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Josiah Howland 1676 – 1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1676

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 Feb 1717

Death Location: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Jabez Howland

Mother: Bethia Thatcher

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In 1676, Josiah Howland entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jabez Howland and Bethia Thatcher. Josiah Howland passed away in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Josiah Howland entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to Jabez Howland and Bethia Thatcher.
  • Josiah Howland passed away in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA.

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Josiah Howland's Ancestors

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Josiah Howland
1676 – 1717
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jabez Howland
1628 – 1708
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bethia Thatcher
1645 – 1725
Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Anthony Thatcher
1588 – 1667
Queen Camel, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Jones
1602 – 1667
Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Josiah Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1676
6 Aug 1676
Birth of Josiah Howland in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1717
8 Feb 1717
Age 41
Death of Josiah Howland in Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1676
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1717
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA
    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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