George Rogers Howell | |
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Born | Southampton, New York | June 15, 1833
Died | April 5, 1899 Albany, New York | (aged 65)
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Occupation(s) | Historian, genealogist, writer |
Spouse |
Mary Catherine Seymour
(m. 1868) |
Children | 1 |
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George Rogers Howell (June 15, 1833 - April 5, 1899) was an American historian, genealogist, and science fiction writer.
George Rogers Howell was born in Southampton, New York on June 15, 1833.[1]
A graduate of Yale College (1854), he received the M.A. from Yale University in 1885. He entered Princeton Theological Seminary in 1861 and served briefly as a Presbyterian minister. In 1872 he was appointed Assistant Librarian of the New York State Library in Albany. He also served as secretary for some 15 years of the Albany Institute.
He married Mary Catherine Seymour on August 18, 1868, and they had one son.[1]
George Rogers Howell died from pneumonia at his home in Albany on April 5, 1899.[2]