Dr. Howard Burnham Sprague

1895 - 1970  (75 years)

• Name	Howard Burnham Sprague  [1, 2, 3]
  Prefix	Dr.
  Born	3 Nov 1895  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Dwelling 5, Family 35
  Howard B. Sprague.,Head.,M.,W.,24.,M.,MA.,MA.,MA Lucy E. Sprague.,Wife.,F.,W.,20.,M.,MA.,MA.,MA Augustia MacLeod.,Servant.,F.,W.,34.,S.,Canada.,Canada.,Canada
  Census	14 Apr 1930	Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA   [1]
  Dwelling 219, Family 257
  Howard B. Sprague.,Head.,M.,W.,34.,M.,23.,MA.,MI.,DE Lucy E. Sprague.,Wife.,F.,W.,30.,M.,20.,MA.,MA.,ME Priscilla B. Sprague.,Daughter.,F.,W.,10.,S.,--.,MA.,MA.,MA Elizabeth Sprague.,Daughter.,F.,W.,5 11/12.,S.,--.,MA.,MA.,MA Howard B. Sprague.,Son.,M.,W.,4 11/12.,S.,--.,MA.,MA.,MA Elizabeth Collins.,Servant.,F.,W.,30.,S.,--.,Scotland.,Scotland.,Scotland Mary Kelly.,Servant.,F.,W.,21.,S.,--.,Irish Free State.,Irish Free State.,Irish Free State
  Social Security Number	MA, USA   [2]
  	021-26-7689
  Died	4 Nov 1970  [2, 3, 4]
  Notes	From Ralph D. Sprague, correspondent, note of November 28, 2013 I found an excellent biography of Dr. Howard B. Sprague describing his role as inventor of the Sprague stethoscope.  The article may be reviewed at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/clc.4960131214/pdf [4]
  Person ID	I40204	Sprague Project
  Last Modified	16 Jan 2021

  
  

  Father	Henry Breed Sprague,   b. 27 Sep 1854, Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Laura Loring Brown,   b. 21 Dec 1859, Wilmington, New Castle Co., DE, USA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	26 Oct 1880	Lynn, Essex Co., MA, USA
  Family ID	F13328	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 1	Lucy Elizabeth Sprague,   b. 4 May 1899, MA, USA ,   d. Abt 1958  (Age 58 years)
  Married	Y  [1]
  Children	+ 1. Priscilla S. Sprague,   b. 31 Mar 1920, MA, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 2015  (Age 94 years) + 2. Elizabeth Sprague,   b. May 1924, MA, USA ,   d. 2005  (Age ~ 80 years) + 3. Howard Burnham Sprague, Jr.,   b. 20 May 1925, Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA ,   d. 19 May 2006, Ledgewood Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center, Beverly, Essex Co., MA, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F97454	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family / Spouse 2	Marion Porter Norton,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [3]
  Last Modified	2 Feb 2013
  Family ID	F105430	Family Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Census - Dwelling 5, Family 35 - 1920 - Boston, Suffolk Co., MA, USA Census - Dwelling 219, Family 257 - 14 Apr 1930 - Brookline, Norfolk Co., MA, USA Social Security Number - 021-26-7689 - - MA, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents - Empty

  I40204 Biography of Dr. Howard B. Sprague from http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/clc.4960131214/pdf

  
  

• Sources

  [S236] Correspondent: Sprague, Russell W., note of May 24th, 2007. [S616] SSDI. [S2508] Correspondent: Frederiksen, Lucy Sprague, note of July 31st, 2008. [S20] Correspondent: Sprague, Ralph D., note of November 28, 2013.