Ancestry of
Henry D. Howard

(c1831–1905)

Brooks Howard

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• • Grandfather of Henry D. Howard — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • John Hayward 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Brooks   
  • Birth Date:
  • 14 Mar 1765 
  • Birth Location:
  • Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada 
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  • Death Date:
  • 5 Jul 1858 
  • Death Location:
  • Chesterfield, Macomb, Michigan 
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  • Spouse Name:
  • Polly Branch
  • Marriage Date:
  • 26 Jun 1793 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont 
  • Children:
  
  

  Parley Howard (Ahnentafel No:2 )

  Polly Hayward

  • Notes: 

  • Brooks Howard enlisted in a company of the Vermont Militia during the American Revolution as a substitute for his father John Howard. Born Brooks Hayward, his pension application states that he was born in Nova Scotia, Canada in 1765. His birth is recorded as Brooks Hayward at Brookfield Massachusetts, stating he was born at "Cumberland."

• Sources for Brooks Howard

  • ¹ Federal Census, MI, Macomb County, 1850, Image 17 of 19.
  • ² General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920, General No. 31270, Membership application for Lowell French.
  • ³ Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, Brookfield, Image 118 of 1321, Birth record for Brooks Hayward, at Cumberland, Nova Scotia.
  • ⁴ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850, Brookfield, Vol. 1, p. 122, Birth record for Brooks Hayward, at Cumberland.
  • ⁵ U.S., Revolutionary War Pensions, 1800-1900, S29904, 05 OCT 1835, Pension application for Brooks Howard.
  • ⁶ Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Marriage record for Brooks Howard and Polly Branch.
  • ⁷ Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth record for daughter Polly Hayward.
  • ⁸ Vermont, U.S., Vital Records, 1720-1908, Birth record for son Parley Hayward.