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Gershom Howland 1671–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1671

Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1718

Death Location: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Howland

Mother: Mary Sampson

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In 1671, Gershom Howland entered the world in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Samuel Howland And Mary Sampson. Gershom Howland passed away in 1718 in Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1671, Gershom Howland entered the world in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Samuel Howland And Mary Sampson.
  • Gershom Howland passed away in 1718 in Carteret, North Carolina, United States.

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Gershom Howland's Ancestors

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Gershom Howland
1671–1718
Birth Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Howland
1638–1716
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Sampson
1650–1714
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Henry Howland
1604–1671
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England
Mary Newland
1609–1674
Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Henry Howland
1566–1635
Alice Aires
1579–1590
William DNA
1580–1673
Katherine DNA
1585–1653
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John III
1541–1611
Emma Revell
1542–1614
William Newland
1557–1580
Agnes Greenway
1558–1587

Gershom Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1671
1671
Birth of Gershom Howland in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1718
1718
Age 47
Death of Gershom Howland in Carteret, North Carolina, United States
Carteret, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1671
    Event Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1718
    Event Place: Carteret, North Carolina, United States

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