Name Jonah Howe | ||
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Born January 2, 1749Shrewsbury, Massachusetts ( 1749-01-02 ) Spouse(s) Prudence (Bowker) Howe (m. 1771)Candace (Allen) Howe (m. 1819) Parents Daniel Howe and Eunice (Taylor) Howe Profession lawyer, state legislator |
Jonah Howe (1749–1826) was a lawyer and farmer from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
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.
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