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Samuel Howland 1686 – 1748 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1686

Birth Location: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 15 May 1748

Death Location: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Lt. Howland

Mother: Bethia Thacher

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Samuel Howland was born in 1686 in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Lt. Jabez Howland and Bethia Thacher. Samuel Howland passed away in 1748 in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Howland was born in 1686 in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Lt. Jabez Howland and Bethia Thacher.
  • Samuel Howland passed away in 1748 in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA.

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Samuel Howland's Ancestors

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Samuel Howland
1686 – 1748
Birth Place: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Lt. Jabez Howland
1644 – 1712
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Bethia Thacher
1642 – 1725
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John HOWLAND
1592 – 1673
Huntingdonshire, England
Elizabeth TILLEY
1607 – 1687
Henlow, Bedfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John TILLEY
1571 – 1621
Joan HURST
1568 – 1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert TILLEY
1540 – 1612
Elizabeth _____

Samuel Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1686
16 May 1686
Birth of Samuel Howland in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
1748
15 May 1748
Age 62
Death of Samuel Howland in Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1686
    Event Place: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy : Part 1 : Coat-of-Arms
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 May 1748
    Event Place: Bristol County, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Book Title: Thacher - Thatcher Genealogy : Part 1 : Coat-of-Arms
    [2] Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

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