This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: 007Ruth Surnames: HOWES, GODDARD Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.howes/483/mb.ashx Message Board Post: (Not related; just passing on info) Mary W. HOWES, b 1823, Buckland Co., MA. Graduated from Mt. Holyoke Seminary in 1846. Mary spent a number of years teaching in Alabama & then Philadelphia. During the Civil War she was with Dorthea Dix caring for the sick & wounded. She was present for Abraham Lincoln's speech at Gettysburg. After the war she married P.M. GODDARD in the Albert E. Barnes Church, Philadelphia where they were both members. They moved to Brooklyn & were members of Dr. Beecher's church. In 1888 they moved to Tacoma, Washington & then to Sitka, Alaska to live with their son, F.L. GODDARD who owned the Sitka Hot Springs. Mary died 31 Mar 1910, Sanitarium, Alaska. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.