Christian was baptised on 3 Feb, 1709/10 at St. Lawrence Church in Towcester, Northamptonshire, England^a1 the daughter of Thomas Sheppard★ and Alice Bolton★. She is Stephanie's 6x great grandmother.

She married John Howes★ on 11 Dec, 1731 in the parish of Northampton St Peter in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England^b1 . They had twelve children:–

• Mary baptised on 1 Oct, 1732 at St. Bartholomews Church in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England^c1.
• Winifred baptised on 31 Aug, 1733 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c2.
• Winifred born on 23 Sep, 1734 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c3.
• Christian baptised on 29 Dec, 1735 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c4.
• James★ baptised on 31 Aug, 1740 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c5. Marriage banns read Mary Frost in 1764 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c6 and Susannah Furness★ in 1769 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c7.
• Winifred baptised on 3 Oct, 1742 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c8.
• Christian baptised on 20 Jun, 1744 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c9.
• Martha baptised on 4 Aug, 1745 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c10.
• John Shepherd baptised on 25 Jul, 1746 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c11.
• John baptised on 6 Nov, 1747 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c12.
• Thomas born on 30 Oct, 1749 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c13.
• Susannah born on 24 Feb, 1750/51 at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton^c14.

The time and place of Christian's death is not known.

Timeline

1709

3 Feb

Baptised at St. Lawrence Church, Towcester, Northamptonshire, England.^a1

1731

11 Dec

Married John Howes★ in Northampton St Peter, Northamptonshire.^b1
Recorded as residing in Towcester, Northamptonshire.^b1

1732

1 Oct

Daughter, Mary Howes (1732–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton, Northamptonshire, England.^c1

1733

31 Aug

Daughter, Winifred Howes (1733–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c2

1734

23 Sep

Daughter, Winifred Howes (1734–?), born at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c3

1735

29 Dec

Daughter, Christian Howes (1735–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c4

1740

31 Aug

Son, James Howes (1740–?)★, baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c5

1742

3 Oct

Daughter, Winifred Howes (1742–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c8

1744

20 Jun

Daughter, Christian Howes (1744–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c9

1745

4 Aug

Daughter, Martha Howes (1745–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c10

1746

25 Jul

Son, John Shepherd Howes (1746–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c11

1747

6 Nov

Son, John Howes (1747–?), baptised at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c12

1749

30 Oct

Son, Thomas Howes (1749–?), born at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c13

1750

24 Feb

Daughter, Susannah Howes (1751–?), born at St. Bartholomews Church, Greens Norton.^c14

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