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Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland 1685 – 1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Aug 1685

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1727

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathaniel Howland

Mother: Rose Allen

Spouse(s): James Russell

Children(s): Abigail Kerby

In 1685, Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland entered the world in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Nathaniel Howland and Rose (Howland) Allen. Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland married James Russell, and had children including Abigail Kerby. Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland passed away in 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1685, Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland entered the world in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to Nathaniel Howland and Rose (Howland) Allen.
  • Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland married James Russell, and had children including Abigail Kerby.
  • Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland passed away in 1727 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca Howland's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca Howland
1685 – 1727
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Nathaniel Howland
1657 – 1723
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rose ((Howland)) Allen
1655 – 1724
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Zoeth Howland
1635 – 1676
Abigail (Southworth) Kirby
1635 – 1707
Joseph ((Ebenezer) ALLEN (Sr?) (9GGF) (1642-1704)) (MA)
1642 – 1704
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, Colony of Britain
Sarah (J) Holloway
1640 – 1675
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Howland
1604 – 1671
Mary Newland
1609 – 1674
Constant Southworth
1614 – 1679
Elizabeth Collier
1616 – 1670
Ralph Allen
1610 – 1691
Esther Swift
1622 – 1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Howland
Margaret Howland
William Newland
1580 – 1673
Agnes Greenway
1580 – 1653
Edward Southworth
1590 – 1670
Alice Carpenter
1595 – 1670
Catherine Starkes
1604 – 1656
Joan Dimbleby
1599 – 1663

Rebecca Howland's Descendants

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Rebecca ((Rebekah)) Howland (12 Aug 1685 – 8 Nov 1727) m. James Russell (17 May 1687 – 3 Jul 1764)
  1. 1. Abigail Kerby (25 Jun 1712 – 5 Nov 1747) m. Nathaniel KIRBY (1710 – 21 Aug 1748)
    1. 1. Wesson Kirby (14 Oct 1731 – 09 Oct 1798) m. Hannah White (31 Jan 1731 – 1819)
      1. 1. Elihu Kirby (13 Jun 1761 – 28 Oct 1811)
      2. 2. Marcy ("Massa") Kirby (1764 – 1850) m. John Howland (16 Feb 1755 – 03 Aug 1841)
        1. 1. Ichabod Howland (22 September 1782 – 16 January 1860)
        2. 2. Thomas Howland (10 October 1794 – 23 November 1878)
        3. 3. Stephen (A) Howland (13 June 1798 – 1852) m. Lucinda Pickerill (1807 – 1899)

Rebecca Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1685
12 Aug 1685
Birth of Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1727
8 Nov 1727
Age 42
Death of Rebecca (Rebekah) Howland in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Aug 1685
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI), Godfrey Memorial Library; Middletown, Connecticut; American Genealogical Biographical Index; Volume Number: 85
    [3] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1727
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The descendants of John Russell of Dartmouth, Mass

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