William Howe

1803 - 1852  (49 years)

• Name	William Howe  [1]
  Born	12 May 1803	Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Biographical	1838	Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts   [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   [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 ,   d. 9 Jan 1816, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts  (Age 47 years)
  Mother	Fanny Bemis,   b. 24 Jul 1771, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 25 Nov 1852  (Age 81 years)
  Married	18 Mar 1790
  Family ID	F2361	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Azubah Towne Stone,   b. 18 Mar 1806,   d. 17 Feb 1897, Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Connecticut  (Age 90 years)
  Married	12 Mar 1828  [2, 5]
  Children	1. George S. Howe,   b. 20 Mar 1829, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 26 Jul 1831,  (Age 2 years)   2. Marian Stone Howe,   b. 15 Apr 1831, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 9 Aug 1831,  (Age 0 years)   3. George William Howe,   b. 29 Oct 1832, Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Oct 1901, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio  (Age 68 years)   4. Ellen Maria Howe,   b. 15 Jul 1834,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jane Elizabeth Howe,   b. 29 Nov 1838,   d. 1 Feb 1845  (Age 6 years)   6. Andrew J. Howe,   b. 23 Aug 1842,   d. 31 Aug 1843  (Age 1 years)   7. Andrew J. Howe,   b. 20 Oct 1844,   d. 25 Aug 1847  (Age 2 years)   8. Jennie Howe,   b. 16 Jul 1848,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2007
  Family ID	F3261	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "William Howe" (accessed July 14, 2025) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I8924&tree=Legends.