Family/Spouse: Lynn ANDERSON. Lynn died in ?. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Middle name also reported as Tisdale.

In 1850 John, age 26 from NY, and Sarah A., age 24 from NY, farmed inVerona Township, Oneid a,, NY (page 187); the value of his propertywas $500. At home were Sarah A., 24 from NY, and Tisdale, 3 from NY.
In 1860 he still farmed in Verona Township (page 790); the value of hisproperty was $870. A t home were Sarah Anne, 35 from NY, and childrenborn in NY, Martha, 16, Louisa, 9, George, 8, Harry, 6, Eugene, 5,Celestia, 3, and John, 1. In 1880 he lived in Homer Township, Calhoun,, MI (page 245) with his wife Sarah A. and children Ella J., Willard,Carrie B., and a son-in-law Leonard Anderson, 20 from MI.

Death also reported 29 Jan 1896.

John married Sarah Ann POPPLETON on 24 Nov 1841. Sarah was born on 6 Dec 1824 in New York; died in Oct 1908 in Homer, Calhoun, Michigan; was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Homer, Calhoun, Michigan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1900 Sarah lived in Homer Township, Calhoun,, MI (page 144) with her daughter Carrie Linton's family.

Notes:

Birth also reported 22 Mar 1789.

In 1850 Howard farmed in Verona Township, Oneida,, NY (page 185); thevalue of his propert y was $300. At home were Deborah, Horace, 24,Charles, 23, Harry, 18, Edwin, 16, Selestia, 13, and M. H. age 23 fromNY. Next door was John H. Pease, age 53 from VT, and family.

In 1860 he farmed in Verona Township, Oneida, (page 790); the value ofhis land was $4,00 0 and personal property of $600. At home were Deborah,Harry S., a farm laborer age 28, Marth a, 16 from NY (daughter or wife ofHarry?), and Edward Wilman, age 15 from Switzerland.

On 2/12/1862 he wrote about leaving money to Justin V., Desdemona A., andto Harriet, as wel l as to Charles' children and Edwin. Elizabeth C. isto have the furniture. Mentions the de ath of old Mr. Frazee, GeorgeWilliams and John Newcomb (just alive). The letter was writte n fromDurhamville in Verona Township, Oneida, NY. Two more daughters appearin the 1835 c ensus, born between 1819 and 1835. In 1835 he owned 50acres, 12 cattle, 9 sheep, and 6 hogs .

In 1870 Tisdell Howard lived in Eckford, Calhoun Co, MI (page 560) withhis son-in-low Georg e Low and family; he was listed without occupation,age 81, from Vermont. With the family nex t door lived Abram Howard, afarm laborer, 24 from NY.

Death year also reported as 1871.

Tisdale married Debora PEASE. Debora was born on 18 Oct 1791 in New York; died on 1 Jan 1862 in Verona, Oneida, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• BTPG: Y
• Noteworthy: Participated in the Boston Tea Party
• Military Event: American Revolution - Col. Thomas Craft's artillery Reg: Cpl, Gunner; Boston Tea Party
• Served American Revolution?: Y
• Military Flag: Y
• Baptism: 18 Jun 1758, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Notes:

Theophilus took part in the Boston Tea Party. He was in Capt. John Porter's company, Col. Paul Dudley Sargent's 28th regiment, served one month, three days; was also a gunner in Capt. Daniel Lothrop's 7th company, Col. Thomas Craft's artillery regiment, served five months and eight days; was also corporal in same regiment.

In 1810 Theophilus Jr. lived in Schoharie, NY
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Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) July 5, 2000
Byline: Associated Press
STAMFORD -- A Revolutionary War corporal is getting a veteran's headstone, 162 years after his death.

Through a quirk of fate and the efforts of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the state Department of Veterans Affairs, Theophilus Howard will soon have a new gravestone showing that he served honorably in his country's war for independence.

In 1773, Howard participated in the Boston Tea Party, in which colonists protested the British tax on tea imported to the Colonies. And beginning in 1775, Howard spent six months as a private in Cambridge, Mass., during the British occupation of Boston.
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DAR helps local Revolutionary soldier get honor

By Patricia Breakey
Delhi News Bureau

STAMFORD — A Revolutionary War hero buried in the Stamford Cemetery soon will receive a long-deserved honor.

Through the efforts of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Theophilus Howard (1758-1838) will have a new gravestone indicating that he served honorably in his country's war for independence.

A quirk of fate led to a meeting between Don Howard, a direct descendant of Theophilus Howard, and Peggy Power Gifford, a member of the General Peter Gansevoort Chapter of the DAR. Their chance encounter in Seattle launched the effort to get Theophilus a proper grave marker.

The DAR was founded on Oct. 11, 1890, and incorporated by an act of the United States Congress in 1896. The DAR's objectives include historic preservation, the promotion of education and patriotic endeavors.

Gifford is a former resident of Stamford and an associate member of Stamford's Abigail Harper Chapter of the DAR. She now lives in Ballston Lake, but her parents are still Stamford residents.

She was recently in Seattle visiting her sister. The two women decided to spend the afternoon at a genealogy library, which is a common activity for members of the DAR, who must trace their to qualify for membership in the organization.

"I struck up a conversation with a complete stranger about the DAR," Gifford said. "He began telling me about his ancestor who was in the Revolutionary War and actually took part in the Boston Tea Party. I couldn't believe it when he said the man was buried in Stamford."

As the conversation progressed, Howard revealed that the grave didn't indicate that Theophilus was a veteran. Gifford, who works with Desert Shield/Storm veteran Chuck Greenfield to get VA markers for other soldiers, offered to do the legwork and submit the application to properly mark Theophilus' grave.

Greenfield began his mission to mark veterans' graves when he was looking for his grandfather's grave and found a discarded stack of gravestones in the cemetery. He rounded up his compatriots, founded a group called "Forgotten Warriors" and set out on a mission to remedy the situation.

"Chuck found out that any vet can have a stone placed free through the VA," Gifford said. "But he needed help with the genealogical research, so he asked the DAR for help proving the vets served, proving the person is in the grave and obtaining the birth, death and service records."

Gifford discovered that Theophilus had a direct descendent who is a member of the DAR, so his service was already a matter of record in the DAR Patriot's Index. His grave was located in a book documenting all the graves in Delaware County. The marker on the grave, which lists his name but not his veteran's status, proved the grave's location.

"I take pride in doing something for our veterans, giving them the honor they deserve," Gifford said. "It gives me a 'feel good' sensation.

"Patriotism is important to me," she continued. "When I see a parade and see the flag go by, I get tears in my eyes."

Within 30 days, Greenfield will come to Stamford to place a new veteran's marker at the foot of Theophilus' grave. He always gives the veterans a fitting tribute by playing "Taps." To date, he has placed more than 100 markers.

Gifford was in the Stamford Cemetery on Friday, doing some final research on the gravesite. She carried a folder full of information about Theophilus, his wife and children and his descendants.

"Right now there are only 19 members in the Abigail Harper Chapter," Gifford said. "But there are probably at least 200 people in this area who are eligible descendants of Theophilus."

Theophilus Howard was born on May 5, 1758, in Bridgewater, Mass. Gifford said he enlisted in the armed forces twice.

In 1775, Howard spent six months as a private stationed in Cambridge during the British occupation of Boston, where he participated in the Boston Tea Party.

In May 1776, he joined again for a year and was stationed first in Williamsburg, Mass. His rank was corporal, and he was listed as both a gunner and a bombardier. He was transferred to Naddles Island, off the Massachusetts coast. When he was scheduled to go to Rhode Island, he hired a substitute to finish out his term.

Records indicate Theophilus married Bethsheba Keith in 1778. They moved around a lot, which wasn't typical of his time, according to Gifford. He owned land in Grantham, Mass., then Marlboro, Mass., and Westminster, Vt., before moving to New York between 1800 to 1810. He owned property in both Jefferson and Blenheim.

Theophilus, who died May 23, 1838, had 12 children, several of whom are buried next to him and his wife.

Theophilus married Katherine Bathsheba KEITH on 29 Oct 1778 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Katherine was born on 28 Jan 1759 in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts; died on 26 Feb 1840 in Blenheim, Schoharie, New York; was buried in Stamford Cemetery, Stamford, Delaware, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Obituary: d/o Niklaus WALTI & Katharine MOSER
• Baptism: 5 Apr 1759, Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Notes:

d/o Joshua KEITH & Susanna