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..*~.. ^<ft"»»«^^',. Os.. i '*^'>- '^0«^> V. # t- Creation.—The most Noble <fc Puissant Ld. Charls' How, El. of Lancaster, & Bn. How of Wormleighton 1st coraisr. of ye Treasury, Ist Gentn. of ye bedchembr. to his Maj., Kt. of ye garter, & one of ye (Jovrs. of ye Ohartr. houee. Creatd. Bt. How of Wormton. in ve county of Warwick, Novr. 18, 1606, in ye 4:th of James ye 1st, & El. of Lancaster, Jun.ye Sth, 1643, in ye 19th of Charls. ye 1st, of this famy. which derivs. themsplvs. from a youngr, branch of ye ants. Bns. How's, men fams. many eges Since in Engd. among which where Hugh in How ye father & Son great faverts. of Kn. Edwd. ye 2d., John How, Esqr. son to Jn. How of Hodinhull ye County of Warwk. AEM8 —He bear'th Gules, (Eed) a Chevron (pointed arch) ^r^/en*, (Silver) between 3 croscroslete Or, (Gold) Or & Vert 3 Wolfs heads of ye Same crest on a wrath (or wreath) a Wyvern orDragn. partd. per pale (Green) of wolfs are fams. arms, cross, for gt. accts. perced through ye mouth wth. arow, by ye Name How, ye ye ye said to have been from John Howe °The above is a' fac simile of the original Coat of Arms brought England by " in for over 150 about 1030, and adorned the walls of the Wayside Inn," or Howe Tavern, Sudbury, years. ^* Coat of Arms of I,ord ChedwortJi, (Senry FredericJc Sotve). THE HOWE FAMILY GATHERING iS JY ^ ^ Harmony Grove, South pRAMiNGH^tMr' THURSDAT, AUGUST 31, 1871. BY REV. ELIAS NASON, M.A. " Behold how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity." PUBLISHED BY ELIAS HOWE, 103 COURT STREET, BOSTON. 18 7 1. pkice; fifty cents. -- '^ THE HOWE FAMILY GATHERING. IK AMERICA. Esq., of West Boylston, who died suddenly I. THB^OWB S-AMILT in April following, and was greatly lamented who bear the name The number of those by a large circle of relatives and friends. of How, or Howe, in America, is very great ; Some account of his life will be found in the most be traced to yet they may, for the part, Register of the Howe Family. broth- of James and Abraham Howe (perhaps In pursuance to a call for a meeting admitted freemen in Daniel ers), of Koxbury, the descendants of John, Abraham, to and Abraham Howe, of issued six of the de- 1637-38 ; Edward and Edward Howe, by Watertown; to Daniel and Edward Howe, scendants in the vicinity of Boston, there who was m of Lynn; and to John Howe, met at 289 Washington Street, Boston, about and who died m busi- Sudbury as early as 1638, twenty of the family, and the following Marlborough, in 1687. ness was transacted : — was the son Of these early settlers, James Mr. C. M. Howe, of Marlborough, opened Essex was of Eobert, of Hatfield, Broad Oak, the meeting by reading the call, which died in m 1702 ; Co., England, and Ipswich, as follows : True- Edward, of Lynn, came over in the issue Family. The de- love, in 1635, and died in 1639, leaving Howe from which most of the Howe families in PERSONAL.scendants of John, Abraham, Daniel of and Rox- Connecticnt have descended. Daniel, and Edward Howe, of Watertown in and Marl- after holding several public offices bury, afterward of Lynn, Sudbury Lynn, on about Massachusetts, removed to Southampton, boro' (who landed in this country meet at A. M. Leland's Long Island. They were all honest, hardy, 1634), are invited to the main, 289 Street, vigorous men, having, in large Pianoforte Rooms, Washington March 29, 1571, at families, which, multiplying and increasing Boston, on Wednesday, their to make for a from generation to generation, have, by 12 o'clock, M., arrangements and valor, aided in and celebration some industry, genius, probity family gathering public and in building up the summer. laying the foundations, time during coming of this ; and they the structure, Eepublic C. M. Howe, Marlborough ; in the various are now found busily engaged S. H. Howe, Bolton; and industries trades and professions, arts B. L. Howe, Groton Junction; section of the Union. of life, in almost every G. M. Howe, Framingham; them was ever So far as known, but one of Elias Howe, Boston; executed for a crime, and that was Mrs. WiLLARD Howe, South Framingham. Elizabeth Howe, of Ipswich, hung for witch- as those craft in 1692 ; but her virtues, just E. of New York, of her Master, sanctified the altar; Colonel Frank Howe, great and Edward Howe, and her name, now as the mists of supersti- was chosen Chairman, tion break away, becomes illustrious. of West Boylston, Secretary. After several speeches from some of the H. of gentlemen present, Mr. S. Howe, " meet-, Bolton, moved That the sense of the MEETING. taken whether we will have a celebra- II. — THE ORIGIN OF THE HOWE ing be tion or not." with a desire deeply im- In accordance Voied, That we have a celebration. in breast to know our kindred a Com- planted every Voted, That the Chairman appoint of a of some and to be known them, meeting mittee of three to nominate an Executive of the Howe was convened the ar- members family Committee of ten (10) to carry out Street, Boston, on the at 289 Washington rangement. of 1871. The sub- twenty-ninth day March, Colonel Howe appointed Messrs. S. H., C. of a meeting of the to nom- ject holding general M., and Willard Howe a Committee discussed, and Howes, in America, was fully who as follows, viz. : a inate, reported it was determined that such gather- finally Frank E. Howe, New York; be one of unusual interest, both Col. ing would Bolton of view that it S. H. Howe, ; in°a social and a moral point ; of Willard Howe, South Framingham ; was due to the good old friendly name Elias Howe, Boston; . Howe to hold such a reunion, and that ef- B. L. Howe, Ayer; fective measures should be taken to provide Elbridge Howe, Marlborough ; for it. of this A. L. Howe, Dedham ; The following account preliminary Boston William. G. Howe, ; meeting was drawn up by Edward Howe, (3) THE HOWE FAMILT GATHERING. whose branches form a Dr. George M.. Howe, Framingham ; nut-trees, spreading Eev. S. Stokrs Hoave, Iowa City, Iowa. dense and grateful shade. The squirrel leaps from bough to bough ; This was accepted and adopted. report the song-birds fill the air with melody. A Voted, That Grove, South Fra- Harmony depression in the grove affords an amphi- be the fs)r the celebration, mingham, place theatre in which a speaker's stand and seats and the time be left with the Executive Com- for several thousand people have been with instructions that it be holden in mittee, erected. Near by there is a commodious or as soon after as June, possible. hall for dancing. On the left of the main That the Executive Committee Voted, entrance to the grove, a green and level take such steps as they deem necessary in lawn spreads out for the erection of booths carrying out the objects of this meeting. and tents, and for athletic sports and games, Mr. Elias Howe, No. 103 Court Street, of such as may delight in them. On the Boston, was chosen Corresponding Secretary west, a broad and placid lake extends to the and Treasurer. distance of a mile or so for bathing and for Voted, The meeting do now adjourn sub- boating; and beyond it rises old Mount ject to the call of the Executive Committee. Edward Wait, renowned in Indian story; and still Howe, Secretary. farther on are seen the verdure-covered hills Names of the persons present at the first and spires of Framingham. at The itself is beautiful the sur- meeting, 289 Washington Street, Boston, grove ; March 29, 1871 : rounding country teems with charming vil- and verdant C. M. Howe, Marlborough; las, gentle knolls, sunny glades, orchards and WiLLARD Howe, South Framingham; meadows, gardens, forming landscapes which a Claude Lorraine might Edward Howe, West Boylston ; love to on canvas. A more Sidney Howe, Marlborough; put spot eligible for the meeting could not, probably, have Albert W. Howe, Danvers ; been selected. Elbridge Howe, Marlborough; S. H. Howe, Bolton; Benjamin L. Howe, Ayer; S. A. Howe, 2d, Marlborough; IT. — THE CIRCnLAR OE INVITATION TO THE B. S. Howe, Rowley; HOWE FAMILY. Elbridge Howe, Natick ; As soon as the Committee had fixed Euth E. upon HoAVE, ; Eowley the the and of the Elias time, place, plan meeting, Howe, Cambridge ; a circular was known the Allen L. Dedham prepared making Howe, ; and forwarded to as as 5,000 Frank E. Howe, New York; decision, many of the members and connections of the Howe Lindsay I. Howe, New York; family. The directories and other works Willard Howe, Danvers, Mass. ; were consulted for the purpose of ascertain- David Howe, 60 W. Cedar St., Boston. ing the names and residences of the kindred, and letters solicited in reply. After describ- ing the plan, the purpose, and the place of the circular this most III. • THE PLACE AND TIME OF THE GATH- meeting, presented cordial invitation to the festival : ERING. "To this beautiful 'Harmony Grove' Thus, after careful deliberation, it was every person bearing the name of Howe, or agreed to hold the meeting at Harmony How, as well as every one connected by ties Grove, South Framingham, and it was sub- of marriage with this family, or descended sequently voted that it should take place on from this family, is most cordially invited Thursday, the thirty-first day of August, for the purpose of spending the day above 1871, and that the services should commence mentioned 'in union sweet and dear esteem,' ' at 10 o'clock, A.

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