David William HOWELL

1808 - 1877  (68 years)

• Name	David William HOWELL  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	8 Jul 1808	Berkshire Valley, Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ   [1, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Cause Of Death	Cancer of Stomach
  Death	2 May 1877	Bergen, Genesee Co., NY
  Burial	Creek Side Cemetery - Churchville, Monroe Co., NY   [6]
  Person ID	I1375	Howell

  
  

  Father	David HOWELL,   b. Abt 1775   d. May 1818, prb Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ (Age 43 years)
  Mother	Keziah PIERSON,   b. 2 Oct 1779, Roxbury Twp, Morris Co., NJ d. 2 May 1857, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	11 Feb 1800	Chester, Morris Co., NJ   [7]
  	Old Chester Churchyard 2002 photo of oldest section of Pleasant Hill Road Cemetery, Chester Twp., Morris Co., NJ. The Chester Presbyterian Church (2d of 3) where the marriage of Keziah Pierson and David Howell took place was located in the vacant area of the photo. The church was abandoned in 1851 after the present one was erected. Tombstone inscriptions face where former church once stood.
  Documents		Marriage Record
  		Keziah's Land in Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ
  Histories		History of David Howell 17??-1818
  Topics		Howell Homestead in Jefferson Township, New Jersey
  Family ID	F539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Phebe PARSELL/PURCELL   d. Aft 1829
  Marriage	Abt 1828	Prb NJ or NY
  Children	1. Phebe HOWELL,   b. pos Manchester, Ontario Co., NY   2. Levander S. HOWELL,   b. 1829, pos Manchester, Ontario Co., NY d. 28 Oct 1885, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Co., MI (Age 56 years)
  Histories		History of David William Howell 1808-1877
  Family ID	F524	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Adilia Sedgwick ELMER,   b. 19 Jul 1811, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT d. 20 Dec 1842, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI (Age 31 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1837	prb NY
  Children	1. Elmer HOWELL,   b. 25 Jul 1837, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI d. 20 Oct 1906, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 69 years)   2. Phebe Adelia HOWELL,   b. 20 Apr 1839, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI d. 4 Jan 1908, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 68 years) + 3. William Henry HOWELL,   b. 12 Feb 1841, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI d. 21 Oct 1912, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 71 years) + 4. John Jenness HOWELL,   b. 26 Sep 1842, Battle Creek, Calhoun Co., MI d. 26 Apr 1919, Northumberland, Northumberland Co., PA (Age 76 years)
  Histories		History of David William Howell 1808-1877
  Family ID	F523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Eliza ELMER,   b. Abt 1817, (?), NY d. 31 Dec 1881, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 64 years)
  Marriage	4 Jan 1849	Bergen, Genesee Co., NY   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Edwin Pierson HOWELL,   b. 3 Feb 1850, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY d. 17 Nov 1919, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 69 years)   2. Burton M. HOWELL,   b. 28 Jul 1856, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY d. 24 May 1858, Bergen, Genesee Co., NY (Age 1 year)
  Histories		History of David William Howell 1808-1877
  Family ID	F525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 8 Jul 1808 - Berkshire Valley, Jefferson Twp., Morris Co., NJ Marriage - Bef 1837 - prb NY Marriage - 4 Jan 1849 - Bergen, Genesee Co., NY Death - 2 May 1877 - Bergen, Genesee Co., NY Burial - - Creek Side Cemetery - Churchville, Monroe Co., NY  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  David William HOWELL From an old 'Tin-Type'

  
  

• Notes

  Listed as David WILLIAMSON Howell on an 1830 (MI) Fedral land purchase Record May have been William David Howell First lived in Manchester, Ontario Co., NY after leaving NJ. Moved west in 1835 , settling in what is now the site of Battle Creek, MI. When a young man he began teaching there, but later engaged in farming, upon his own land, which is now known as Morgan Park; then three miles from town. Mr. Howell returned east afther the death of his wife Delia (Elmer), with his children, settling at Bergen, NY. Last Will & Testament proved in Genesee Co., Surrogate Court 18 June 1877

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] Lucile (Howell) Jameson #I1436. [S10] Last Will & Testament. David W. Howell/proved in Genesee Co., Surrogate Court 18 June 1877 [S10] Last Will & Testament. Stephen Howell - Recorded 1 Oct, 1850/proved 28 Oct 1850 - Probate - Battle Creek twp., Calhoun Co., MI - Vol.B.P.370 [S3] Death Certificate. per son John's death certificate [S13] Published Biography, (J. L. Floyd & Co. Chicago, IL). [S1] John A. Jameson, John A. Jameson. [S5] Marriage Record/Certificate, 6 May 1801, Here. Married by Lemuel Fordham, minister of the 2nd Presbyterian Church of Chester. Morris Co., NJ. This church was on the grounds of what is now Pleasant Hill Cemetery on Pleasant Hill Road, Chester Twp., Morris Co., NJ. The church no longer exists having been abandoned in 1851 when the present Presbyterian Church on Main Street, Chester was erected. [S39] Marriage Announcement, 25 Jan 1849. Rochester Republican