Family: Judge Hon Daniel Howard / Dorothy Clarke (F2786)

• Male Judge Hon Daniel Howard

  
  

  Birth	20 Jul 1752	Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Death	14 Sep 1827	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Burial		Howard Lot Cemetery, Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Marriage	1776  [1]
  Father	Isaac Howard | F8923 Group Sheet
  Mother	Martha Rice | F8923 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Dorothy Clarke

  
  

  Birth	6 Jun 1758	Providence County, Rhode Island, USA
  Death	19 Jan 1843	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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  Male Richard W Howard

  
  

  Birth	2 Apr 1793	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Death	23 Feb 1877	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Burial		Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  Spouse	Polly Whipple | F5390
  Marriage	3 Jul 1814	Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

  
  

• Sources

  [S4253] Daniel Howard, A History of Isaac Howard, of Foster, Rhode Island - eBooks, (Name: Daniel Howard; Location: Windsor Locks; Date: 1901;), Daniel Howard collected, organized and published the information which became the definitive history of the Isaac Howard Family of Foster, RI:“A History of Isaac Howard, of Foster, Rhode Island.And His Descendants who have Borne the Name of Howard”by Daniel Howard, A.M., Windsor Locks, Conn., 1901. In its Preface, he credited those who assisted him and the sources he used. Daniel's mother was Martha Rice who married Issac Howard about 1732 in Coventry (now Warwick), Providence, RI. She died about 1752 in Scituate (now Foster), Providence, RI. She is buried with his father Isaac Howard. Her parentage, birthdate and place are controversial. Daniel was the youngest of seven sons who all exceeded six feet in height. He was 6'5” by his own account. Three of his older brothers served in the French & Indian Wars. The youngest four, including Daniel, fought in the Revolution against England. Their names were listed in the RI 1777 Military Census Database. Their military records are clearly recorded in the 1901 History as well as Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications. He was married to Dorothy Clarke for about 51 years from 1776 until his death in 1827. They lived in a house he built on forty acres of his father Isaac's farm. And had 10 children together. Their graves are in the Howard family Lot on that original estate. Daniel and his brother William Howard were active in local civic affairs. Both were elected and represented the Town of Foster on the RI General Assembly at the time RI ratified the Federal Constitution and voted to join the Union. Daniel served many years as the Town Justice of the Peace and Clerk. Finally, he became a Judge of the RI Court of Common Pleas. Hence the title of the Honorable Daniel Howard. JT http://archive.org/details/historyofisaachoOOhowa+ History-Isaac Howard and his Descendants A History of Isaac Howard, of Foster, Rhode Island. And His Descendants who have Borne the Name of Howard” by Daniel Howard, A.M., Windsor Locks, Conn., 1901