Deacon Thomas (14) and Elizabeth How ("Howe"):
David b. 10/30/1699, killed by accident, 1720
Jonathan b. 11/17/1702 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA, m. Patience Morse of Watertown, MA 11/11/1726
Cyprian b. 9/15/1706
Dinah b. 3/4/1710
Thomas b. 9/29/1713
Elizabeth Howe was b. 7/11/1675 in the eastern part of Marlborough, on the Boston Post Rd., between the village and "Wayside Inn" (immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), which was built by her cousin, David Howe. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ward) How. Elizabeth's headstone and that of Thomas are found in the Old Spring Hill Cemetery in Marlborough.
The story of Elizabeth's capture by Indians can be found in Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough. On July 18,1692, as a young girl visiting her sister, the wife of Peter Joslin of Lancaster, MA, the Joslin home was attacked by Indians. Upon his return from the field, Peter found his wife, three children and the widow Whitcomb "barbarously butchered by their hatchets, and weltering in their gore". A contemporary chronicler wrote of Peter; "Thus was he stript naked and called to bitter weeping and lamentation." Elizabeth was taken captive into Canada. She was engaged to Thomas at the time of her capture. Believing that Elizabeth would never return, Thomas took a solemn vow never to marry. Four years later she was redeemed by the Government. After her redemption, Elizabeth returned by way of the Saco River and was brought to Boston, where she told Royal Governor Phipps "that if she had been a beaver skin she would have been redeemed much earlier"! It is said that she kept certain Indian habits, such as sitting on the floor, for some years after her return from captivity.
After their marriage 1/23/1699, Thomas and Elizabeth settled in Marlborough, MA, later moving to Shrewsbury. Thomas d. 8/25/1742. Elizabeth d. 8/18/1764 at the age of 89.
Gravestone reads:
KEYES – Elizabeth Keyes
Here lies ye body of
Mrs. Elizabeth Keyes
Relict of Deacon Tho's Keyes
She died Aug ye 18
KEYES – Deacon Thomas Keyes
HERE LIES BURIED
BODY OF DEC
THOMAS KEYES
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
AUGUST 25
A D 1 7 4 2
In ye 68 year [?]
David b. 10/30/1699, killed by accident, 1720
Jonathan b. 11/17/1702 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA, m. Patience Morse of Watertown, MA 11/11/1726
Cyprian b. 9/15/1706
Dinah b. 3/4/1710
Thomas b. 9/29/1713
Elizabeth Howe was b. 7/11/1675 in the eastern part of Marlborough, on the Boston Post Rd., between the village and "Wayside Inn" (immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), which was built by her cousin, David Howe. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ward) How. Elizabeth's headstone and that of Thomas are found in the Old Spring Hill Cemetery in Marlborough.
The story of Elizabeth's capture by Indians can be found in Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough. On July 18,1692, as a young girl visiting her sister, the wife of Peter Joslin of Lancaster, MA, the Joslin home was attacked by Indians. Upon his return from the field, Peter found his wife, three children and the widow Whitcomb "barbarously butchered by their hatchets, and weltering in their gore". A contemporary chronicler wrote of Peter; "Thus was he stript naked and called to bitter weeping and lamentation." Elizabeth was taken captive into Canada. She was engaged to Thomas at the time of her capture. Believing that Elizabeth would never return, Thomas took a solemn vow never to marry. Four years later she was redeemed by the Government. After her redemption, Elizabeth returned by way of the Saco River and was brought to Boston, where she told Royal Governor Phipps "that if she had been a beaver skin she would have been redeemed much earlier"! It is said that she kept certain Indian habits, such as sitting on the floor, for some years after her return from captivity.
After their marriage 1/23/1699, Thomas and Elizabeth settled in Marlborough, MA, later moving to Shrewsbury. Thomas d. 8/25/1742. Elizabeth d. 8/18/1764 at the age of 89.
Gravestone reads:
KEYES – Elizabeth Keyes
Here lies ye body of
Mrs. Elizabeth Keyes
Relict of Deacon Tho's Keyes
She died Aug ye 18
KEYES – Deacon Thomas Keyes
HERE LIES BURIED
BODY OF DEC
THOMAS KEYES
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
AUGUST 25
A D 1 7 4 2
In ye 68 year [?]
Deacon Thomas (14) and Elizabeth How ("Howe"):
David b. 10/30/1699, killed by accident, 1720
Jonathan b. 11/17/1702 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA, m. Patience Morse of Watertown, MA 11/11/1726
Cyprian b. 9/15/1706
Dinah b. 3/4/1710
Thomas b. 9/29/1713
Elizabeth Howe was b. 7/11/1675 in the eastern part of Marlborough, on the Boston Post Rd., between the village and "Wayside Inn" (immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), which was built by her cousin, David Howe. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ward) How. Elizabeth's headstone and that of Thomas are found in the Old Spring Hill Cemetery in Marlborough.
The story of Elizabeth's capture by Indians can be found in Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough. On July 18,1692, as a young girl visiting her sister, the wife of Peter Joslin of Lancaster, MA, the Joslin home was attacked by Indians. Upon his return from the field, Peter found his wife, three children and the widow Whitcomb "barbarously butchered by their hatchets, and weltering in their gore". A contemporary chronicler wrote of Peter; "Thus was he stript naked and called to bitter weeping and lamentation." Elizabeth was taken captive into Canada. She was engaged to Thomas at the time of her capture. Believing that Elizabeth would never return, Thomas took a solemn vow never to marry. Four years later she was redeemed by the Government. After her redemption, Elizabeth returned by way of the Saco River and was brought to Boston, where she told Royal Governor Phipps "that if she had been a beaver skin she would have been redeemed much earlier"! It is said that she kept certain Indian habits, such as sitting on the floor, for some years after her return from captivity.
After their marriage 1/23/1699, Thomas and Elizabeth settled in Marlborough, MA, later moving to Shrewsbury. Thomas d. 8/25/1742. Elizabeth d. 8/18/1764 at the age of 89.
Gravestone reads:
KEYES – Elizabeth Keyes
Here lies ye body of
Mrs. Elizabeth Keyes
Relict of Deacon Tho's Keyes
She died Aug ye 18
KEYES – Deacon Thomas Keyes
HERE LIES BURIED
BODY OF DEC
THOMAS KEYES
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
AUGUST 25
A D 1 7 4 2
In ye 68 year [?]
David b. 10/30/1699, killed by accident, 1720
Jonathan b. 11/17/1702 at Marlborough, Middlesex County, MA, m. Patience Morse of Watertown, MA 11/11/1726
Cyprian b. 9/15/1706
Dinah b. 3/4/1710
Thomas b. 9/29/1713
Elizabeth Howe was b. 7/11/1675 in the eastern part of Marlborough, on the Boston Post Rd., between the village and "Wayside Inn" (immortalized by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow), which was built by her cousin, David Howe. Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Ward) How. Elizabeth's headstone and that of Thomas are found in the Old Spring Hill Cemetery in Marlborough.
The story of Elizabeth's capture by Indians can be found in Historical Reminiscences of Marlborough. On July 18,1692, as a young girl visiting her sister, the wife of Peter Joslin of Lancaster, MA, the Joslin home was attacked by Indians. Upon his return from the field, Peter found his wife, three children and the widow Whitcomb "barbarously butchered by their hatchets, and weltering in their gore". A contemporary chronicler wrote of Peter; "Thus was he stript naked and called to bitter weeping and lamentation." Elizabeth was taken captive into Canada. She was engaged to Thomas at the time of her capture. Believing that Elizabeth would never return, Thomas took a solemn vow never to marry. Four years later she was redeemed by the Government. After her redemption, Elizabeth returned by way of the Saco River and was brought to Boston, where she told Royal Governor Phipps "that if she had been a beaver skin she would have been redeemed much earlier"! It is said that she kept certain Indian habits, such as sitting on the floor, for some years after her return from captivity.
After their marriage 1/23/1699, Thomas and Elizabeth settled in Marlborough, MA, later moving to Shrewsbury. Thomas d. 8/25/1742. Elizabeth d. 8/18/1764 at the age of 89.
Gravestone reads:
KEYES – Elizabeth Keyes
Here lies ye body of
Mrs. Elizabeth Keyes
Relict of Deacon Tho's Keyes
She died Aug ye 18
KEYES – Deacon Thomas Keyes
HERE LIES BURIED
BODY OF DEC
THOMAS KEYES
WHO DEPARTED
THIS LIFE
AUGUST 25
A D 1 7 4 2
In ye 68 year [?]
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