William Howard 
William was born on December 16th, 1793. William's father was John Eager Howard and his mother was Margaretta Chew. His paternal grandparents were Cornelius Howard and Ruth Eager; his maternal grandparents were Benjamin Chew and Elizabeth Oswald. He had five brothers and three sisters, named John Eager, George, Benjamin C., James, Charles, Juliana Elizabeth, Sophia Catharine and Mary Anne. He was the fourth oldest of the nine children. He died at the age of 40 on August 25th, 1834.General Notes
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Colonial Families in the U.S.:
William Howard, b. 16th December, 1793; d. 25th August, 1834; m. 14th
May, 1828, Rebecca Ann KEY, b. 2d June, 1809; d. 28th December, 1889; dau
of Philip Barton and Ann (PLATER) KEY; was at the battle of North Point,
12th September, 1814; one of the first Engineers in the location of the
Baltimore & Ohio R.R. and the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal; one of the early
ascenders of Mont Blanc, of which he (p. 269) published an account; and
was of distinguished scientific and literary attainments in his day.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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- b.09 Jan 1659 in Manchester, England (Walton on Hill) d.03 Jul 1738 in Baltimore Co., MD
- b.1707 in Garrison Forest, Baltimore Co., MD d.14 Jun 1777
- b.~ 1675 in Tipperary Co., Ireland d.12 Aug 1763 in Baltimore Co., MD
- b.04 Jun 1752 d.12 Oct 1827
- b.23 May 1721 in Baltimore Co., MD d.17 Nov 1796
- b.16 Dec 1793 d.25 Aug 1834
- b.17 Dec 1760 d.29 May 1824
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