| Birth | Mary Shackleton was born on 6 May 1784 at New Jersey. |
| Marriage | She married Daniel P. Howell, son of Garrett Howell and Elizabeth Pulsey, in 1806.
Rev. Donald A. McKenzie's Vol. 2, Death Notices from the Christian Guardian, 1851-1860, Global Heritage Press, Milton (now in Ottawa), tells that Daniel and Mary were married in 1806 in New Jersey. Her maiden name is given as Shackleton. |
| Death | She died on 26 October 1854 at Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co., Canada West, at age 70. |
| Burial | She was buried at Jerseyville Cemetery, Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co.. |
| Note | She Rev. Donald A. McKenzie's Vol. 2, Death Notices from the Christian Guardian, 1851-1860, Global Heritage Press, Milton (now in Ottawa), page 137, tells that Mrs Mary Howell, nee Shackleton, was born in New Jersey on May 6, 1784, and that she married Daniel Howell in 1806 and moved with him to Canada the following year. Her date of death is given as October 26, 1854, and this agrees with a transcription of her gravestone in Jerseyville Cemetery. Rev. McKenzie transcribes this obituary from the March 21, 1855 edition of the Christian Guardian, page 94. |