Jesse was the son of Jesse Howard and Celestia Luce. His father had been previously married to Louisa ? and had at least four children by her. Of those, two died in infancy, including the first son who was named Jesse. The 1850 census shows that Celestia Luce was the immediate neighbor of Jesse and Louisa Howard. Louisa died in 1865, and about a year later Jesse remarried to Celestia. It appears that the son Jesse was the oldest of about six children from the second marriage. Jesse's father Jesse was a somewhat prosperous farmer, with a household that included hired help.
Jesse (the son) married to Sarah Wilbor on Jan. 18, 1891. They were 32 and 36 at the time of their marriage. They had no children, and she died of breast cancer in 1915. In 1918 Jesse remarried to Edith May (Kenyon) Shipton, the widow of George Shipton Jr.
The Howard farm, located on South Mountain Road, among other things had a cider mill on Yokum Brook. The mill had been established in 1829 by Jesse's grandfather Oliver Luce, and was run after Jesse's death by Edith's brother-in-law John Waters. In 1944 this mill produced cider at the rate of 300 gallons a day for a few weeks a year, and was then considered to be one of the oldest cider mills in New England.
Jesse also was employed by the Lucas Agricultural store and also the store owned by his brother Frank. He was a member of the South Congregational church and a charter member of the Grange.
About 1922 Edith and Jesse bought a Model T pickup and drove across the country, stopping to visit Edith's family along the way.
Jesse died of erysipelas, a bacterial skin infection that was a common cause of death before the era of antibiotics.
In the two photos above Jesse is posing with his step-grandchildren. His step-granddaughter said Jesse WAS her grandfather and a very sweet man. When he died Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest twenty years of her life.
Jesse (the son) married to Sarah Wilbor on Jan. 18, 1891. They were 32 and 36 at the time of their marriage. They had no children, and she died of breast cancer in 1915. In 1918 Jesse remarried to Edith May (Kenyon) Shipton, the widow of George Shipton Jr.
The Howard farm, located on South Mountain Road, among other things had a cider mill on Yokum Brook. The mill had been established in 1829 by Jesse's grandfather Oliver Luce, and was run after Jesse's death by Edith's brother-in-law John Waters. In 1944 this mill produced cider at the rate of 300 gallons a day for a few weeks a year, and was then considered to be one of the oldest cider mills in New England.
Jesse also was employed by the Lucas Agricultural store and also the store owned by his brother Frank. He was a member of the South Congregational church and a charter member of the Grange.
About 1922 Edith and Jesse bought a Model T pickup and drove across the country, stopping to visit Edith's family along the way.
Jesse died of erysipelas, a bacterial skin infection that was a common cause of death before the era of antibiotics.
In the two photos above Jesse is posing with his step-grandchildren. His step-granddaughter said Jesse WAS her grandfather and a very sweet man. When he died Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest twenty years of her life.
Jesse was the son of Jesse Howard and Celestia Luce. His father had been previously married to Louisa ? and had at least four children by her. Of those, two died in infancy, including the first son who was named Jesse. The 1850 census shows that Celestia Luce was the immediate neighbor of Jesse and Louisa Howard. Louisa died in 1865, and about a year later Jesse remarried to Celestia. It appears that the son Jesse was the oldest of about six children from the second marriage. Jesse's father Jesse was a somewhat prosperous farmer, with a household that included hired help.
Jesse (the son) married to Sarah Wilbor on Jan. 18, 1891. They were 32 and 36 at the time of their marriage. They had no children, and she died of breast cancer in 1915. In 1918 Jesse remarried to Edith May (Kenyon) Shipton, the widow of George Shipton Jr.
The Howard farm, located on South Mountain Road, among other things had a cider mill on Yokum Brook. The mill had been established in 1829 by Jesse's grandfather Oliver Luce, and was run after Jesse's death by Edith's brother-in-law John Waters. In 1944 this mill produced cider at the rate of 300 gallons a day for a few weeks a year, and was then considered to be one of the oldest cider mills in New England.
Jesse also was employed by the Lucas Agricultural store and also the store owned by his brother Frank. He was a member of the South Congregational church and a charter member of the Grange.
About 1922 Edith and Jesse bought a Model T pickup and drove across the country, stopping to visit Edith's family along the way.
Jesse died of erysipelas, a bacterial skin infection that was a common cause of death before the era of antibiotics.
In the two photos above Jesse is posing with his step-grandchildren. His step-granddaughter said Jesse WAS her grandfather and a very sweet man. When he died Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest twenty years of her life.
Jesse (the son) married to Sarah Wilbor on Jan. 18, 1891. They were 32 and 36 at the time of their marriage. They had no children, and she died of breast cancer in 1915. In 1918 Jesse remarried to Edith May (Kenyon) Shipton, the widow of George Shipton Jr.
The Howard farm, located on South Mountain Road, among other things had a cider mill on Yokum Brook. The mill had been established in 1829 by Jesse's grandfather Oliver Luce, and was run after Jesse's death by Edith's brother-in-law John Waters. In 1944 this mill produced cider at the rate of 300 gallons a day for a few weeks a year, and was then considered to be one of the oldest cider mills in New England.
Jesse also was employed by the Lucas Agricultural store and also the store owned by his brother Frank. He was a member of the South Congregational church and a charter member of the Grange.
About 1922 Edith and Jesse bought a Model T pickup and drove across the country, stopping to visit Edith's family along the way.
Jesse died of erysipelas, a bacterial skin infection that was a common cause of death before the era of antibiotics.
In the two photos above Jesse is posing with his step-grandchildren. His step-granddaughter said Jesse WAS her grandfather and a very sweet man. When he died Edith said her marriage to him had been the happiest twenty years of her life.
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