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Captain Selah B. Howell

Male 1873 - 1947  (74 years)


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  1. 1.  Captain Selah B. Howell was born 29 Jul 1873, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 14 Nov 1947, Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, United States; was buried , Cedar Hill Cemetery, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    Notes:

    Selah B Howell was the Captain of America's Cup the Defiane in 1914 and he seemed to have an eye for ladies lots of them. He was divorced twice. Newspaper article mention his many girl friend during his marriages. Pearl was the daughter of Matilda - interesting point Matilda divorced and moved to Brooklyn and in 1933 married Captain Robert R Willmott who was the Capt of the Morro Castle which caught fire and burned and 139 people died. The mystery surrounding the death of Willmott is that he died before the fire and they speculated that the fire was set to cover a murder. Now Matilda was divorce bef Selah Hawkins Howell was born and before Selah B Howell married Frances Kathleen Brett so there must have been fourth wife.

    Selah married Sarah M. Gaffga 7 May 1893, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States; divorced Yes, date unknown. Sarah (daughter of Jacob Gaffga and Anna P.) was born Apr 1876, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States; died Bef 15 Apr 1910, , Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Edna Foster Howell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 18 Nov 1896, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 13 Sep 1982, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States.

    Selah married Matilda Abt 1905; divorced Yes, date unknown. Matilda was born Abt 1885, , , New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 3. Pearl Adele Howell  Descendancy chart to this point was born Abt 1906, , , New York, United States.

    Selah married Unknown Abt 1920. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 4. Selah Hawkins Howell  Descendancy chart to this point was born 15 May 1920, , , New York, United States; died 8 Nov 1968.

    Selah married Frances Kathleen Brett 6 Dec 1922, Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, United States. Frances was born 6 Dec 1891, , Sligo, Ireland; died 17 Dec 1985, Lakewood, Ocean, New Jersey, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. Everett Francis Howell  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Edna Foster Howell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Selah1) was born 18 Nov 1896, Port Jefferson, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 13 Sep 1982, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States.

    Edna married Russell Alger Riley. Russell died 1957, Miami, Dade, Florida, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 6. Russell Alger Riley  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Pearl Adele Howell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Selah1) was born Abt 1906, , , New York, United States.

    Pearl married Robert Reed. Robert was born Abt 1902, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Selah Hawkins Howell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Selah1) was born 15 May 1920, , , New York, United States; died 8 Nov 1968.

    Selah married Sarah Frances Johns. [Group Sheet]


  4. 5.  Everett Francis Howell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Selah1)


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Russell Alger Riley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Edna2, 1.Selah1)

    Russell married Edith Marie Burvenich. (daughter of Peter Paul Burvenich) [Group Sheet]



 

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