Marshall Otis Howe was born 4 October 1832 in Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States to Otis Howe (1793-1872) and Sally Marsh (1796-1877) and died 13 May 1919 Newfane, Windham County, Vermont, United States of unspecified causes. He married Gertrude Isabelle Dexter (1845-1930) 15 August 1866 .
Biography
Marshall Otis Howe (October 4, 1832 – May 13, 1919) was a farmer, school superintendent and Justice of the Peace from Newfane, Vermont and member of the Vermont House of Representatives, serving in 1882.
Marshall Otis Howe was born in Wardsboro, Vermont to Otis Howe (1793–1872) and Sally Marsh (1796–1877). , and was a farmer in Newfane, Vermont and served as a school superintendent and Justice of the Peace. In 1882 he was elected to a one-year term in the Vermont House of Representatives. Howe died at his home in Newfane on 13 May 1919.
Marriage & Family
He was married on 15 August 1866 to Gertrude Isabelle Dexter (1845-1930).
- Marshall Avery Howe (1867-1936)
- Herman Allene Howe (1869-1946)
- Arthur Otis Howe (1871-1951) - a dairy farmer and electrical engineer from Newfane, Vermont and a Republican member of the Vermont House of Representatives, serving from 1931 to 1933 and then reelected in 1937 and 1945. He also served in the Vermont Senate from 1947 to 1948. Never married.
- Carlton D Howe (1874-1937)
- Clifton Durant Howe (1874-)
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Marshall Avery Howe (1867-1936) | |||
| Herman Allene Howe (1869-1946) | |||
| Arthur Otis Howe (1871-1951) | 7 March 1871 Newfane, Windham County, Vermont, United States | 27 November 1951 Newfane, Windham County, Vermont, United States | |
| Carlton D Howe (1874-1937) | |||
| Clifton Durant Howe (1874-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ruby Amanda Howe (1821-1845) | |||
| Leonidas Lyman Howe (1824-1848) | |||
| Sally Syrena Howe (1826-) | |||
| Marshall Otis Howe (1832-1919) | 4 October 1832 Wardsboro, Windham County, Vermont, United States | 13 May 1919 Newfane, Windham County, Vermont, United States | Gertrude Isabelle Dexter (1845-1930) |
Ancestry
Howe was a direct descendant of John Howe (1602-1680) who arrived in Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 from Brinklow, Warwickshire, England and settled in Sudbury, Massachusetts. Arthur Otis Howe was also a descendant of Edmund Rice, an early immigrant to Massachusetts Bay Colony.
See also William Ward 1603 List of Famous Descendants, another famous early New England settler.
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