Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe

Male 1801 - 1876  (74 years)


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  • Name Samuel Gridley Howe 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Born 10 Nov 1801  Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Group Famous Historical Figure 
    • Famous People
    FamilySearch ID MYLZ-GPY 
    FindaGrave Memorial ID 1760 
    Died 9 Jan 1876  Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 9 Jan 1876  Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I15980  New England Hall Families Master Tree
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2019 

    Family Julia Ward,   b. 27 May 1819, New York, New York County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1910, Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married Bef 1841 
    Children 
     1. Florence Marion Howe,   b. 25 Aug 1845, South Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1923, High Bridge, Hunterdon County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 13 Jul 2019 
    Family ID F7557  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1801 - Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Jan 1876 - Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 9 Jan 1876 - Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • From FindaGrave:

      Medical Pioneer. A physician and a social reformer, he was the founder of Boston's Perkins Institute for the Blind, and a pioneer in therapies for the blind and deaf. He was the husband of poetess Julia Ward Howe, author of the song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".