
Cromwell and whose fine form and
noble features are preserved IN some
OF tho old engrav1ngs lie must have
been an eloquent preacher for h. won
his place by a sermon which the protec-
tor happened 10 hear. That he was "A
fine scholar and learned theologian is
proved by tho body Of divinity, written
IN classical English, which he has left
behind him That he was noble man
rs proved also by singh anecdote
which is preserved to US. On one oc-
casion he WIS soliciting AID or patron
age for some person whom he thought
deserving when Cromwell turned sharp
~ round. and by "a single question bet
In flood OF light upon the disintercst-
ednoss and aniahilitv OF his chaiac-
ter, which win nlumine II in all timo