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daughter of Robert Shearer, of Brooklyn,
New York, and they are the parents of
two children : Vera B., married Samuel
F. Rolfe, of Stamford ; Nelson R., for five
years connected with the Fifth Avenue
Bank of New York City; resigned to become
associated with his father in the
above described business ; he is in charge
of the company's garage ;
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he
enlisted in
the United States Navy for the duration
of the World War, and in the two years
of his service rose from the rank of seaman
to that of ensign. Mr. Halpin is a
member of St. John's Episcopal Church,
of Stamford.
HOWES, Charles Landon,
Agriculturist,
The origin of the surname, Howes, can
be traced to a very early period. It was
originally De la Howe, and came into
England with William the Conqueror, in
1066. Literally, it means "of the hills."
It is therefore known as a "place name,"
that is, the first to assume the name was
one who dwelt near or on a hill. English
records show a William del Howe as
early as 1639. The name has undergone
various spellings ; some assume the final
s, while there are many who adopt the
spelling, Howe. The name is found in
early English records as Hoo, but the
family herein under consideration have
spelled the name Howes since the time of
the immigrant.
Charles Landon Howes, one of the
most progressive citizens of Stamford,
Connecticut, is a worthy scion of the
family. He is a direct descendant of the
first of the name in this country, Thomas
Howes. The latter came from England
in 1637, and settled in Nobscussett, in
Yarmouth, in March, 1639. He married
Mary Burr, and his death occurred in
1665.
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(I) Jeremiah Howes, son of Thomas
and Mary Howes, was born during the
passage to America in 1639, and he died
January 5, 1708. He married Sarah
Prince, and she died March 3, 1706.
(II) Ebenezer Howes, son of Jeremiah
and Sarah (Prince) Howes, was born between
1730 and 1735. The date of his
death is not found on record. He mar-
ried (first) Sarah Gorham, April 20, 1698;
she died September 9, 1705.
(III) Thomas Howes, twin son of Eb-
enezer Howes, was born June 20, 1699.
He married Hannah Sears, although some
records give her Christian name as Deborah.
They were the parents of Moody,
of whom further.
(IV) Moody Howes, son of Thomas
and Hannah (Sears) Howes, was born
July 18, 1724. In 1748 he removed into
New York State and purchased land from
the Indians. He married, February 9,
1748, Hannah Snow, a native of Harwich,
Massachusetts.
(V) Daniel Howes, son of Moody and
Hannah (Snow) Howes, was born in
1763, and died in 1824. He married Ruhama
Reed, who was born about 1772,
and died in 1864.
(VI) Reuben Wing Howes, son of
Daniel and Ruhama (Reed) Howes, was
born October 20, 1813. He married, January
24, 1837, Melissa Augusta Townsend.
(VII) Leander Townsend Howes, son
of Reuben Wing and Melissa Augusta
(Townsend) Howes, was born in New
York City, July 1, 1842, and died April 1,
1919. He was educated in the public
schools, and for one year was a student at
Columbia University. He then matriculated
at West- Point, from which he was
graduated. He served for one year on the
Mexican border, and then resigned to go
into business with his father in New York
City. The business was stock brokerage,
and the partnership continued until 1885,