Daughter of Thomas and Penelope (Swift) Savery.
Wife of Calvin Howland.
Obituary
Old Colony Newspaper - Plymouth - August 1, 1924
OLDEST PLYMOUTH WOMAN DIES
MRS. HARRIET SAVERY HOWLAND DIES AT AGE OF 94 YEARS -
FAMILY NOTED FOR LONGEVITY SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER
AND SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Mrs. Harriet Savery Howland; wife of Calvin Howland, late of Chiltonville,
this town, died on Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bourne,
aged 93 years and 11 months. She was the oldest womanresident of the town.
Up to a period within three months before her decease she kept in touch with
current events, was unusually active mentally and wrote letters to various
relatives and friends, of whom she had many.
She is survived by an only daughter, Mrs. Bourne, and a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday afternoon
in her late home, and interment was made in Chiltonville cemetery.
Mrs. Howland was a daughter of Penelope (Swift) Savery of Middleboro,
whose father was John Swift of Plymouth, was a grandson of Jane Faunce,
the grand daughter of Elder Thomas Faunce, the last ruling elder of the old
Pilgrim church organization of Plymouth, and the man who identified Plymouth
Rock as the landing place of the first comers here in 1620.
Jane Faunce married Joshua Swift in 1738. All of these descendants of John
Faunce who came to this country from England in the ship Ann in 1623, were
noted for their longevity. Elder Thomas Faunce lived to 99. His daughter,
Patience, born Nov. 7, 1673 and who became the wife of Ephraim Kempton,
died in Dartmouth, aged 105 years, six months and three days according to
the records of Plymouth. John Swift, grandfather of Mrs. Howland, was a
corporal in the Revolutionary war and at the age of 90 rode horseback
and superintended the farm work on his home place in Chiltonville.
Thomas Savery of Middleboro, brother of Mrs. Howland who died three years
ago was 94 years of age and had Mrs. Howland lived a month longer she
would have reached his record.
Name Harriet Richmond Savary
Sex Female
Birth Date 28 Aug 1830
Birthplace Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Birthplace (Original) Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Father's Name Thomas Savary
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Penelope Savary
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
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Wife of Calvin Howland.
Obituary
Old Colony Newspaper - Plymouth - August 1, 1924
OLDEST PLYMOUTH WOMAN DIES
MRS. HARRIET SAVERY HOWLAND DIES AT AGE OF 94 YEARS -
FAMILY NOTED FOR LONGEVITY SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER
AND SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Mrs. Harriet Savery Howland; wife of Calvin Howland, late of Chiltonville,
this town, died on Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bourne,
aged 93 years and 11 months. She was the oldest womanresident of the town.
Up to a period within three months before her decease she kept in touch with
current events, was unusually active mentally and wrote letters to various
relatives and friends, of whom she had many.
She is survived by an only daughter, Mrs. Bourne, and a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday afternoon
in her late home, and interment was made in Chiltonville cemetery.
Mrs. Howland was a daughter of Penelope (Swift) Savery of Middleboro,
whose father was John Swift of Plymouth, was a grandson of Jane Faunce,
the grand daughter of Elder Thomas Faunce, the last ruling elder of the old
Pilgrim church organization of Plymouth, and the man who identified Plymouth
Rock as the landing place of the first comers here in 1620.
Jane Faunce married Joshua Swift in 1738. All of these descendants of John
Faunce who came to this country from England in the ship Ann in 1623, were
noted for their longevity. Elder Thomas Faunce lived to 99. His daughter,
Patience, born Nov. 7, 1673 and who became the wife of Ephraim Kempton,
died in Dartmouth, aged 105 years, six months and three days according to
the records of Plymouth. John Swift, grandfather of Mrs. Howland, was a
corporal in the Revolutionary war and at the age of 90 rode horseback
and superintended the farm work on his home place in Chiltonville.
Thomas Savery of Middleboro, brother of Mrs. Howland who died three years
ago was 94 years of age and had Mrs. Howland lived a month longer she
would have reached his record.
Name Harriet Richmond Savary
Sex Female
Birth Date 28 Aug 1830
Birthplace Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Birthplace (Original) Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Father's Name Thomas Savary
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Penelope Savary
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Page p382
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This memorial was updated on August 12, 2022.
Daughter of Thomas and Penelope (Swift) Savery.
Wife of Calvin Howland.
Obituary
Old Colony Newspaper - Plymouth - August 1, 1924
OLDEST PLYMOUTH WOMAN DIES
MRS. HARRIET SAVERY HOWLAND DIES AT AGE OF 94 YEARS -
FAMILY NOTED FOR LONGEVITY SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER
AND SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Mrs. Harriet Savery Howland; wife of Calvin Howland, late of Chiltonville,
this town, died on Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bourne,
aged 93 years and 11 months. She was the oldest womanresident of the town.
Up to a period within three months before her decease she kept in touch with
current events, was unusually active mentally and wrote letters to various
relatives and friends, of whom she had many.
She is survived by an only daughter, Mrs. Bourne, and a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday afternoon
in her late home, and interment was made in Chiltonville cemetery.
Mrs. Howland was a daughter of Penelope (Swift) Savery of Middleboro,
whose father was John Swift of Plymouth, was a grandson of Jane Faunce,
the grand daughter of Elder Thomas Faunce, the last ruling elder of the old
Pilgrim church organization of Plymouth, and the man who identified Plymouth
Rock as the landing place of the first comers here in 1620.
Jane Faunce married Joshua Swift in 1738. All of these descendants of John
Faunce who came to this country from England in the ship Ann in 1623, were
noted for their longevity. Elder Thomas Faunce lived to 99. His daughter,
Patience, born Nov. 7, 1673 and who became the wife of Ephraim Kempton,
died in Dartmouth, aged 105 years, six months and three days according to
the records of Plymouth. John Swift, grandfather of Mrs. Howland, was a
corporal in the Revolutionary war and at the age of 90 rode horseback
and superintended the farm work on his home place in Chiltonville.
Thomas Savery of Middleboro, brother of Mrs. Howland who died three years
ago was 94 years of age and had Mrs. Howland lived a month longer she
would have reached his record.
Name Harriet Richmond Savary
Sex Female
Birth Date 28 Aug 1830
Birthplace Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Birthplace (Original) Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Father's Name Thomas Savary
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Penelope Savary
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Page p382
(Image attached to memorial)
This memorial was updated on August 12, 2022.
Wife of Calvin Howland.
Obituary
Old Colony Newspaper - Plymouth - August 1, 1924
OLDEST PLYMOUTH WOMAN DIES
MRS. HARRIET SAVERY HOWLAND DIES AT AGE OF 94 YEARS -
FAMILY NOTED FOR LONGEVITY SURVIVED BY ONE DAUGHTER
AND SEVERAL GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
Mrs. Harriet Savery Howland; wife of Calvin Howland, late of Chiltonville,
this town, died on Sunday in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Herbert Bourne,
aged 93 years and 11 months. She was the oldest womanresident of the town.
Up to a period within three months before her decease she kept in touch with
current events, was unusually active mentally and wrote letters to various
relatives and friends, of whom she had many.
She is survived by an only daughter, Mrs. Bourne, and a number of
grandchildren and great grandchildren. Services were held Tuesday afternoon
in her late home, and interment was made in Chiltonville cemetery.
Mrs. Howland was a daughter of Penelope (Swift) Savery of Middleboro,
whose father was John Swift of Plymouth, was a grandson of Jane Faunce,
the grand daughter of Elder Thomas Faunce, the last ruling elder of the old
Pilgrim church organization of Plymouth, and the man who identified Plymouth
Rock as the landing place of the first comers here in 1620.
Jane Faunce married Joshua Swift in 1738. All of these descendants of John
Faunce who came to this country from England in the ship Ann in 1623, were
noted for their longevity. Elder Thomas Faunce lived to 99. His daughter,
Patience, born Nov. 7, 1673 and who became the wife of Ephraim Kempton,
died in Dartmouth, aged 105 years, six months and three days according to
the records of Plymouth. John Swift, grandfather of Mrs. Howland, was a
corporal in the Revolutionary war and at the age of 90 rode horseback
and superintended the farm work on his home place in Chiltonville.
Thomas Savery of Middleboro, brother of Mrs. Howland who died three years
ago was 94 years of age and had Mrs. Howland lived a month longer she
would have reached his record.
Name Harriet Richmond Savary
Sex Female
Birth Date 28 Aug 1830
Birthplace Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Birthplace (Original) Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Father's Name Thomas Savary
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Name Penelope Savary
Mother's Sex Female
Event Type Birth
Page p382
(Image attached to memorial)
This memorial was updated on August 12, 2022.
Gravesite Details
Unable to find a gravestone for Harriet.
Death record and obituary has her burial here.
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