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William Howard 1593 – 1651 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1593

Birth Location: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1651

Death Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Father: Thomas Howard

Mother: Agnes Tilney

Spouse(s): Sarah Gardiner

Children(s): Henry Howard

In 1593, William Howard entered the world in Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, born to Thomas Howard and Agnes Tilney. Years later, William Howard married Sarah Gardiner, and the couple became parents to Henry Howard. William Howard died in 1651 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America.

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Parents

Thomas Howard
1443 –
Birth Location: of, Stoke Neyland, Suffolk, England
TH
Agnes Tilney
1440 –
Birth Location: Norfolkshire, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Gardiner
1595 – 1640
Birth Location: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Henry Howard
1623 – 1709
Birth Location: Leicester All Saints, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom
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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1593
    Event Place: Norfolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1651
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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