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Rebecca Brien Howland 1831 – 1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1831

Birth Location: New York City, New York, United States

Death Date: 21 Aug 1876

Death Location: Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA

Father: Gardiner Howland

Mother: Louisa Edgar

Spouse(s): James Roosevelt

Children(s): James Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt

Rebecca Brien Howland was born in 1831 in New York City, New York, United States, the child of Gardiner Greene Howland and Louisa Edgar. Rebecca Brien Howland married James Roosevelt, and had children including James "Rosy" Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt. Rebecca Brien Howland passed away in 1876 in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Brien Howland was born in 1831 in New York City, New York, United States, the child of Gardiner Greene Howland and Louisa Edgar.
  • Rebecca Brien Howland married James Roosevelt, and had children including James "Rosy" Roosevelt, Elliott Roosevelt.
  • Rebecca Brien Howland passed away in 1876 in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gardiner Howland
1787 – 1851
Birth Location: Norwich, New London, Connecticut
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Louisa Edgar
1789 – 1826
Birth Location: of New York
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Spouses(s)

James Roosevelt
1828 – 1900
Birth Location: Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, United States
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Children(s)

James Roosevelt
1854 – 1927
Birth Location: Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
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Elliott Roosevelt
1860 – 1894
Birth Location: United States
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Rebecca Howland's Ancestors

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Rebecca Howland
1831 – 1876
Birth Place: New York City, New York, United States
Parents
Gardiner Greene Howland
1787 – 1851
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Louisa Edgar
1789 – 1826
of New York
Grandparents
Joseph Howland
1749 – 1836
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Bill
1753 – 1838
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
Capt Howland
1705 – 1766
Abigail Burt
1718 – 1766
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Howland
1671 – 1746
Martha Cole
1672 – 1718

Rebecca Howland's Descendants

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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)

Rebecca Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1831
15 Jan 1831
Birth of Rebecca Brien Howland in New York City, New York, United States
New York City, New York, United States
1876
21 Aug 1876
Age 45
Death of Rebecca Brien Howland in Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1831
    Event Place: New York City, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Roosevelt Genealogy : 1649-1902

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Hyde Park, Dutchess, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: The Roosevelt Genealogy : 1649-1902

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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