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Branch: Ray's Extended Family Tree |
Cornelius Howard | 1706/1707 -- 14 JUN 1777 | |
Ruth Eager | 23 MAY 1721 -- 17 NOV 1796 |
Benjamin Chew | 19 NOV 1722 -- 20 JAN 1810 | |
Elizabeth Oswald | 6 MAY 1732 -- | ![]() |
Marriage | 1787 | ![]() |
Birth | 4 JUN 1752 | |||
History | 4 OCT 1777 | Battle of Germantown Major, USA | ![]() | |
History | 8 SEP 1781 | Battle of Eutaw Springs Lt Colonel | ![]() | |
Occup | 1788-1791 | ![]() | ||
Election | 1816 | USA Presidential Election | ![]() | |
Death | 12 OCT 1827 | |||
Grave |
John Eager Howard.—This renowned Revolutionary soldier and statesman was born in Baltimore county, June 4, 1752. In 1776 he commanded a company in the flying-camp under General Mercer, and took part in the battle of White Plains. He was with General Washington, as major of a Maryland regiment, in the battles of Germantown and Monmouth. As lieutenant-colonel he was with De Kalb in the South, and fought at Camden, South Carolina.
At the battle of Cowpens, January 17, 1781, he turned the fortune of the day, and secured a victory for the Americans, by a gallant bayonet-charge. This was the first occasion during the war in which the bayonet was effectively used by the Americans. At one period of the day Colonel Howard held the swords of seven... Read More
Birth | 17 DEC 1760 | ||
Death | 29 MAY 1827 | ||
Grave |
Children | First Name | Birth Dt | Death Dt | Birth Place | Spouses | |
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1+ | John Eager | 25 JUN 1788 | 18 OCT 1822 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | Cornelia Anabella Read | |
2+ | George | 21 NOV 1789 | 2 AUG 1846 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | Prudence Gough Ridgely | |
3+ | Benjamin Chew | 5 NOV 1791 | 6 MAR 1872 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | Jane Grant Gilmor | |
4+ | William | 16 DEC 1793 | 25 AUG 1834 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | Rebecca Ann Key | |
5+ | Julianna Elizabeth | 3 MAY 1796 | 22 MAY 1821 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | John McHenry | |
6+ | James | 17 DEC 1797 | 19 MAR 1870 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | Catherine Mary Ross, Sophia Gough Ridgely | |
7+ | Sophia Catherine | 6 MAR 1800 | 22 NOV 1880 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | William George Read | |
8+ | Charles | 2 APR 1802 | 18 JUN 1869 | MD, Anne Arundel Co | Elizabeth Phoebe Key |
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