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Josiah Howland 1676–1717 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 August 1676

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 8 February 1717

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

Father: Jabez Howland

Mother: Bethiah Thacher

Spouse(s): Yet Shove

Children(s): Yetmercy Howland, Josiah Howland, John Howland, Patience Howland, Samuel Howland, Elizabeth Howland

Josiah Howland was born in 1676 in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jabez Howland And Bethiah Thacher. Josiah Howland married Yet Mercy Shove, and had children including Elizabeth Howland, John Howland, Josiah Howland, Patience Howland, Samuel Howland, Yetmercy 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 Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Jabez Howland And Bethiah Thacher.
  • Josiah Howland married Yet Mercy Shove, and had children including Elizabeth Howland, John Howland, Josiah Howland, Patience Howland, Samuel Howland, Yetmercy Howland.
  • Josiah Howland passed away in 1717 in Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jabez Howland
1644–1708
Birth Location: Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Bethiah Thacher
1645–1725
Birth Location: Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Yet Shove
1682–1760
Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Children(s)

Yetmercy Howland
1714–1737
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Josiah Howland
1717–1748
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Co, R.I., Rhode Island, USA
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John Howland
1711–
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Co, R.I., Rhode Island, USA
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Patience Howland
1713–
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Co, R.I., Rhode Island, USA
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Samuel Howland
1715–1797
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Co, R.I., Rhode Island, USA
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Elizabeth Howland
1710–
Birth Location: Bristol, Bristol Co, R.I., Rhode Island, USA
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Josiah Howland's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Howland
1676–1717
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Jabez Howland
1644–1708
Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bethiah Thacher
1645–1725
Yarmouth, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Howland
1599–1672
Fenstanton,huntingdon,england
Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland
1607–1673
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Anthony Thatcher
1588–1667
Queen Camel, Somerset, England
Elizabeth Thacher
1602–1667
Dinder, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Howland
1564–1635
Ann Aires
1657–1629
John Tilley
1590–1621
Joan (Mayflower)
1567–1621
Peter Thatcher
1545–1624
Sarah Pool
1545–1608
George Jones
1572–1626
Alice Unknown
1578–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Elder"
1541–1611
Emme Lady
1542–1614
Robert Tilley
1542–1612
Elizabeth Elbourne
1544–1614
William Hurst
1530–1569
Rose Fisher
1520–1601
John Thatcher
1491–1552
Margaret Oxenbridge
1525–1550
Humphrey Poole
1528–1592
Richard Jones
1547–1590
Dorothy Sandry
1550–1605
Thomas Thacker
1550–1640
Alice Barber
1553–1645

Josiah Howland's Descendants

1.
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Josiah Howland (6 August 1676–8 February 1717) m. Yet (Mercy) Shove (7 November 1682–1760)
  1. 1. Yetmercy Howland 1714–1737
  2. 2. Josiah Howland 1717–1748
  3. 3. John Howland 1711–
  4. 4. Patience Howland 1713–
  5. 5. Samuel Howland 1715–1797
  6. 6. Elizabeth Howland 1710–

Josiah Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1676
6 August 1676
Birth of Josiah Howland in Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
1717
8 February 1717
Age 41
Death of Josiah Howland in Bristol, Bristol Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol, Bristol Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 August 1676
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth Co., MA, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 February 1717
    Event Place: Bristol, Bristol Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    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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