NOTE: Ann Timothy Cleland Doggett was not interred in the Old Jacksonville City Cemetery. Her granddaughter, Dr. Carita (Doggett) Corse had her name and info inscribed to the Doggett obelisk there and a picture of that is included here. Her gravestone in the Old Saint Joseph's Cemetery is simply marked "Mother." The date of birth given on it is not correct. The correct date is 26 Jun 1822. Date of death is correct.
Ann Timothy Cleland was born at Monique Bay, Jamaica, in the West Indies on the sugar plantation of her father, John C. Cleland. The Cleland's left Jamaica due to a slave uprising when Ann was about five years old. They either sailed to Saint Augustine, FL or to Charleston, SC and then later went to Saint Augustine. Ann grew up in Saint Augustine and married Marshall Spring Howe, an older, career Army officer stationed at Fort Marion. They had at least two sons, Albion Howe (1841 – 1873), an Army Captain who was KIA (26 April 1873) during the Modoc Indian War at the Lava Beds in Northern California, and Lucien Howe (1848 – 1928), who became an ophthalmologist and pioneered the use of silver nitrate drops in eyes of newborns to prevent neonatal infection.
When her husband, received orders to deploy the troops he commanded into the New Mexico territory, Ann Timothy went too, taking along a sister, Selina Cleland (later, Buckman) who was eight years younger, and Ann's sons, Lucien, still a baby, and Albion, who was about eight years. This was circa 1848 and it was, according to the recollection of her son, John L. Doggett, a period of tribulation for Ann, who spent most of the time with only the company of her sister and children. It was at this time, however, that Ann met an “old Catholic Priest” who encouraged her to learn French (his native language) and Spanish and was the inspiration for her becoming knowledgeable of botany. He was also instrumental in influencing her conversion to the Catholic faith – a devotion she continued for the rest of her life. Upon returning to the States, Ann and her husband traveled with their sons to Cambridge, MA, near where the Howe family resided. After some years of living in the North, Ann and Col. Howe were estranged due to his disdain for her Catholic faith and because of their opposite sentiments regarding the Civil War which had broken out during that period. Subsequently, Ann traveled south to Jacksonville, FL. According to her son, Ann's marriage to Col Howe was ultimately considered dissolved by the Catholic Church after she wrote – with the assistance of a bishop in Jacksonville – to the Pope requesting dispensation. After the war ended, Ann met Aristides Doggett. They were married in Lake City, Florida on 22 Aug 1866.
As a resident of Jacksonville, Ann Timothy Doggett was influential. She was one of three women who founded Saint Luke’s, Jacksonville’s first hospital. In addition, she was involved in the creation of the city’s first library. In those days, primarily the poorer residents bore allegiance to the Catholic Faith in Jacksonville and Ann’s influence in the church was significant and reflected her charitable nature.
(Profile of Ann T. Doggett, written by her great grandson, John Locke Doggett V FAG#49553259, is based in part on recollections of her son, John Locke Doggett III.)
Ann Timothy Cleland was born at Monique Bay, Jamaica, in the West Indies on the sugar plantation of her father, John C. Cleland. The Cleland's left Jamaica due to a slave uprising when Ann was about five years old. They either sailed to Saint Augustine, FL or to Charleston, SC and then later went to Saint Augustine. Ann grew up in Saint Augustine and married Marshall Spring Howe, an older, career Army officer stationed at Fort Marion. They had at least two sons, Albion Howe (1841 – 1873), an Army Captain who was KIA (26 April 1873) during the Modoc Indian War at the Lava Beds in Northern California, and Lucien Howe (1848 – 1928), who became an ophthalmologist and pioneered the use of silver nitrate drops in eyes of newborns to prevent neonatal infection.
When her husband, received orders to deploy the troops he commanded into the New Mexico territory, Ann Timothy went too, taking along a sister, Selina Cleland (later, Buckman) who was eight years younger, and Ann's sons, Lucien, still a baby, and Albion, who was about eight years. This was circa 1848 and it was, according to the recollection of her son, John L. Doggett, a period of tribulation for Ann, who spent most of the time with only the company of her sister and children. It was at this time, however, that Ann met an “old Catholic Priest” who encouraged her to learn French (his native language) and Spanish and was the inspiration for her becoming knowledgeable of botany. He was also instrumental in influencing her conversion to the Catholic faith – a devotion she continued for the rest of her life. Upon returning to the States, Ann and her husband traveled with their sons to Cambridge, MA, near where the Howe family resided. After some years of living in the North, Ann and Col. Howe were estranged due to his disdain for her Catholic faith and because of their opposite sentiments regarding the Civil War which had broken out during that period. Subsequently, Ann traveled south to Jacksonville, FL. According to her son, Ann's marriage to Col Howe was ultimately considered dissolved by the Catholic Church after she wrote – with the assistance of a bishop in Jacksonville – to the Pope requesting dispensation. After the war ended, Ann met Aristides Doggett. They were married in Lake City, Florida on 22 Aug 1866.
As a resident of Jacksonville, Ann Timothy Doggett was influential. She was one of three women who founded Saint Luke’s, Jacksonville’s first hospital. In addition, she was involved in the creation of the city’s first library. In those days, primarily the poorer residents bore allegiance to the Catholic Faith in Jacksonville and Ann’s influence in the church was significant and reflected her charitable nature.
(Profile of Ann T. Doggett, written by her great grandson, John Locke Doggett V FAG#49553259, is based in part on recollections of her son, John Locke Doggett III.)
NOTE: Ann Timothy Cleland Doggett was not interred in the Old Jacksonville City Cemetery. Her granddaughter, Dr. Carita (Doggett) Corse had her name and info inscribed to the Doggett obelisk there and a picture of that is included here. Her gravestone in the Old Saint Joseph's Cemetery is simply marked "Mother." The date of birth given on it is not correct. The correct date is 26 Jun 1822. Date of death is correct.
Ann Timothy Cleland was born at Monique Bay, Jamaica, in the West Indies on the sugar plantation of her father, John C. Cleland. The Cleland's left Jamaica due to a slave uprising when Ann was about five years old. They either sailed to Saint Augustine, FL or to Charleston, SC and then later went to Saint Augustine. Ann grew up in Saint Augustine and married Marshall Spring Howe, an older, career Army officer stationed at Fort Marion. They had at least two sons, Albion Howe (1841 – 1873), an Army Captain who was KIA (26 April 1873) during the Modoc Indian War at the Lava Beds in Northern California, and Lucien Howe (1848 – 1928), who became an ophthalmologist and pioneered the use of silver nitrate drops in eyes of newborns to prevent neonatal infection.
When her husband, received orders to deploy the troops he commanded into the New Mexico territory, Ann Timothy went too, taking along a sister, Selina Cleland (later, Buckman) who was eight years younger, and Ann's sons, Lucien, still a baby, and Albion, who was about eight years. This was circa 1848 and it was, according to the recollection of her son, John L. Doggett, a period of tribulation for Ann, who spent most of the time with only the company of her sister and children. It was at this time, however, that Ann met an “old Catholic Priest” who encouraged her to learn French (his native language) and Spanish and was the inspiration for her becoming knowledgeable of botany. He was also instrumental in influencing her conversion to the Catholic faith – a devotion she continued for the rest of her life. Upon returning to the States, Ann and her husband traveled with their sons to Cambridge, MA, near where the Howe family resided. After some years of living in the North, Ann and Col. Howe were estranged due to his disdain for her Catholic faith and because of their opposite sentiments regarding the Civil War which had broken out during that period. Subsequently, Ann traveled south to Jacksonville, FL. According to her son, Ann's marriage to Col Howe was ultimately considered dissolved by the Catholic Church after she wrote – with the assistance of a bishop in Jacksonville – to the Pope requesting dispensation. After the war ended, Ann met Aristides Doggett. They were married in Lake City, Florida on 22 Aug 1866.
As a resident of Jacksonville, Ann Timothy Doggett was influential. She was one of three women who founded Saint Luke’s, Jacksonville’s first hospital. In addition, she was involved in the creation of the city’s first library. In those days, primarily the poorer residents bore allegiance to the Catholic Faith in Jacksonville and Ann’s influence in the church was significant and reflected her charitable nature.
(Profile of Ann T. Doggett, written by her great grandson, John Locke Doggett V FAG#49553259, is based in part on recollections of her son, John Locke Doggett III.)
Ann Timothy Cleland was born at Monique Bay, Jamaica, in the West Indies on the sugar plantation of her father, John C. Cleland. The Cleland's left Jamaica due to a slave uprising when Ann was about five years old. They either sailed to Saint Augustine, FL or to Charleston, SC and then later went to Saint Augustine. Ann grew up in Saint Augustine and married Marshall Spring Howe, an older, career Army officer stationed at Fort Marion. They had at least two sons, Albion Howe (1841 – 1873), an Army Captain who was KIA (26 April 1873) during the Modoc Indian War at the Lava Beds in Northern California, and Lucien Howe (1848 – 1928), who became an ophthalmologist and pioneered the use of silver nitrate drops in eyes of newborns to prevent neonatal infection.
When her husband, received orders to deploy the troops he commanded into the New Mexico territory, Ann Timothy went too, taking along a sister, Selina Cleland (later, Buckman) who was eight years younger, and Ann's sons, Lucien, still a baby, and Albion, who was about eight years. This was circa 1848 and it was, according to the recollection of her son, John L. Doggett, a period of tribulation for Ann, who spent most of the time with only the company of her sister and children. It was at this time, however, that Ann met an “old Catholic Priest” who encouraged her to learn French (his native language) and Spanish and was the inspiration for her becoming knowledgeable of botany. He was also instrumental in influencing her conversion to the Catholic faith – a devotion she continued for the rest of her life. Upon returning to the States, Ann and her husband traveled with their sons to Cambridge, MA, near where the Howe family resided. After some years of living in the North, Ann and Col. Howe were estranged due to his disdain for her Catholic faith and because of their opposite sentiments regarding the Civil War which had broken out during that period. Subsequently, Ann traveled south to Jacksonville, FL. According to her son, Ann's marriage to Col Howe was ultimately considered dissolved by the Catholic Church after she wrote – with the assistance of a bishop in Jacksonville – to the Pope requesting dispensation. After the war ended, Ann met Aristides Doggett. They were married in Lake City, Florida on 22 Aug 1866.
As a resident of Jacksonville, Ann Timothy Doggett was influential. She was one of three women who founded Saint Luke’s, Jacksonville’s first hospital. In addition, she was involved in the creation of the city’s first library. In those days, primarily the poorer residents bore allegiance to the Catholic Faith in Jacksonville and Ann’s influence in the church was significant and reflected her charitable nature.
(Profile of Ann T. Doggett, written by her great grandson, John Locke Doggett V FAG#49553259, is based in part on recollections of her son, John Locke Doggett III.)
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