Philander married Ruth Kezia NORTEN about 1826. Ruth (daughter of Robert NORTON and HANNAH) was born about 1810 in , , Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Jun 1887 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Levi HOWARD was born in 1829 in Quebec; and died.
2. Eldridge HOWARD was born about 1834 in Canada; died on 18 Apr 1864.
3. Elizabeth HOWARD was born on 28 Jun 1834 in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Jun 1918 in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
4. John McNaughton HOWARD was born on 19 Nov 1837 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Dec 1905 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
5. William HOWARD was born about 1840 in , , Ontario, Canada; died on 11 Mar 1923 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
6. Hiram William HOWARD was born on 8 May 1841 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died in 1923; was buried in Forester's Falls, Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
7. Robert Daniel HOWARD was born about 1842 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; died on 18 Jun 1884 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada.
8. Helen HOWARD was born about 1846; and died.
9. Herman HOWARD was born about 1850 in , , Ontario, Canada; and died.
10. Eleanor HOWARD was born on 25 Mar 1848 in Ross Twp., Renfrew, Ontario, Canada; and died.