Phoebe Jane (Beers) Howe (1876 - 1928)

Born Feb 1876 in Bass River, Weldford, Kent, New Brunswick, Canada

Wife of Charles Wallace Howe — married 1 May 1895 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Died 15 Mar 1928 at age 52 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada

Biography

Phoebe was born in February 1876^[1][2] in Bass River, New Brunswick. She was the daughter of Unknown Beers and Annie (McLeod) Beers.^[3][4] (see research notes)

Phoebe (20) married Charles Wallace Howe (36) on May 1, 1895 in Saint John. A full 16 years older than Phoebe, he was a son of George Baxter Howe and Margaret Ann (Lawson) Howe. Charles was a painter from Saint Martin's.^[5]

Their family lived in St. Martins Parish, Saint John, New Brunswick.^[1][2]

Phoebe died on March 15, 1928 at the age of 54 of Tubercolosis.^[3] She was interred at the Mosher Hill Cemetery in Saint Martin's.^[4][6]

Census Records

Canada Census, 1901

St. Martins Parish, Saint John, New Brunswick

FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-L9NN-G

Household: Name, Gender, Age, Relationship, Marital Status, Birth Date, Birthplace, Occupation

Charles W Howe, M, 43, Head, Married, April 24 1854, Nb, Painter

Phebe J Howe, F, 25, Wife, Married, February 9 1876, Nb

Laura G Howe, F, 5, Daughter, Single, Aug 15 1895, Nb

Horace R Howe, M, 4, Son, Single, Nov 14 1896, Nb

Margaret A Howe, F, 2, Daughter, Single, Oct 18 1898, Nb,^[1]

Census of Canada, 1911

St. Martins Parish, Saint John, New Brunswick

Image PDF

Household; Name, Age, Birth Month/Year, Relationship, Occupation

Charlie Howe, 31, April 1880, Head, Painter [Image is hard to read, should say: 53, April 1858]

Jennie Howe, 35, February 1876, Wife

Horace Howe, 14, November 1896, Son

Aileen Howe, 12, October 1898, Daughter

Edgar Howe, 10, April 1901, Son

Robert Howe, 5, May 1906, Son

Lillian Howe, 2, March 1909, Daughter^[2]

Research Notes

Birth:

Marriage (May 1, 1895): age 20 birth year estimate 1875

1901 census: February 9 1876

1911 census: February 1876

Death certificate: 3 Feb 1874, Bass River, N.B.

Find a Grave: 1876

gravestone image: 1876

Parents:

Marriage certificate: Annie Beers

Death certificate: Unknown Beers & Annie McLeod

Burial record: McLeod, Annie.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1901 Census: "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KHKD-3FT : accessed 3 May 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSS1-L9NN-G, Phebe J Howe (25), wife, in household of Charles W Howe (43) in St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Born in Nb; citing Page: 10; Digital film/folder number: 101692786; Image number: 1739.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} 1911 Census: "Census of Canada, 1911," online database with images. Entry for Jennie Howe; Province: New Brunswick. District Name: Saint John. District Number: 32. Sub-District Name: St. Martins Parish. Sub-District Number: 6. Family Number: 20. Page Number: 2. Microfilm: T-20353. Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 1909081. Library and Archives Canada: Censuses (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=1909081 : accessed March 30, 2019).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Death: "RS141C5: Index to Death Certificates," online database with images. Entry for Phebe J. Howe; Registration: 34089, Volume: 34, Microfilm: F18937, 1928-03-15, Saint John, Birth: 3 Feb 1874, Bass River, N.B., Age at Death: 54 years, 1 month, 12 days, Spouse: Charles W. Howe, Parents: Unknown Beers & Annie McLeod. Death Certificate Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141) (https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA : accessed 3 May 2024).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Burial: Brenan's Funeral Home Records, Date: 1928.03.15, Name of deceased: Howe, Phoebe J., Age: 53, Sex: F, Marital status: Widowed, Spouse: Howe Charles, W., Residence: 80 Stanley St., Place of Birth; Bass River, N.B., Mother: McLeod, Annie, Interred: St Martins. Provincial Archives of New Brunswick
5. ↑ Marriage: "RS141B7: Index to New Brunswick Marriages," online database with images. Entry for Charles Wallace Howe (36, Painter) and Phoebe Jane Beers (20); Number: 1884, Code: B4/1895, Microfilm: F15577, 1895-05-01, Saint John, Groom's parents: George Baxter & Margaret Ann Howe, Bride's parents: Annie Beers. Marriage Certificate Provincial Archives of New Brunswick: Vital Statistics from Government Records (RS141) (https://archives.gnb.ca/Search/VISSE/?culture=en-CA : accessed 3 May 2024).
6. ↑ Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #129312723 : accessed 3 May 2024), Memorial page for Pheobe Jane Beers Howe (1876-1929), citing Mosher Hill Cemetery, Saint Martins, Saint John County, New Brunswick, Canada; Maintained by Scott A (contributor 50170331). Includes gravestone image with birth and death years: 1876-1929.