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Josiah Howland 1676–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1676

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 8 February 1717

Death Location: Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: Jabez Howland

Mother: Bethiah Howland

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Josiah Howland was born in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jabez Howland And Bethiah Howland. Josiah Howland passed away in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Josiah Howland was born in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jabez Howland And Bethiah Howland.
  • Josiah Howland passed away in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Josiah Howland's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Howland
1676–1717
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jabez Howland
1644–1712
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Bethiah Howland
1645–1725
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Howland
1602–1672
Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth Tilley
1607–1687
Henlow, Central Bedfordshire Unitary Authority, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Ford
1564–1635
Margaret Howland
1575–
John Tilley
1571–1621
Joan Hurst
–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1676
6 August 1676
Birth of Josiah Howland in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1717
8 February 1717
Age 41
Death of Josiah Howland in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1676
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1717
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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