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Deborah Boone (Howell)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Haverford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Death: January 26, 1759 (67)
Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
Place of Burial: Exeter Friends Burying Ground, Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William "Welsh" Howell and Margaret “Mary” Howell (Thomas)
Wife of George Boone, IV
Mother of George Boone, V; Mary Hopes; Hannah Hughes; Deborah Bennett; Dinah Coles-Williams and 5 others
Sister of Thomas Howell; William Howell; Lettice Howell; Miss Howell; Margaret Thomas and 3 others
Half sister of Evan Erwin Thomas, Jr (Quaker); Mary Lewis; Daniel Thomas and Robert Thomas

Occupation: House Keeper, Preacher
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About Deborah Boone

Biography

Deborah Howell was born in 1691 in Pennsylvania and died in Exeter, Berks Co., Pennsylvania on January 26, 1759. She married George Boone IV, son of George Boone III and Mary Maugridge. At least four children - George, Hannah, William and Josiah.

Children

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howell-738

  1. George Boone, b. 3 Jul 1714 in Abington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Died unmarried.
  2. Mary Boone, b. 10 Apr 1716 in Abington, Berks, Pennsylvania. Married Thomas Hope.
  3. Hannah Boone, b. about 1 Oct 1718 in Abington Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Married John Hughes.
  4. Deborah Boone, b. 18 Feb 1720 in Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Married Joseph Bennett.
  5. Dinah Boone, b. 18 Dec 1722 in Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Married 1) Daniel Coles 2) Adinah Williams.
  6. William Boone, b. Abt 18 Nov 1724 in Exeter, Berks, Province of Pennsylvania. Married Sarah Lincoln.
  7. Josiah Boone, b. 6 Mar 1726 in Exeter, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Married 1) Hannah Henton 2) Shawki Chirasha 3) Hannah Hite
  8. Jeremiah Boone, b. 6 Sep 1729 in Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Died unmarried.
  9. Abigail Boone, b. 9 Oct 1732 in Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Died unmarried.
  10. Hezekiah Boone, b. 22 May 1735 in Exeter Township, Berks, Pennsylvania. Married Priscilla Freelove.

The Register of the Kentucky State Historical Society, Vol. 14, by Kentucky Historical Society: (George Boone IV) "Was Secretary to Wm. Penn for a time, and Professor in the first college in Phila. His wife's maiden name was Deborah Howell. She died in 1759, January 26th. She was a very superior woman for that period."

"Deborah was a preacher, and Exeter (Oley) monthly meeting left a memorial of her. In the Quaker Cemetery at Exeter was erected a handsome monument to her memory."

Family links:
Spouse: George Boone (1690 - 1750)*

Children:

  • George Boone (1714 - 1737)*
  • Hannah Boone Hughes (1718 - 1746)*
  • William Boone (1724 - 1770)*
  • Josiah Noah Boone (1726 - 1814)*

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Deborah Boone's Timeline

1691
November 3, 1691
Haverford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
November 3, 1691
Haverford, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States
1714
July 3, 1714
Abington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1716
April 10, 1716
Abington, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
1718
September 20, 1718
Abington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1720
February 18, 1720
Exeter, Berks, Pennsylvania
1722
January 18, 1722
Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
1724
November 29, 1724
Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
1726
March 6, 1726
Exeter Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America