Jonas Howe (1786–1854) was a farmer and school teacher from Petersham, Massachusetts and member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, serving in 1845.[1][2]
Jonas Howe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the Petersham, Worcester district | |
| In office 1845–1845 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 15, 1786 Petersham, Massachusetts |
| Died | January 8, 1865 (aged 78) Petersham, Massachusetts |
| Spouse(s) | Arethusa Nagus (1789- ?) Abigail (Bigelow) Brooks (1797-1883) |
| Children | Jonas Holland Howe (1821-1898) |
| Parent(s) | Benjamin Howe (1759-1838) Vashti (Holland) Howe (1761-1838) |
| Residence | Petersham, Massachusetts |
| Profession | farmer, merchant, school teacher, state legislator |
Personal background and family relations
editJonas Howe was born in Petersham, Massachusetts on 15 July 1786 to Benjamin Howe (1759-1838) and Vashti (Holland) Howe (1761-1838). Howe married Arethusa Negus, daughter of Joel Negus and Betsy Gould, on 1 December 1816 at Petersham, and was a farmer and school teacher in the town.[2] In 1845 he was elected to a one-year term in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He had a second wife, Abigail (Bigelow) Brooks (1797-1883).[1] Howe died at his home in Petersham on 8 January 1865.[1] Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Jonas Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony, as follows:[2]
- Jonas Howe, son of
- Benjamin Howe (1759-1838), son of
- Mary Stow (1730-1794), daughter of
- Elizabeth Brigham (1700-1757), daughter of
- Nathan Brigham (1671-1747), son of
- Mary Rice (1646-1695), daughter of
- Henry Rice (1617-1711), son of
- Edmund Rice, (ca1594-1663)
