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• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020

Notes:

Eli Howes was a successful cranberry grower whose homestead was located on Sesuit Neck in East Dennis. In 1843 he developed a variety of Cranberry in his bogs which is still harvested and known to this day as the Howes Cranberry. This variety grows late in the season and can be harvested wet or dry.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Eli married Bethany Sears on 27 Oct 1818. Bethany (daughter of Judah Sears and Sally Hall) was born on 29 Sep 1799 in Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts; died on 22 Oct 1824; was buried after 22 Dec 1824 in Dennis Village Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eli married Sarah Paine before 1826. Sarah was born cal 1794; died on 22 Apr 1863; was buried after 22 Apr 1863 in Dennis Village Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Group: Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020
• Group: Mayflower - William Brewster

Notes:

Group:
Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Group:
Descendant of William Brewster of the Mayflower

Thankful married Isaac Myrick before 1846. Isaac was born in 1814; died in 1886; was buried after 1886 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020

Notes:

From FindaGrave:

A small park in town is named after this individual at the junction of Sesuit Neck Road and Bridge Street in East Dennis. The land was at one time part of the Eli Howes Homestead, and was given to the Town of Dennis in 1906 by Mrs. Sarah Prouty, in memory of her father James Paine Howes.

James P. Howes was an important cranberry grower in Dennis, and his father Eli Howes first developed the variety of cranberry which is still widely grown today, known as the Howes berry.

James Howes not only raised cranberries, but also grew young vines and sold cuttings to other growers on the Cape and in New Jersey. He was active in town affairs and was a highly respected citizen.

Mrs. Prouty wished that the small piece of land that she had donated should be known as the James Paine Howes Memorial Park. A boulder from the Eli Howes Homestead property was placed at the park with an engraved plaque upon it, as shown in the last 2 photographs.

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

James married Margaret Jones before 1861. Margaret was born in 1831; died in 1894; was buried after 1894 in Dennis Village Cemetery, Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Group: Hall Direct Descendant
• Group: Halls of Yarmouth - DNA Family 020

Notes:

Group:
A person who is a direct descendant of any colonial New England Hall Family

Group:
Descendants of John Hall of Yarmouth, Cape Cod, Massachusetts

Family/Spouse: Frank J. Prouty. Frank was born in 1861; died in 1925; was buried after 1925 in Pine Grove Cemetery, Spencer, Worcester County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]