Egbert Crosby Howes

1831 - 1892  (61 years)

• Name	Egbert Crosby Howes  [1, 2]
  Birth	26 Feb 1830	Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA   [1]
  Birth	25 Feb 1831  [3]
  Birth	25 Feb 1831	Southeast, Putnam, New York, USA   [2]
  Born	26 Feb 1831	Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA   [2, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Abt 1832	New York, USA   [5]
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861  [5]
  	Travelling with Howes & Cushing's circus
  Residence	7 Apr 1861	Public House, Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire   [5]
  Occupation	14 Jul 1861  [6]
  	Equestrian
  Residence	14 Jul 1861	6 Hercules Terrace, Lambeth, London   [6]
  Occupation	25 Jan 1863  [7]
  	Equestrian
  Residence	25 Jan 1863	6 Canterbury Place, Lambeth, London   [7]
  Died	10 Apr 1892	Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Death	16 Apr 1892  [3]
  Name	E C Howes  [5]
  Name	Egbert C Howes  [3, 6, 7, 8]
  Buried	Abt 20 Apr 1892	Milltown cemetery, Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA   [9]
  Notes	twin; From Circus history.org, one of 13 children. As a youngster, traveled with his father’s circus and as a young man went to England with Uncle Seth’s circus, 1857. Became manager of Howes & Cushing, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. In London, married equestrienne Jennie Maude Jee, 1859, and begot 4 children. Returned to the USA with Howes Great European, 1865; treasurer, James Nixon and Dan Castello’s, 1868; manager, during its famous trans-continental tour to the Pacific coast, 1869; 1870, with Uncle Seth’s show, returned to London and organized the Great American Circus and Menagerie; (with brother Elbert), proprietor, Howes’ Great London Circus, 1871-73, until James E. Kelley and Henry Barnum took it over. Following the sale, was connected with P. T. Barnum’s, Adam Forepaugh’s and Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Remained in the circus business until his death in Brewster, NY, age 61. Died from pneumonia brought on by a severe cold.
  Person ID	I23596	ONS
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Nathan Alva Howes,   b. 22 Apr 1796, Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA ,   d. 28 Jun 1878, Dover, Racine, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Clarissa Crosby,   b. 28 Jan 1799, Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA ,   d. 22 May 1872, Dover, Racine, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Married	20 May 1815	Putnam, New York, USA   [10]
  Married	20 May 1815	USA   [2]
  Family ID	F8867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane Maude Jee,   b. 7 Nov 1840, 8 Wilton Square, New North Road, Islington, London ,   d. 2 Aug 1923, Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	Abt Aug 1859	Canterbury RD, Kent   [8]
  Married	21 Sep 1859	Canterbury, Kent   [2, 4]
  Married	1869  [1]
  Children	1. Egbert Joseph William Howes,   b. 9 Jun 1861, 6 Hercules Terrace, Lambeth, London ,   d. 2 Aug 1861, London  (Age 0 years)   2. Jane Augusta Howes,   b. 24 Nov 1862, 6 Canterbury Place, Lambeth, London   3. William Henry Howes,   b. 17 Feb 1865, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA ,   d. 15 Jun 1891, Denver, Colorado, USA  (Age 26 years) + 4. Alice Maud Howes,   b. 7 Jun 1868,   d. 14 May 1902  (Age 33 years)   5. Lydia Maria Howes,   b. 14 Mar 1873   6. Bertha Elizabeth Howes,   b. 18 Oct 1880,   d. 28 Dec 1961  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1989	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Feb 1830 - Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA Birth - 25 Feb 1831 - Southeast, Putnam, New York, USA Born - 26 Feb 1831 - Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA Birth - Abt 1832 - New York, USA Married - Abt Aug 1859 - Canterbury RD, Kent Married - 21 Sep 1859 - Canterbury, Kent Died - 10 Apr 1892 - Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA Buried - Abt 20 Apr 1892 - Milltown cemetery, Brewster, Putnam, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S326] Circus History website, www.circushistory.org, http://www.circushistory.org/Olympians/OlympiansH2.htm. [S406] Howes Genealogy - used with the permission of the Dennis Historical Society, Joshua Crowell Howes, revised and extended by Col. Bob Howes, (1892, revised in 2006). [S568] Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com. [S1039] Grace Parker. [S3] 1861 Census - England & Wales. [S94] Baptism record - son. [S95] Baptism record - daughter. [S475] BMD register (England & Wales) - marriages - multiple sources. [S568] Find a Grave, www.findagrave.com, 34544725. [S9] ancestry.com tree.