Maria Howard

Given Name
Maria
Surname
Howard
Maiden Name
Avery
Birth Date
September 1, 1833
Birth Note
Aurora, Cayuga, NY
Death Date
November 14, 1893
Death Note
Aurora, Cayuga, NY
Biographical Information
Maria grew up in Aurora, NY with her family, her father was the politician Daniel Avery and her mother Freelove Mitchell Avery. Maria attended Grove Hall Seminary in New Haven, Connecticut. She wrote a letter to FMS in 1852 detailing her positive experience at the school and offered to connect FMS with the school principal, Mary Dutton. When she was 31, Maria married Reverend William Washington Howard, D.D. on Jul 5,1864.
Citation(s) for Biographical Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified September 14, 2017. Accessed on September 14, 2017.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified September 14, 2017. Accessed on September 14, 2017.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Find a Grave. Last modified September 14, 2017. Accessed on September 14, 2017.