FOUNDERS OF FORT NO. 4, CHARLESTOWN, NH From: Farns10th@aol.com - Janice Farnsworth Surname:  HOWARD Source:     History of Charlestown, NH - Fort No. 4 by Rev. Henry H. Saunderson, pub. 1876 p.4l5 Nathan Howard son of Thomas Howard of New London, CT and his wife, Hannah Howard of Lyme CT.  Nathan Howard b. Nov l8, l782 at Marlow, NH m. Martha Brown dau of Nathaniel Brown of Grafton, MA and wife, Molly Brown of Lyme, CT.  Martha Brown b. Apr l6,l780 at Alstead, NH   Their children: 1.   Lorinda Howard b. Nov 25, l802 at Alstead, NH 2.   Philharma Howard b. Nov 27, l805 at Marlow, NH 3.   Vespersia Howard b. Jan 22, l807 at Marlow, NH m. Chaarles H. Mann of       Fairlee, VT. 4.   Almanda Howard b. Apr 26, l808 at Marlow, NH m. Franklin Graves of       Acworth, NH.  When he died  she lived at Winooski, VT (see also Hist. of       Acworth, NH). 5.   Macandace Howard b. Sep l6, l809 6.   Mary Howard b. Apr 9, 1811 d. Apr l3, 1811. 7.   Americus K. Howard b. May l, 1812 m. Jane A. Adams of Tunbridge, VT.       He was a Methodist minister at Newton Upper Falls, MA 8.   Sumner A. Howard b. July 30, 1814 m. Louise N. Converse. 9.   Martha A. Howard b.Jan 5, l818 m. William O. Wright son of Jacob and       Dorcas (Walker) Wright of Charlestown, NH.       William Wright grad at the Military School at Norwich, VT then taught       school seven years in Charlestown, NH  thence to Danvers, MA where       he was in charge of the Peabody Institute. 10.  Nathan Wesley Howard b. Feb 22, l82l at Claremont, NH m. June 18,        1844 Rebecca Holden Putnam dau of Hiram Putnam and his wife,        Emily (Griswold) Putnam.  She b. Oct 6, 1824.  One son, Horace Wes-        ley Howard b. Nov l2, l852.        Nathan W. Howard was the 2d Rep for the years l875 to l876. Res: N.        Charlestown, NH. p.4l6 Samuel and Patience Howard had issue:       1.   Laura Howard b. June 26, l802       2.   Melinda Howard b. Feb 7, 1804       3.   Sabrina Howard b. July 4, 1806       4.   John Howard b.Dec 19, l808 Nathaniel Howard son of Benjamin Howard and his wife, Sarah (Worcester) Howard of Lunenburg, MA.  Nathaniel Howard was b. Apr 24, l803 at Stoddard, NH.  He m. Nov. l832 Mary Willard dau of William Willard and wife, Elizabeth (Shepley) Willard.  She b. Sep 3, l796.  One child: Mary Elizabeth Howard b. Apr l4, l837 at Langdon and d. in her 6th year.  Nath- aniel Howard became a resident of Charlestown in April 1848. ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.