The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

132 THE EARLE FAMILY [Sixth
Their children, who, through their mother, were gr.-gr.-gr.-
grandchildren of Roger Williams, were :
1058-1. Sion Earl Howard, b. Dec. 12, 1799; m. Hannah, dau.
of Aaron and Mary (Raleigh) Vail, of White Creek,
N. Y. ; d. in 1866.
1059-2. Daniel Dyer Howard, b. July 3, 1801 ; in. Delia, dau.
of Col. John Carpenter, of Hoosac, N. Y. ; d. March
29, 1S71.
1060-3. Sidney Smith Howard, b. Dec. 9, 1803 ; d. unm., June
30, 1S39.
1061-4. Louisa Hannah Howard, b. July 2, 1808; d. unm.,
March 23, 1886, in Burlington.
1062-5. JOHN Purple Howard, b. June 3, 1814; d. unm., Oct.
10, 1885, in London, Eng.
1063-6. Catherine Maria Howard, b. Nov. 3, 1817; m. June
21, 1842, Amos C. Spear, of Burlington.
The following obituary notice of John Purple Howard [1062-5],
is taken from the Burlington Free Press of Oct. 13, 1885 :
" Our community will share the sorrow with which we chronicle
the death of Mr. John P. Howard, which took place on Saturday
last in England. It was announced to his relatives in this city, yesterday,
by a despatch cabled from London. * * * He was born
in Burlington and spent his boyhood here. At an early age he
accompanied his brother Daniel to Troy, N. Y., and afterwards to
New York city, where the brothers established first the old Exchange
Hotel in Broad street ; then the Howard Hotel on the corner of
Broadway and Maiden Lane, which still bears the name of the Howard
House, and then the Irving House. Retiring from the hotel
business with a handsome fortune, Mr. Howard devoted himself
thenceforward for a number of years to the care of his property and
to seeking health, information and pleasure in travel throughout his
own and many foreign countries. He was a quick and keen observer,
had a retentive memory, and acquired a fund of information of men
and things, which made him. an exceedingly interesting companion.
Some six or seven years ago, while on his way from London to Paris,
he had an apoplectic attack, under which he nearly sank at the time.
Under able medical treatment and the attentive care of his niece,
Mrs. Evans of Paris, he slowly rallied ; but never fully recovered.
Returning to this country he spent a good deal of his time in this
city, in New York, and of late at Englewood, N. J., with frequent
trips to the seaside, to the Pacific coast, and to Europe, as the condition
of his health required. He returned to this city from the coast
of Maine, about the first of September, a year ago, making his last
visit here during the State fair of 1884. Going thence to Englewood
he had an ill turn which alarmed him, and by the advice of his