It is believed that they were illiterate and public officials spelled the last name differently as Hayward or Howard. The last name spelling changed to Howard about 1700. The last name is spelled incorrectly with a U on the stone. Married Elizabeth Lee on 14 May 1690 in Malden, Mass.
The Howard family farm is now the site of the MelroseWakefield Hospital.
It is believed that they were illiterate and public officials spelled the last name differently as Hayward or Howard. The last name spelling changed to Howard about 1700. The last name is spelled incorrectly with a U on the stone. Married Elizabeth Lee on 14 May 1690 in Malden, Mass.
The Howard family farm is now the site of the MelroseWakefield Hospital.
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Here lyes ye [the] body of Jonathan Houard [Howard] aged 35 years desessed [deceased] March ye [the] 6, 1702
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