Howard Family – Pocasset Cemetery https://pocassetcemetery.org Catalog & genealogical record Pocasset Cemetery, Bourne MA Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:42:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 William James Howard 1891 – 1970 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11307 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:41:43 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11307
William J Howard Headstone
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Ancestry:  Alfred A. Howard;  William Howard

Born: January 20, 1891 in Nantucket Ma.

  • Father: Alfred A. Howard; (1853 – ?) (William Howard & Bridget McGee)
  • Mother: Anna Eliza Beekman; (1855 – 1904) (John P. Beekman & Mary Ann Holmes)

Died: April 13, 1970 in Bourne Ma. at 79 yrs, 3 mos, 24 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Keeper at Pomham Rocks Lighthouse in Riverside R.I.; William was assistant Keeper at Wings Neck Lighthouse in Pocasset Ma. while his brother George Addison Howard was Keeper; (Their father Alfred A. Howard was also a lighthouse keeper in Nantucket Ma.); Visit www.lighthouse.cc/wingsneck/ for additional information.

Where Lived: 80 Depot Rd. in Cataumet Ma.

Married: Date & place unknown

  • To: Alice Madeline Wheeler; (1892 – 1958) (Everett D. Wheeler & Mary E. Gavin)

Children: 2

  • 1. William Alfred Howard; (April 23, 1917 – May 26, 2006); Married Dorothy Lindell (1919 – 1981) (Harry A. Lindell & Agnes A. (–)) in Providence R.I. on November 29, 1941; William & Dorothy are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. Priscilla Mary Howard; (1920 – February 19, 1928); Priscilla died in Bourne Ma. at 7 yrs, 7 mos, 2 d.; She is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
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William Alfred Howard 1917 – 2006 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11305 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:41:01 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11305
William A Howard Headstone

Ancestry:  William James Howard;  Alfred A. Howard;  William Howard

Born: April 23, 1917

  • Father: William James Howard; (1891 – 1970) (Alfred A. Howard & Anna Eliza Beekman)
  • Mother: Alice Madeline Wheeler; (1892 – 1958) (Everett D. Wheeler & Mary E. Gavin)

Died: May 26, 2006

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Occupation: Unknown

Married: November 29, 1941 in Providence R.I.

  • To: Dorothy Lindell; (1919 – 1981) (Harry A. Lindell & Agnes A. (–))

Children: Unknown

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Priscilla Mary Howard 1920 – 1928 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11303 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:40:11 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11303
Priscilla M Howard Headstone

Ancestry:  William James Howard;  Alfred A. Howard;  William Howard

Born: 1920

  • Father: William James Howard; (1891 – 1970) (Alfred A. Howard & Anna Eliza Beekman)
  • Mother: Alice Madeline Wheeler; (1892 – 1958) (Everett D. Wheeler & Mary E. Gavin)

Died: February 19, 1928 in Cataumet Ma. at 7 yrs, 7 mos, 2 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B
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Dorothy Josephine Lindell Howard 1919 – 1981 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11301 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:39:18 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11301
Dorothy L Howard Headstone

Ancestry:  Harry A. Lindell

Born: May 17, 1919 in Cranston R.I.

  • Father: Harry A. Lindell
  • Mother: Agnes A. (–)

Died: October 28, 1981 in Cataumet Ma. at 62 yrs.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Married: November 29, 1942 in Providence R.I.

  • To: William Alfred Howard; (1917 – 2006) (William James Howard & Alice Madeline Wheeler)

Children: Unknown

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Alice Madeline Wheeler Howard 1892 – 1958 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11299 Mon, 16 Feb 2026 21:38:15 +0000 https://pocassetcemetery.org/?p=11299
Alice M Wheeler Howard Headstone

Ancestry: Everett Dexter Wheeler;  Dexter Brown Wheeler;  Philip Wheeler

Born: August 11, 1892 in Taunton Ma.

  • Father: Everett Dexter Wheeler; (Abt.1854 – 1895) (Dexter Brown Wheeler & Charity Edith Staples)
  • Mother: Mary Ella/Ellen Gavin; (Abt.1864 – 1909) (James Gavin & Margaret Goff)

Died: January 24, 1958 in Bourne Ma. at 65 yrs, 5 mos, 13 d.

  • Buried: Pocasset Cemetery; area B

Where Lived: 80 Depot Rd. in Cataumet Ma.

Married: June 10, 1914 in Taunton Ma.

  • To: William James Howard; (1891 – 1970) (Alfred Albertson Howard & Anna Eliza Beekman)

Children: 2

  • 1. William Alfred Howard; ( April 23, 1917 – May 26, 2006); Married Dorothy Josephine Lindell (1919 – 1981) (Harry A. Lindell & Agnes Anna Smith) in Providence R.I. on November 29, 1941; William & Dorothy are buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
  • 2. Priscilla Mary Howard; (1920 – February 19, 1928); Priscilla died at 7 yrs, 7 mos, 2 d. & is buried in Pocasset Cemetery.
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