Henry Howell (March 6, 1828 – November 24, 1896) was a Mormon pioneer and one of the founders of

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, USA.

Biography

Howell was born in

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. He married 27-year-old Frances Goble in 1855, one month before emigrating to the United States where he settled in Philadelphia for five years. In 1860 Howell crossed the plains to Salt Lake City. In 1864, he helped pioneer Bear Lake County, Idaho, where he first helped settle Paris and then

. Unlike some other Mormons at the time, Howell did not practice

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. He died at Fish Haven.''Bear Lake Pioneers''. Published by the Daughters of Utah Pioneers, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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1828 births 1896 deaths American city founders Converts to Mormonism English emigrants to the United States English Latter Day Saints Mormon pioneers People from Paris, Idaho People from Essex People from Bear Lake County, Idaho {{idaho-stub