b.Bef. 1636 England d.30 Jan 1694/95 Marlborough, Middlesex,
Massachusetts, United States m. 26 Mar 1657 Facts and Events A
Quick Analysis of Competing Theories of The Origins of Abraham
How Sources cited on this page present three versions of the
origins of Abraham How/Howe who married Hannah Ward. Stearns and
Martyn are somewhat in agreement that Abraham came from Roxbury.
Cutter suggests (story 1) that Abraham How immigrated to
Watertown, and, (story 2) he was a son of John Howe and came to
Marlborough from Roxbury. It may be that the son of John Howe
version is the result of a misreading. Cutter never actually
says Abraham is the son of John Howe. It is based on a statement
in Cutter that a certain descendant is 8 generations from
Abraham and 9 from John. But based on ages, they appear to be
more likely to be brothers, since they are both having children
in 1660s and 1670s. They both immigrated from England and
settled in different towns. So perhaps the cited descendant is
merely descended from two differ