Stephen Howard, ^

1820 - 1880  (59 years)

• Name	Stephen Howard  [1]
  Suffix	^
  Nickname	/
  Birth	Between 1811 and 1820	NY   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Between PRHPS 1870 and 1880	{Brookhaven, Brookhaven, Suffolk, NY}   [3]
  	Cause: That Stephen was not recorded in the 1880 census suggests that he died between 1870 and 18
  Person ID	I710	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Howard(), ^,   b. Abt 1811, NY d. Bef 1860 (Age < 48 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Franklin Greene, ^,   b. Abt 1846, NY d. Yes, date unknown   2. Mary Howard, ^,   b. Abt 1851, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy Cato, ^,   b. Between 1828 and 1830, NY d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Y  [4]
  Family ID	F357	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Family note: From the information found in the 1850 through 1880 censuses, it is impossible to fully understand the Stephen Howard household structure. In 1850, the household consisted of Stephen Howard (age 39), Sarah Howard (age 39), a Nancy Cato (age 22) and a Franklin Greene (age 4). In the 1860 census, Sarah no longer appeared, and a Nancy (age 30) and a Franklin (age 13) were recorded with Howard surnames. Stephen Howard's age was recorded as 40. And a Mary Howard (age 9) was now also listed. Also in the same household in 1860 were Paul (age 25) and Ruth (age 30) Smith, perhaps spouses. It seems likely that the 1860 Franklin Howard was the same person as the 1850 Franklin Greene and that he probably had been incorporated into the family as an "adopted" son. Nancy Cato may have become Stephen's spouse (or she also could haveen incorporated into the family as a daughter). While Nancy could have been the mother of Mary, my gut tells me that Mary was a child of Stephen and Sarah, and that Sarah subsequently died. Paul and Mary Smith perhaps were not directly related to the Stephen Howard family, and in the household as boarders. This speculation is how I have recorded the family. Stephen Howard probably died before 1880, as he was not found in that census.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] p. 118. [S3] p. 206. Age 40. [S15] Census Place: Brookhave, Suffolk, New York; Roll: 935; Family History Film: 1254935; Page: 146C; Enumeration District: 315; Image: 0020. [S16] Census Place: Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York; Roll: M593_1100; Page: 376; Image: 134.