Ownership History of the Aaron P. Howland House (1819-1998)
The following section presents a comprehensive list of the owners of the land and, after 1834, the property (including both land and dwelling) that together comprise the Aaron P. Howland House, covering the period from 1819 to 1998.
The year 1998 has been selected as the cutoff date because most subsequent owners are still living. In recognition of their right to privacy, ownership after that date is not included. This list is intended to provide a detailed and historically grounded account of the property’s ownership during its early and formative years.
Before 1819
John Maynard (1785-1868) & Lydia Maynard (dates unknown).
1819 – 1823
Ebenezer Morse (1785-1863) & Esther Crafts Morse (1791-1879).
1823 – 1833
Nathaniel Holland (1788-1835) & Keziah Richardson Holland (1797-1878).
1833 – 1834
George Huntington (1803-1876).
1834 – 1842
Aaron P. Howland (1801-1867) & Huldah Howland (1806-1886).
1842 – 1844
1844 – 1886
Otis Bardwell (1792-1871) 1st wife Abigail Foster (1799-1832); 2nd wife Mary Foster (1800-1875). Conveyed by his heirs (daughters of 1st wife) Mary A. Cooke (1827-1891) (joined by husband Edmund F. Cooke (1814-1907)) & Harriet Otis Bardwell (1829-1902).
1886 – 1895
Alfred W. Burt (1817-1891) & Caroline Burroughs Burt (1818-1886); conveyed by their heir, son George F. Burt (1852-1915) (joined by Minnie E. Graves Burt; divorced 1896). George was devised “the place he now lives in” by the 1890 will of his father.
1895 – 1933 Jennie M. Spaulding (1863-1929) & Frank A. Spaulding (1860-1931); heir Marion Spaulding Cahalane (1896-1984) conveyed her interest to her brother Russell S. Spaulding (1899-1956).
1933 – 1938
Russell S. Spaulding (1899-1956) & Grace F. Spaulding (1901-1988).
1938 – 1998
1938 – 1962 Guy H. Bemis (1900-1996); 1962 – 1970 Guy H. Bemis & Marion K. Bemis (1907-1991); 1970 – 1991 Marion K. Bemis; conveyed by their heir in 1998.
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