Elijah Howe and Martha Parker

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Husband Elijah Howe

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           Born: 10 Apr 1741 - Rutland, Worcester Co., MA 1
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Oct 1800 - (Otsego Co., NY)
         Buried:  - Decatur Cemetery, Otsego Co., NY 2

       Marriage: 23 Dec 1773 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 3

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   Other Spouse: Philotheta Warner (1743-1771) - 15 Nov 1770 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 3

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Wife Martha Parker

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           Born: 19 Oct 1753 - Coventry, Tolland Co., Ct 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 15 Oct 1836 - (Otsego Co., NY)
         Buried:  - Decatur Cemetery, Otsego Co., NY 5

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         Father: Elijah Parker (1730-Bef 1810)
         Mother: Martha Stiles (1731-1776)

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Children

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1 M Samuel Howe

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           Born: 
     Christened: 11 Dec 1774 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 6
           Died: 5 Oct 1776 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 7
         Buried: 

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2 F Martha Stiles Howe

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           Born: 
     Christened: 15 Mar 1778 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 8
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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3 M Samuel Howe

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           Born: 
     Christened: 7 May 1780 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 9
           Died: 
         Buried: 

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4 M Ezekiel Howe

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           Born: 
     Christened: 4 Jul 1784 - Belchertown, Hampshire Co., Ma 10
           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - Elijah Howe

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Two children were born to Elijah and Martha Howe in Shutesbury, Franklin Co., Massachusetts. Lucy Howe was born 28 Sep 1778 and Jonathan Howe was born 21 Sep 1781. Shutesbury is 15 miles or so north of Belchertown. The Shutesbury parents may or may not be the same as the Belchertown parents.

"Historical Sketch of the Congregational Church in Belchertown, Mass." (Hon. Mark Doolittle, 1852; available on books.google.com) states the following on page 105. Note that Estes Howe, not Elijah Howe, died in 1826.

http://books.google.com/books?id=HDYYAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA105#v=onepage&q&f=false

Elijah Howe, brother of Col. Samuel Howe, and uncle to Dr. Estes Howe, who died in this town, March 1826, age 79.

Elijah married for his first wife, Philothela Warner, sister of (41). She died 1771, age 28.

He again married Martha Parker in 1773. See (170).

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General Notes: Wife - Martha Parker

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CENSUS:

<pre>1800 Otsego Co., New York, Worcester
Martha How 00200 -- 00001
male female
<10
10-15
2 16-25
26-44
>45 1 </pre>

She is in the sequence Elijah Parker, James Parker, 6x, Thos. Caple, x, Stiles Parker, x, John Capel, 13x, Martha How, x, Bela Caple, Abijah Wright, Phenias Parker, Timothy Parker. James and Stiles are sons of Elijah; Abijah Wright is a son-in-law; Phenias and Timothy are brothers and first cousins of Elijah. Martha How is Elijah's daughter. Thomas Caple is the father of John, who is the father of Bela. Stiles Parker is married to Bela's sister Dimmis.

PARKER in AMERICA:

On page 459 of Parker in America Charles O. Parker says, "Patsy m. Elijah Howe. Their chn. were: Philotheta, Patsy, Rev. Samuel, Ezekiel, Roxanna."

1 Vital Records of Rutland, Massachusetts, Repository: http://ma-vitalrecords.org/.

2 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 90346481.

3 Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.

4 Susan Whitney Dimock, "Births, Marriages, Baptisms and Deaths from the Records of the Town and Churches in Coventry, Connecticut 1711-1844," 1897, pg 88. Repository: http://www.archive.org/stream/birthsmarriagesb00dimo#page/n5/mode/2up.

5 "Find-a-Grave," Memorial # 94961185.

6 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915," "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDL-CJY : 14 January 2020), Samuel Howe, 1774. Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.

7 "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.

8 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915," "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDL-W5Z : 14 January 2020), Martha Stiles Howe, 1778. Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.

9 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915," "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F421-JZV : 14 January 2020), Samuel Howe, 1780. Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.

10 "Massachusetts Births and Christenings 1639-1915," "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F421-JY5 : 14 January 2020), Ezekiel Howe, 1784. Repository: http://www.familysearch.org.