Howard Franklin Stultz, Sr.

Howard Franklin Stultz, Sr., or "H.F." as more commonly known, was born April 20, 1880 in Waterside, Cumberland, [[New Brunswick]] to Alfred and Ann (Steeves) Stultz. He is credited as the founder of Bethany Gospel Hall, an open brethren assembly in the 1910's in Westbrook, Maine, which closed in 1983. However, a daughter assembly, started in 1958, known today as Spring Hill Gospel Hall continues to serve the area.

Family

Siblings

Howard was the younger of several siblings:

• Harmon E. Stultz (b. 1873 N.B.) m. Annie McCormack (b. 1878 N.B.) raised their family in Portland, Maine.

Father's ancestry

H.F.'s father, Alfred, was born about 1823 in N.B., and raised around Moncton, N.B. Alfred was a china merchant, and blind by an unknown age, and was led to Christ by Howard reading the newspaper to him, and running across a Gospel text therein, which is how Howard made a profession for Christ also.

Mother's ancestry

H.F.'s mother, better known as "Ann", was born in 1840 in N.B., to Hyram (b. 1815) and Hannah Steeves (b. 1817). In 1871, the family was registered "Baptist Closed Communion" and living in newly settled Hillsborough, Albert, N.B.