Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman
Date of Birth
June 12, 1806
Date of Death
Jan. 10, 1892
Letters Authored
0
Letters Received
1
Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman was born 217 years ago.
131 years ago, Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman passed away at the age of 85.
Letters Received in Collection
| Date | Author | Title |
|---|---|---|
| July 9, 1862 | John Delano Shearman | Son writes Mother and family about how New York perceives several union generals |
History
The following information about Hepsa Hathaway Howland Shearman was found in the book, The Howland Heirs: Being the Story of a Family and a Fortune and the Inheritance of a Trust Established for Mrs. Hetty H. R. Green, written by W. M. Emery, New Bedford, Mass., E. Anthony and Sons, inc., 1919. :
“Hepsa Hathaway Howland, daughter of Pardon and Hepsa (Hathaway) Howland, was born in New Bedford June 12, 1806, and died at Richmond Hill, Long Island, Jan. 10, 1892. She married June 23, 1826, Captain David Sands Shearman, son of Captain David and Anna (Tucker) Shearman, born in Dartmouth July 26, 1802, died in Washington, N. Y., Feb. 9, 1852. Children:
i. David Sands, b. Sept 27, 1827; died 1847.
ii. Anna, b. Oct. 14 1828; d. 1830.
iii. Isabella, b. Oct. 7, 1830; d, 1832.
iv. Anna Russell, b. Aug. 26, 1832; d. 1836.
v. Joseph Tucker, b. May 22, 1834; d. April 15, 1894.
vi. Abraham, b. Jan. 18,1836, lost at sea, 1862. He was last seen floating on
a raft in the China Sea.
vii. Mary Eliza, b. March 25, 1838.
viii. Alice Delano, b. Feb. 25, 1840; unm.
ix. Henry Franklin, b. Jan. 2, 1842.
x. John Delano, b. Oct. 30, 1843.
xi. Isaac Haviland, b. Sept. 5, 1845; d, Jan. 4 1879.
xii. David Sands, b. Jan. 16, 1848; d. Dec. 9, 1857.”