07-12-2010, 04:05 PM
Yes, there was a Howard family in St Columban and their seems to be a connection. The family was headed by Jeremiah Howard who was married to Margaret (O)Keefe. They had a son John. James Henry Howard's father was John who was married to Helen (Ellen) Kelly. It definately appears that the John Howard who married Helen Kelly is the son of Jeremiah Howard and Margaret Keefe. However, I cannot find their marriage which would prove the connection but the circumstanial evidence is quite strong. James is living with Margaret Keefe Howard and the Joseph Carroll/Catherine Howard family (my connection) in the 1881 census (his occupation is epicier or grocer). Joseph Carroll and Catherine Howard are the Godparents to the last child of James Howard and Mary Ann Lacey-Kenny Anthony Howard. Also, William Carroll, their son, is the Godfather to their first son Daniel James and Jeremiah Carroll, another son, is the Godfather to their third daughter, Theresa. John Howard's death record from Grenville, as was the custom, lists only the name of his wife (Mary Hughes, he remarried after Helen Kelly died). He died March 29, 1895 at 66 years old. All the census records put his birth at 1829. The 1851 census for St. Columban has that John Howard's birth at 1828. The birth record for Jean Howard from Ste Scolastique (with the proper parents) lists his birth at about January 13, 1827. It is not a perfect fit but very close.
James Henry Howard/Mary Ann Lacey
Mary June 10, 1883 Montreal married Donald McGibbon Sept. 28, 1920 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Daniel James January 4, 1885 Montreal married Edith A. _____ lived in Brooklyn, NY 1920
Ellen March 28, 1887 Montreal
James Henry April 3, 1889 Montreal married Katherine Driscoll May 25, 1917 in the Bronx, NY lived in CA.
Theresa August 24, 1895 Montreal married _____ Houser d. July 1, 1992 San Diego, CA
Kenny Anthony March 12, 1898 Montreal d. May 6, 1969 Los Angeles, CA
Also, there is a May 23, 1932 death certificate for James H. Howard in Nepean?, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario. Hope this helps.
Gregory Carroll
James Henry Howard/Mary Ann Lacey
Mary June 10, 1883 Montreal married Donald McGibbon Sept. 28, 1920 in Vancouver, British Columbia
Daniel James January 4, 1885 Montreal married Edith A. _____ lived in Brooklyn, NY 1920
Ellen March 28, 1887 Montreal
James Henry April 3, 1889 Montreal married Katherine Driscoll May 25, 1917 in the Bronx, NY lived in CA.
Theresa August 24, 1895 Montreal married _____ Houser d. July 1, 1992 San Diego, CA
Kenny Anthony March 12, 1898 Montreal d. May 6, 1969 Los Angeles, CA
Also, there is a May 23, 1932 death certificate for James H. Howard in Nepean?, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario. Hope this helps.
Gregory Carroll