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Joseph Howland 1749 – 1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1749

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 11 Mar 1836

Death Location: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA

Father: Capt Howland

Mother: Abigail Burt

Spouse(s): Lydia Bill, Lydia Bill

Children(s): Joseph Howland, Elizabeth (Brinkerhoff), William Howland, Gardiner Howland, Nathaniel Howland, Samuel Howland,, Mary Howland, Jane Howland

Joseph Howland Sr was born in 1749 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Capt Nathaniel Howland and Abigail Burt. In 1831, Joseph Howland Sr resided in Massachusetts, USA. Joseph Howland Sr married Lydia Bill, Lydia Bill, and had children including Joseph Howland, Elizabeth Burt Howland (Brinkerhoff), William Bill Howland, Gardiner Greene Howland, Nathaniel Howland, Samuel Shaw Howland,, Mary Ann Howland, Jane Abigail Howland. Joseph Howland Sr passed away in 1836 in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Howland Sr was born in 1749 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Capt Nathaniel Howland and Abigail Burt.
  • In 1831, Joseph Howland Sr resided in Massachusetts, USA.
  • Joseph Howland Sr married Lydia Bill, Lydia Bill, and had children including Joseph Howland, Elizabeth Burt Howland (Brinkerhoff), William Bill Howland, Gardiner Greene Howland, Nathaniel Howland, Samuel Shaw Howland,, Mary Ann Howland, Jane Abigail Howland.
  • Joseph Howland Sr passed away in 1836 in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Howland's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Howland
1749 – 1836
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Capt Nathaniel Howland
1705 – 1766
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail Burt
1718 – 1766
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel Howland
1671 – 1746
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Martha Cole
1672 – 1718
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Lt Howland
1627 – 1704
Elizabeth Southworth
1645 – 1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr,
1601 – 1672
Elizabeth Tilley,
1607 – 1687

Joseph Howland's Descendants

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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)

Joseph Howland's Timeline

3 Records

1749
30 Sep 1749
Birth of Joseph Howland Sr in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1831
1831-1848
Age 82
Joseph Howland Sr resided here in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA
1836
11 Mar 1836
Age 87
Death of Joseph Howland Sr in Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1749
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 52
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: History of the Bill family

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1831-1848
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pensioners, 1801-1815, 1818-1872, The National Archives; Washington, D.C.; Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 Through 1858 From Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury; Record Group Title: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Depar

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Greenburgh, Westchester, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 52
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: History of the Bill family

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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