North Star Lodge Member Was Oldest Master Mason
In 1940, the late Joseph D. Howe, a member of North Star Lodge, was presented the first 75-year medal ever given by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, and probably the first one ever given in the United States.
On April 12, 1944, the Grand Lodge held a session in Lancaster and Grand Master Harold H. Hart presented Mr. Howe with a scroll to commemorate 79 years as a member of North Star Lodge.
At the time of his death at the age of 102, Mr. Howe was the oldest Master Mason in the world.
Lancaster, New Hampshire — Wednesday, June 23, 1948, Pg. 3
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On one of the hills that adds so much to the beauty of Lancaster, are some of the best cultivated farms in the town, and on one of these farms resides Joseph D. Howe, Esq., highly esteemed for his intelligence, integrity, and devotion to the best interests of his native town. His farm is known as "Maple Hill farm," and there he was born September 17, 1841. Some of his ancestors were extensive land owners in Marlborough, Mass., and from that town his grandfather, Daniel Howe, came to this section of the country about 1780, and subsequently married Eunice, daughter of Gen. Edwards Bucknam, she being the first white child born in Lancaster. Mr. Howe's father, Joseph Howe, married Mahala Woodbury, daughter of Jonathan Woodbury, of Concord, Vt., and settled on the farm above spoken of.
Mr. Howe was the youngest of a family of eight children. His parents were most excellent people, conscientious in their discharge of duty, and they gave their children such educational advantages as their means and the times afforded. His studies were pursued in the district schools, at Lancaster Academy, and at Newbury, Vt. He taught several terms of school in winter with marked success, and he might have become an educator had he devoted his talents to that pursuit. With the exception of two or three years passed in the West, railroading and as a private salesman, his life work has been on his farm, which embraces something more than 150 acres, and on which is a sugar orchard of 1,400 trees, the product being mostly syrup of the finest quality, and an apple orchard which, if not the very best, is unexcelled in Coos county. He has a fine herd of cows of three distinct breeds, all of high grade, and with which he has experimented, weighing the milk of each cow daily, and testing it thoroughly twice a month, and keeping a record that will be useful, as approximating to the real value of each breed for dairy purposes, under the conditions of food and climate here imposed.
Mr. Howe has served two years as a selectman of the town, being chairman of the board in 1893, and at the last town meeting was chosen for another year. He was elected to the legislature of the state in November, 1890, receiving a large majority of votes over all other candidates, and his service in the legislature was acceptable to his constituents. He was appointed by Governor Smith a member of the State Board of Agriculture, in August, 1893, and is still serving with credit in that capacity. He was also elected a member of the board of directors of the State Horticultural Society from Coos when the society was organized in 1893. But in none of the positions which he has occupied does Mr. Howe feel a more just pride than in his work as a member of the school board of the town, on which he has served six years, four years as chairman of the board, with great credit. He is a member of North Star Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery, F. A. M., to which order he is sincerely attached, and has taken the Scottish rite degrees to the 32d. In politics he is a Democrat, and liberal in his religious views. His honesty and business capacity are such that he settles a good many estates of those deceased, and in all the relations of life he endeavors to do his duty faithfully and well, and is therefore trusted and honored by his townsmen. He has been a member of Lancaster Grange, P. of H., for the last six years, and aided in the formation of the new Mount Prospect Grange, in that town.
He was united in marriage in 1863, with Miss Mary J. Tucker, of Saranac, N. Y., a woman every way worthy of him, and their domestic relations were happy until her death, April 8, 1894, leaving two sons, Carl Tucker and Joseph Bert, who remain with Mr. Howe upon the farm.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES
By HENRY H. METCALF, Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H., 1897
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s/o Joseph Howe and Mahala Woodbury
h/o Mary Jane Tucker, m. 13 Jan 1863, Lancaster, N.H.
Their children: Harlan Osgood Howe, Carl Tucker Howe, and Joseph Bert Howe
h/o Maria (Eastman) Bowman, m. 15 Mar 1899, Littleton, N.H.
h/o Mattie (Ryder) Hill, m. 11 Jun 1904, Malden, Mass.
h/o Mae (Gillen) Puffer, m. 13 Apr 1921, Lancaster, N.H.
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Possibly buried with family members in Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H. Date of burial 1 August, 1944, Lancaster, N.H.
In 1940, the late Joseph D. Howe, a member of North Star Lodge, was presented the first 75-year medal ever given by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, and probably the first one ever given in the United States.
On April 12, 1944, the Grand Lodge held a session in Lancaster and Grand Master Harold H. Hart presented Mr. Howe with a scroll to commemorate 79 years as a member of North Star Lodge.
At the time of his death at the age of 102, Mr. Howe was the oldest Master Mason in the world.
Lancaster, New Hampshire — Wednesday, June 23, 1948, Pg. 3
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On one of the hills that adds so much to the beauty of Lancaster, are some of the best cultivated farms in the town, and on one of these farms resides Joseph D. Howe, Esq., highly esteemed for his intelligence, integrity, and devotion to the best interests of his native town. His farm is known as "Maple Hill farm," and there he was born September 17, 1841. Some of his ancestors were extensive land owners in Marlborough, Mass., and from that town his grandfather, Daniel Howe, came to this section of the country about 1780, and subsequently married Eunice, daughter of Gen. Edwards Bucknam, she being the first white child born in Lancaster. Mr. Howe's father, Joseph Howe, married Mahala Woodbury, daughter of Jonathan Woodbury, of Concord, Vt., and settled on the farm above spoken of.
Mr. Howe was the youngest of a family of eight children. His parents were most excellent people, conscientious in their discharge of duty, and they gave their children such educational advantages as their means and the times afforded. His studies were pursued in the district schools, at Lancaster Academy, and at Newbury, Vt. He taught several terms of school in winter with marked success, and he might have become an educator had he devoted his talents to that pursuit. With the exception of two or three years passed in the West, railroading and as a private salesman, his life work has been on his farm, which embraces something more than 150 acres, and on which is a sugar orchard of 1,400 trees, the product being mostly syrup of the finest quality, and an apple orchard which, if not the very best, is unexcelled in Coos county. He has a fine herd of cows of three distinct breeds, all of high grade, and with which he has experimented, weighing the milk of each cow daily, and testing it thoroughly twice a month, and keeping a record that will be useful, as approximating to the real value of each breed for dairy purposes, under the conditions of food and climate here imposed.
Mr. Howe has served two years as a selectman of the town, being chairman of the board in 1893, and at the last town meeting was chosen for another year. He was elected to the legislature of the state in November, 1890, receiving a large majority of votes over all other candidates, and his service in the legislature was acceptable to his constituents. He was appointed by Governor Smith a member of the State Board of Agriculture, in August, 1893, and is still serving with credit in that capacity. He was also elected a member of the board of directors of the State Horticultural Society from Coos when the society was organized in 1893. But in none of the positions which he has occupied does Mr. Howe feel a more just pride than in his work as a member of the school board of the town, on which he has served six years, four years as chairman of the board, with great credit. He is a member of North Star Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery, F. A. M., to which order he is sincerely attached, and has taken the Scottish rite degrees to the 32d. In politics he is a Democrat, and liberal in his religious views. His honesty and business capacity are such that he settles a good many estates of those deceased, and in all the relations of life he endeavors to do his duty faithfully and well, and is therefore trusted and honored by his townsmen. He has been a member of Lancaster Grange, P. of H., for the last six years, and aided in the formation of the new Mount Prospect Grange, in that town.
He was united in marriage in 1863, with Miss Mary J. Tucker, of Saranac, N. Y., a woman every way worthy of him, and their domestic relations were happy until her death, April 8, 1894, leaving two sons, Carl Tucker and Joseph Bert, who remain with Mr. Howe upon the farm.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES
By HENRY H. METCALF, Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H., 1897
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s/o Joseph Howe and Mahala Woodbury
h/o Mary Jane Tucker, m. 13 Jan 1863, Lancaster, N.H.
Their children: Harlan Osgood Howe, Carl Tucker Howe, and Joseph Bert Howe
h/o Maria (Eastman) Bowman, m. 15 Mar 1899, Littleton, N.H.
h/o Mattie (Ryder) Hill, m. 11 Jun 1904, Malden, Mass.
h/o Mae (Gillen) Puffer, m. 13 Apr 1921, Lancaster, N.H.
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Possibly buried with family members in Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H. Date of burial 1 August, 1944, Lancaster, N.H.
North Star Lodge Member Was Oldest Master Mason
In 1940, the late Joseph D. Howe, a member of North Star Lodge, was presented the first 75-year medal ever given by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, and probably the first one ever given in the United States.
On April 12, 1944, the Grand Lodge held a session in Lancaster and Grand Master Harold H. Hart presented Mr. Howe with a scroll to commemorate 79 years as a member of North Star Lodge.
At the time of his death at the age of 102, Mr. Howe was the oldest Master Mason in the world.
Lancaster, New Hampshire — Wednesday, June 23, 1948, Pg. 3
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On one of the hills that adds so much to the beauty of Lancaster, are some of the best cultivated farms in the town, and on one of these farms resides Joseph D. Howe, Esq., highly esteemed for his intelligence, integrity, and devotion to the best interests of his native town. His farm is known as "Maple Hill farm," and there he was born September 17, 1841. Some of his ancestors were extensive land owners in Marlborough, Mass., and from that town his grandfather, Daniel Howe, came to this section of the country about 1780, and subsequently married Eunice, daughter of Gen. Edwards Bucknam, she being the first white child born in Lancaster. Mr. Howe's father, Joseph Howe, married Mahala Woodbury, daughter of Jonathan Woodbury, of Concord, Vt., and settled on the farm above spoken of.
Mr. Howe was the youngest of a family of eight children. His parents were most excellent people, conscientious in their discharge of duty, and they gave their children such educational advantages as their means and the times afforded. His studies were pursued in the district schools, at Lancaster Academy, and at Newbury, Vt. He taught several terms of school in winter with marked success, and he might have become an educator had he devoted his talents to that pursuit. With the exception of two or three years passed in the West, railroading and as a private salesman, his life work has been on his farm, which embraces something more than 150 acres, and on which is a sugar orchard of 1,400 trees, the product being mostly syrup of the finest quality, and an apple orchard which, if not the very best, is unexcelled in Coos county. He has a fine herd of cows of three distinct breeds, all of high grade, and with which he has experimented, weighing the milk of each cow daily, and testing it thoroughly twice a month, and keeping a record that will be useful, as approximating to the real value of each breed for dairy purposes, under the conditions of food and climate here imposed.
Mr. Howe has served two years as a selectman of the town, being chairman of the board in 1893, and at the last town meeting was chosen for another year. He was elected to the legislature of the state in November, 1890, receiving a large majority of votes over all other candidates, and his service in the legislature was acceptable to his constituents. He was appointed by Governor Smith a member of the State Board of Agriculture, in August, 1893, and is still serving with credit in that capacity. He was also elected a member of the board of directors of the State Horticultural Society from Coos when the society was organized in 1893. But in none of the positions which he has occupied does Mr. Howe feel a more just pride than in his work as a member of the school board of the town, on which he has served six years, four years as chairman of the board, with great credit. He is a member of North Star Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery, F. A. M., to which order he is sincerely attached, and has taken the Scottish rite degrees to the 32d. In politics he is a Democrat, and liberal in his religious views. His honesty and business capacity are such that he settles a good many estates of those deceased, and in all the relations of life he endeavors to do his duty faithfully and well, and is therefore trusted and honored by his townsmen. He has been a member of Lancaster Grange, P. of H., for the last six years, and aided in the formation of the new Mount Prospect Grange, in that town.
He was united in marriage in 1863, with Miss Mary J. Tucker, of Saranac, N. Y., a woman every way worthy of him, and their domestic relations were happy until her death, April 8, 1894, leaving two sons, Carl Tucker and Joseph Bert, who remain with Mr. Howe upon the farm.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES
By HENRY H. METCALF, Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H., 1897
~~~~~
s/o Joseph Howe and Mahala Woodbury
h/o Mary Jane Tucker, m. 13 Jan 1863, Lancaster, N.H.
Their children: Harlan Osgood Howe, Carl Tucker Howe, and Joseph Bert Howe
h/o Maria (Eastman) Bowman, m. 15 Mar 1899, Littleton, N.H.
h/o Mattie (Ryder) Hill, m. 11 Jun 1904, Malden, Mass.
h/o Mae (Gillen) Puffer, m. 13 Apr 1921, Lancaster, N.H.
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Possibly buried with family members in Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H. Date of burial 1 August, 1944, Lancaster, N.H.
In 1940, the late Joseph D. Howe, a member of North Star Lodge, was presented the first 75-year medal ever given by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire, and probably the first one ever given in the United States.
On April 12, 1944, the Grand Lodge held a session in Lancaster and Grand Master Harold H. Hart presented Mr. Howe with a scroll to commemorate 79 years as a member of North Star Lodge.
At the time of his death at the age of 102, Mr. Howe was the oldest Master Mason in the world.
Lancaster, New Hampshire — Wednesday, June 23, 1948, Pg. 3
~~~~~~
On one of the hills that adds so much to the beauty of Lancaster, are some of the best cultivated farms in the town, and on one of these farms resides Joseph D. Howe, Esq., highly esteemed for his intelligence, integrity, and devotion to the best interests of his native town. His farm is known as "Maple Hill farm," and there he was born September 17, 1841. Some of his ancestors were extensive land owners in Marlborough, Mass., and from that town his grandfather, Daniel Howe, came to this section of the country about 1780, and subsequently married Eunice, daughter of Gen. Edwards Bucknam, she being the first white child born in Lancaster. Mr. Howe's father, Joseph Howe, married Mahala Woodbury, daughter of Jonathan Woodbury, of Concord, Vt., and settled on the farm above spoken of.
Mr. Howe was the youngest of a family of eight children. His parents were most excellent people, conscientious in their discharge of duty, and they gave their children such educational advantages as their means and the times afforded. His studies were pursued in the district schools, at Lancaster Academy, and at Newbury, Vt. He taught several terms of school in winter with marked success, and he might have become an educator had he devoted his talents to that pursuit. With the exception of two or three years passed in the West, railroading and as a private salesman, his life work has been on his farm, which embraces something more than 150 acres, and on which is a sugar orchard of 1,400 trees, the product being mostly syrup of the finest quality, and an apple orchard which, if not the very best, is unexcelled in Coos county. He has a fine herd of cows of three distinct breeds, all of high grade, and with which he has experimented, weighing the milk of each cow daily, and testing it thoroughly twice a month, and keeping a record that will be useful, as approximating to the real value of each breed for dairy purposes, under the conditions of food and climate here imposed.
Mr. Howe has served two years as a selectman of the town, being chairman of the board in 1893, and at the last town meeting was chosen for another year. He was elected to the legislature of the state in November, 1890, receiving a large majority of votes over all other candidates, and his service in the legislature was acceptable to his constituents. He was appointed by Governor Smith a member of the State Board of Agriculture, in August, 1893, and is still serving with credit in that capacity. He was also elected a member of the board of directors of the State Horticultural Society from Coos when the society was organized in 1893. But in none of the positions which he has occupied does Mr. Howe feel a more just pride than in his work as a member of the school board of the town, on which he has served six years, four years as chairman of the board, with great credit. He is a member of North Star Lodge, Chapter, and Commandery, F. A. M., to which order he is sincerely attached, and has taken the Scottish rite degrees to the 32d. In politics he is a Democrat, and liberal in his religious views. His honesty and business capacity are such that he settles a good many estates of those deceased, and in all the relations of life he endeavors to do his duty faithfully and well, and is therefore trusted and honored by his townsmen. He has been a member of Lancaster Grange, P. of H., for the last six years, and aided in the formation of the new Mount Prospect Grange, in that town.
He was united in marriage in 1863, with Miss Mary J. Tucker, of Saranac, N. Y., a woman every way worthy of him, and their domestic relations were happy until her death, April 8, 1894, leaving two sons, Carl Tucker and Joseph Bert, who remain with Mr. Howe upon the farm.
NEW HAMPSHIRE AGRICULTURE PERSONAL AND FARM SKETCHES
By HENRY H. METCALF, Republican Press Association, Concord, N.H., 1897
~~~~~
s/o Joseph Howe and Mahala Woodbury
h/o Mary Jane Tucker, m. 13 Jan 1863, Lancaster, N.H.
Their children: Harlan Osgood Howe, Carl Tucker Howe, and Joseph Bert Howe
h/o Maria (Eastman) Bowman, m. 15 Mar 1899, Littleton, N.H.
h/o Mattie (Ryder) Hill, m. 11 Jun 1904, Malden, Mass.
h/o Mae (Gillen) Puffer, m. 13 Apr 1921, Lancaster, N.H.
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Possibly buried with family members in Summer Street Cemetery, Lancaster, N.H. Date of burial 1 August, 1944, Lancaster, N.H.
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