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Capt John Howard

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Capt John Howard

Birth
Beverly, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
28 Sep 1814 (aged 74)
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Sutton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
Plot
Original Section, Lot 16, Howard plot
Memorial ID
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Research by others identifies his parents as Ezekiel & Ruth (Rae) Hayward of Beverly, Essex Co., Mass. The date of birth recorded for John Hayward is a match.

After the death of Ezekiel in 1744, Mrs. Ruth (Rae) Hayward married in Beverly to Jeptha Putnam of Sutton on 8-Jan-1745/46. The family, including the children of her first marriage, resided in Sutton.

He and Huldah Sibley married in Sutton on June 26, 1765.

Revolutionary War Patriot

"Howard, John, Sutton.Sergeant, Capt. John Putnam's co. of Minute-men, Col. Ebenezer Larned's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Arthur Dagget's co., Col. Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos., 2 weeks, 1 day; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. John Putnam's 2d (1st Sutton) co., 5th Worcester Co. regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers chosen in said regiment, as returned by by Daniel Plimpton and others, field officers, dated Sutton, March 20, 1776; ordered in Council April 4, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned April 4, 1776; also, Captain; return dated Watertown, Sept. 6, 1776, made by Seth Washburn and others, of men raised in Worcester Co. from train bands and alarm lists to reinforce the army at Canada, who marched under the command of Col. Daniel Brewer; 76 men reported as belonging to said Howard's company and as having marched Aug. 7, 1776; also, Captain, Col. Samuel Brewer's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., from Saratoga home; 192 miles travel allowed said Howard; warrant allowed in Council March 12, 1777; also, Captain, Col. Jonathan Holman's regt.; service, 30 days; regiment marched from Worcester Co. Sept. 26, 1777, to reinforce Northern army and served until Oct. 26, 1777; also, same regt.; service, 30 days, with Northern army at the time of the reduction of Gen. Burgoyne; warrant for pay allowed in Council May 4, 1778." (Ref: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol. 8, Pg. 367)
Research by others identifies his parents as Ezekiel & Ruth (Rae) Hayward of Beverly, Essex Co., Mass. The date of birth recorded for John Hayward is a match.

After the death of Ezekiel in 1744, Mrs. Ruth (Rae) Hayward married in Beverly to Jeptha Putnam of Sutton on 8-Jan-1745/46. The family, including the children of her first marriage, resided in Sutton.

He and Huldah Sibley married in Sutton on June 26, 1765.

Revolutionary War Patriot

"Howard, John, Sutton.Sergeant, Capt. John Putnam's co. of Minute-men, Col. Ebenezer Larned's regt., which marched on the alarm of April 19, 1775; service, 6 days; also, Lieutenant, Capt. Arthur Dagget's co., Col. Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 24, 1775; service, 3 mos., 2 weeks, 1 day; also, 2d Lieutenant, Capt. John Putnam's 2d (1st Sutton) co., 5th Worcester Co. regt. of Mass. militia; list of officers chosen in said regiment, as returned by by Daniel Plimpton and others, field officers, dated Sutton, March 20, 1776; ordered in Council April 4, 1776, that said officers be commissioned; reported commissioned April 4, 1776; also, Captain; return dated Watertown, Sept. 6, 1776, made by Seth Washburn and others, of men raised in Worcester Co. from train bands and alarm lists to reinforce the army at Canada, who marched under the command of Col. Daniel Brewer; 76 men reported as belonging to said Howard's company and as having marched Aug. 7, 1776; also, Captain, Col. Samuel Brewer's regt.; pay abstract for travel allowance, etc., from Saratoga home; 192 miles travel allowed said Howard; warrant allowed in Council March 12, 1777; also, Captain, Col. Jonathan Holman's regt.; service, 30 days; regiment marched from Worcester Co. Sept. 26, 1777, to reinforce Northern army and served until Oct. 26, 1777; also, same regt.; service, 30 days, with Northern army at the time of the reduction of Gen. Burgoyne; warrant for pay allowed in Council May 4, 1778." (Ref: Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, Vol. 8, Pg. 367)


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