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    Elias Howe

    American inventor (1819–1867)

    This article is about the inventor of the sewing machine. For the music publisher and his company, see Elias Howe Company.

    Elias Howe

    Born

    Elias Howe Jr.


    (1819-07-09)July 9, 1819

    Spencer, Massachusetts

    DiedOctober 3, 1867(1867-10-03) (aged 48)

    Brooklyn, New York

    NationalityAmerican
    Educationapprenticed as mechanic and machinist
    OccupationEngineer
    Spouse(s)Elizabeth Jennings Ames (m.

    1841; d. 1850)
    Rose Halladay (d. 1890)

    ChildrenJane Robinson Howe,
    Simon Ames Howe,
    Julia Maria Howe
    Parent(s)Elias Howe and Polly (Bemis) Howe
    Engineering career
    DisciplineMechanical Engineering
    ProjectsSewing machine
    Significant advanceLockstitch loop method
    AwardsGold Medal, Paris Exposition of 1867,
    Légion d'honneur (France)

    Elias Howe Jr. (; July 9, 1819 – October 3, 1867) was an American inventor best known for his creation of the modern lockstitch