Jonas Howe

Jonas Howe
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the Petersham, Worcester district
In office
1845–1845
Personal details
Born(1786-07-15)July 15, 1786
Petersham, Massachusetts
DiedJanuary 8, 1865(1865-01-08) (aged 78)
Petersham, Massachusetts
Spouse(s)Arethusa Nagus (1789- ?)
Abigail (Bigelow) Brooks (1797-1883)
ChildrenJonas Holland Howe (1821-1898)
Parent(s)Benjamin Howe (1759-1838)
Vashti (Holland) Howe (1761-1838)
Professionfarmer, merchant, school teacher, state legislator

Jonas Howe (1786–1854) was a farmer and school teacher from Petersham, Massachusetts and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving in 1845.[1][2]

Personal background and family relations

Jonas Howe was born in Petersham, Massachusetts on 15 July 1786 to Benjamin Howe (1759-1838) and Vashti (Holland) Howe (1761-1838). Howe married Arethusa Negus, daughter of Joel Negus and Betsy Gould, on 1 December 1816 at Petersham, and was a farmer and school teacher in the town.[2] In 1845 he was elected to a one-year term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He had a second wife, Abigail (Bigelow) Brooks (1797-1883).[1] Howe died at his home in Petersham on 8 January 1865.[1] Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Jonas Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:[2]

  • Jonas Howe, son of
  • Benjamin Howe (1759-1838), son of
  • Mary Stow (1730-1794), daughter of
  • Elizabeth Brigham (1700-1757), daughter of
  • Nathan Brigham (1671-1747), son of
  • Mary Rice (1646-1695), daughter of
  • Henry Rice (1617-1711), son of

References

  1. ^ a b c "Jonas Howe (1786-1865) in Howe Family of Massachusetts". Political Graveyard. Retrieved 25 May 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations, Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)

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