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Joseph Howland 1717 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Apr 1717

Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 11 Jul 1790

Death Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Josiah Howland

Mother: Yetmercy Shove

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Joseph Howland was born in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Josiah Howland and Yetmercy Shove. Joseph Howland passed away in 1790 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Howland was born in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States, the child of Josiah Howland and Yetmercy Shove.
  • Joseph Howland passed away in 1790 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Joseph Howland's Ancestors

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Joseph Howland
1717 – 1790
Birth Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
Josiah Howland
1676 – 1717
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Yetmercy Shove
1682 – 1760
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Lt (Jabez Howland) Sr,
1644 – 1712
Rocky Nook, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bethiah Thatcher
1645 – 1725
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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

Joseph Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1717
09 Apr 1717
Birth of Joseph Howland in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
1790
11 Jul 1790
Age 73
Death of Joseph Howland in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Apr 1717
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1790
    Event Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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