William Howe b. 12 May 1803 Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA d. 19 Sep 1852 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA: If the Legends Are True...

1803 - 1852

Birth 12 May 1803 Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA [1, 2]

Gender Male

Biographical 1838 Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA [2]

was commissioned to build a bridge

He devised two features he later patented. He designed the bridge as a truss with wooden diagonals and verticl iron ties in single or double systems.

Biographical 10 Jul 1840 [3]

he was awarde Patent No.1,685 for Truss Bridges

Died 19 Sep 1852 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA [2, 4]

Person ID I8924 If the Legends Are True...

Last Modified 23 May 2008

Father Elijah Howe, b. 25 Nov 1768, Leicester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 9 Jan 1816, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Mother Fanny Bemis, b. 24 Jul 1771, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 25 Nov 1852

Family ID F2361 Group Sheet

Family Azubah Towne Stone, b. 18 Mar 1806, d. 17 Feb 1897, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA

Married 12 Mar 1828 [2, 5]

Children

	1. George S. Howe, b. 20 Mar 1829, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 26 Jul 1831,
	2. Marian Stone Howe, b. 15 Apr 1831, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 9 Aug 1831,
	3. George William Howe, b. 29 Oct 1832, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA , d. 13 Oct 1901, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
	4. Ellen Maria Howe, b. 15 Jul 1834, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Jane Elizabeth Howe, b. 29 Nov 1838, d. 1 Feb 1845
	6. Andrew J. Howe, b. 23 Aug 1842, d. 31 Aug 1843
	7. Andrew J. Howe, b. 20 Oct 1844, d. 25 Aug 1847
	8. Jennie Howe, b. 16 Jul 1848, d. Yes, date unknown

Last Modified 23 Mar 2007

Family ID F3261 Group Sheet

Event Map

Event

	Birth - 12 May 1803 - Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
	Biographical - was commissioned to build a bridge - 1838 - Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
	Died - 19 Sep 1852 - Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

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Notes	He was a skilled mechanic, and a man of great ingenuity; he was the inventor and patentee of the "truss woden bridge" used in the construction of large bridges. He constructed the bridge for the Western Railroad over the Connecticut River at Springfield, Massachusetts. He also designed and built the roof over the large depot of the Boston & Worcster R. R. at Boston, which was considered at that time a very difficult and hazardous undertaking, and it was successfully accomplished. He lived in Spencer several years, then moved to Springfield, Massachusetts, where he died 19 Sep 1852. Daniel Wait Howe – 1929 (Research):http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3221702&id=I3865

[S89] Howe Genealogies, Daniel Wait Howe, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1929, 1236 pgs.), page 302 (Reliability: 4).
[S208] Who Was Who - Historical Volume, The A. N. Marquis Company, (St. Louis, Missouri: Von Hoffman Press, Inc., 1963), Library of Congress Catalogue Card Number: 43-378., page 263 (Reliability: 4).
[S187] Google, Google, (www.google.com/patents), http://www.google.com/patents?vid=USPAT1685&id=hR5AAAAAEBAJ&dq=william+howe&jtp=1 (Reliability: 3).
[S89] Howe Genealogies, Daniel Wait Howe, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1929, 1236 pgs.), page 303 (Reliability: 4).
[S89] Howe Genealogies, Daniel Wait Howe, (Boston, Massachusetts: New England Historical Genealogical Society, 1929, 1236 pgs.), page 186 (Reliability: 4).