Person:Hannah Howard (17)

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The Howard Story by Lewis Edward Howard, April 17, 1981, Topeka, KS

 After Ebenezer's death, John, Harriet and children, John Benjamin and Harriet

Jane moved to Granby, Oswego Co, NY, where their son, Lewis T. was born 11 August 1819. While Schedule of 1830 indicates there were five children, records for only two, Frank and Hannah were never located. Hannah supposedly married a Bart Tiffany in Michigan.

 It is evident, from the records at the Canal Museum at Syracuse, NY that John

took passage on the Erie Canal from Syracuse in 1828 to Michigan. Then in 1829, John and his family with cargo took passage on the Erie Canal from Syracuse enroute to Saline, Washtenaw co, Michigan. That was before Michigan was admitted as a State.

 John purchased land in Pittsfield township of which he sold a part, then

moved to Jackson County, which bordered Washtenaw County on the West.

 John, Harriet and family settled in Pulaski Township in 1834 and were the

first permanent settlers on what was known as Howard's Island.

 Harriet, their daughter, married John Parsons of Sandisfield, Massachusetts.

They remained in the Saline area while John was buying land. He bought land from sons, John B. and Lewis T., then sold the total acreage to Simon Cook.

 John and Harriet moved to Grass Lake, MI and the two sons were married.
 John B. married Malinda Lashier and Lewis T. married Betsey Y. Hurd.  John

moved back to the Saline Area where he was listed as a wagon maker by trade.