Gardner Howe (November 20, 1759 – July 4, 1854) was a farmer from

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and member of the

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, serving in 1816 and 1823.Edmund Rice (1638) Association, 2011. ''Descendants of Edmund Rice: The First Nine Generations,'' Edmund Rice (1638) Association. (CD-ROM)

Personal background and family relations

Gardner Howe was born in

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to Jotham Howe (1728-1809) and Priscilla (Rice) Howe (1731-1819). He was a farmer in Dover, Massachusetts and served in the

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during the

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. On October 29, 1789 he married Abigail Sherman (1771-1843) of

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. In 1816 he was elected to a one-year term in the

, and he was re-elected in 1823. Howe died at his home in Dover on July 4, 1854. Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680), who arrived in

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in 1630 from

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, Warwickshire, England and settled in

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. Gardner Howe was also a descendant of

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, an early immigrant to

, as follows: * Gardner Howe, son of: * Priscilla Rice (1731-1819), daughter of: :* Luke Rice (1689-1754), son of: :* Daniel Rice (1655-1737), son of: :* Edward Rice (1622-1712), son of: ::*

, (ca1594-1663)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Howe, Gardner Members of the Vermont House of Representatives 1759 births 1854 deaths People from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts People from Windham County, Vermont