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Capt Nathaniel Howland 1705 – 1766 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Jun 1705

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Jul 1766

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Howland

Mother: Martha Cole

Spouse(s): Abigail Burt

Children(s): Joseph Howland

The story of Capt Nathaniel Howland began in 1705 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Capt Nathaniel Howland married Abigail Burt, and had children including Joseph Howland. Capt Nathaniel Howland passed away in 1766 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Capt Nathaniel Howland began in 1705 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Capt Nathaniel Howland married Abigail Burt, and had children including Joseph Howland.
  • Capt Nathaniel Howland passed away in 1766 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Capt Howland's Ancestors

Self
Capt Howland
1705 – 1766
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Howland
1671 – 1746
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Cole
1672 – 1718
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Lt (Joseph) Howland
1627 – 1704
Rocky Nook, Kingston Plymouth, MA
Elizabeth Southworth
1645 – 1717
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Sr,
1601 – 1672
Elizabeth Tilley,
1607 – 1687
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Howland
1564 – 1635
Anne Aires
1567 – 1629
John Tilley
1571 – 1621
Joan Hurst
1568 – 1621

Capt Howland's Descendants

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Capt (Nathaniel) Howland (9 Jun 1705 – 13 Jul 1766) m. Abigail Burt (28 Mar 1718 – 22 Jul 1766)
  1. 1. Joseph Howland (30 Sep 1749 – 11 Mar 1836) m. Lydia Bill (7 Jul 1753 – 1 May 1838) m. Lydia Bill (7 Jul 1753 – 1 Mar 1838)
    1. 1. Joseph Howland (23 Dec 1780 – 3 Sep 1827)
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Burt Howland) (Brinkerhoff) (17 Aug 1782 – 4 Mar 1857)
    3. 3. William (Bill) Howland (28 Jul 1786 – 21 Aug 1786)
    4. 4. Gardiner (Greene) Howland (4 Sep 1787 – 9 Nov 1851) m. Louisa Edgar (14 Oct 1789 – 11 Aug 1826) m. Louisa Meredith (11 Sep 1810 – 1888)
      1. 1. William (Edgar) Howland (26 Nov 1813 – 1885)
      2. 2. Annabella (Edgar) Howland (22 Jul 1815 – 12 Dec 1899) m. Rufus Leavitt ( – 27 Jan 1867)
        1. 1. Gardiner (Howland) Leavitt
        2. 2. William (Edgar) Leavitt
        3. 3. Frederick (Wolcott) Leavitt
      3. 3. Rev (Robert Shaw) Howland (11 Sep 1820 – Feb 1 1887)
      4. 4. Maria (Louisa) Howland (25 Apr 1825 – 7 Nov 1905)
      5. 5. Rebecca (Brien) Howland (15 Jan 1831 – 21 Aug 1876) m. James Roosevelt (16 Jul 1828 – 08 Dec 1900)
        1. 1. James ("Rosy") Roosevelt (27 March 1854 – 7 May 1927)
        2. 2. Elliott Roosevelt (1860 – 1894)
      6. 6. Gardiner (Greene) Howland (22 Jul 1834 – 9 May 1903)
    5. 5. Nathaniel Howland (6 Jun 1789 – 9 Jun 1789)
    6. 6. Samuel (Shaw) Howland, (15 Aug 1790 – 9 Feb 1853) m. Joanna (Esther) Hone (21 Jan 1799 – 27 Sep 1848)
      1. 1. Joanna (Hone) Howland (16 Mar 1820 – 5 Jul 1842) m. George (Bucknam) Dorr (1806 – 1 September 1876)
      2. 2. Caroline Howland (24 Nov 1821 – 7 Mar 1863)
      3. 3. John (Hone) Howland (26 Jan 1823 – 11 Jun 1831)
      4. 4. Emily (Aspinwall) Chauncey (1833 – 13 Apr 1897)
      5. 5. Brevet (Brig Gen Joseph) Howland, (3 Dec 1834 – 1 Apr 1886)
    7. 7. Mary (Ann) Howland (13 Mar 1792 – 16 Mar 1866)
    8. 8. Jane (Abigail) Howland (27 Aug 1776 – 4 Mar 1833)

Capt Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1705
9 Jun 1705
Birth of Capt Nathaniel Howland in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1766
13 Jul 1766
Age 61
Death of Capt Nathaniel Howland in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1705
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1766
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA

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