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Sylvia Ann Howland 1765–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 AUG 1765

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1 AUG 1837

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Gideon HOWLAND

Mother: Sarah Hicks

Spouse(s): Cornelius Capt.

Children(s): Cornelius Grinnell, Joseph Grinnell, Sylvia Grinnell, William Grinnell, Henry Grinnell, Abraham Grinnell, Moses Grinnell, James Grinnell, Francis Grinnell, Francis Grinnell

The story of Sylvia Ann Howland began in 1765 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Sylvia Ann Howland married Cornelius Grinnell Capt, and had children including Abraham B Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell, Francis Grinnell, Francis Hicks Grinnell, Henry Grinnell, James Madison Grinnell, Joseph Grinnell, Moses Hicks Grinnell, Sylvia Grinnell, William Palmer Grinnell. Sylvia Ann Howland passed away in 1837 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvia Ann Howland began in 1765 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Sylvia Ann Howland married Cornelius Grinnell Capt, and had children including Abraham B Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell, Francis Grinnell, Francis Hicks Grinnell, Henry Grinnell, James Madison Grinnell, Joseph Grinnell, Moses Hicks Grinnell, Sylvia Grinnell, William Palmer Grinnell.
  • Sylvia Ann Howland passed away in 1837 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon HOWLAND
1734–1823
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
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Sarah Hicks
1736–1824
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Cornelius Capt.
1758–1850
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Cornelius Grinnell
1786–1830
Birth Location: –
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Joseph Grinnell
1788–1885
Birth Location: –
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Sylvia Grinnell
1791–1844
Birth Location: –
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William Grinnell
1797–1850
Birth Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts
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Henry Grinnell
1799–1874
Birth Location: –
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Abraham Grinnell
1801–1824
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Moses Grinnell
1803–1877
Birth Location: –
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James Grinnell
1807–1854
Birth Location: –
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Francis Grinnell
1805–1806
Birth Location: –
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Francis Grinnell
1805–
Birth Location: –
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Sylvia Howland's Ancestors

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Sylvia Howland
1765–1837
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Gideon HOWLAND
1734–1823
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
Sarah Hicks
1736–1824
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvia Howland's Descendants

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Sylvia (Ann) Howland (4 AUG 1765–1 AUG 1837) m. Cornelius (Grinnell) Capt. (11 FEB 1758–19 APR 1850)
  1. 1. Cornelius Grinnell 1786–1830 m. Eliza (Tallman) Russell 1784–1827
    1. 1. Lawrence Grinnell 1811–1893
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Russell) Grinnell 1809–1842
    3. 3. Mary (Russell) Grinnell 1813–
    4. 4. Joseph (G.) Grinnell 1814–
    5. 5. Edmund Grinnell 1817–
    6. 6. William (R.) Grinnell 1819–
    7. 7. Francis Grinnell 1821–
    8. 8. Susan (R.) Grinnell 1823–
    9. 9. Cornelia (Nell) Grinnell 1825–1904
  2. 2. Joseph Grinnell 1788–1885 m. Sarah (R.) Russell –1862 m. Rebecca ((Chace)) Kinsman –1882
  3. 3. Sylvia Grinnell 1791–1844 m. William (Tallman) Russell 1788–1844
    1. 1. Ellen Russell 1820–1842
    2. 2. Laura Russell 1822–1822
    3. 3. Gilbert Russell 1823–
    4. 4. Morton Russell 1827–1830
    5. 5. Henry (Grinnell) Russell 1828–
    6. 6. Elizabeth (Tallman) Russell 1830–
    7. 7. Mary Russell 1831–1833
  4. 4. William (Palmer) Grinnell 1797–1850 m. Mary (Brown) Coggeshall 1802–1872
    1. 1. John (Coggeshall) Grinnell 1822–1908
    2. 2. Charles Grinnell 1825–
    3. 3. Henry Grinnell 1827–
    4. 4. Sylvia (H.) Grinnell 1831–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Grinnell 1833–
    6. 6. William (P.) Grinnell 1841–
  5. 5. Henry Grinnell 1799–1874 m. Sarah Minturn –1881
    1. 1. Cornelius Grinnell 1825–
    2. 2. Sarah (Minturn) Grinnell 1827–
    3. 3. Robert (Minturn) Grinnell 1829–1898
    4. 4. William (Minturn) Grinnell 1831–
    5. 5. Mary (Minturn) Grinnell 1834–
    6. 6. Henry (Howland) Grinnell 1836–
    7. 7. Sylvia (Howland) Grinnell 1838–
    8. 8. Henry (Walton Grinnell Rear) Admiral 1843–
  6. 6. Abraham (B.) Grinnell 1801–1824
  7. 7. Moses (Hicks) Grinnell 1803–1877 m. Susan Russell 1805–1832 m. Julia (Paulding) Irving 1803–1872
    1. 1. Julia (Irving) Grinnell 1837–
    2. 2. Irving Grinnell 1839–
    3. 3. Fanny (Leslie) Grinnell 1842–1887
  8. 8. James (Madison) Grinnell 1807–1854 m. Elizabeth Perry 1811–1855
    1. 1. Harriet (W.) Grinnell 1833–
    2. 2. Moses (J.) Grinnell 1835–
    3. 3. George (P.) Grinnell 1837–
    4. 4. John (W.) Grinnell 1839–1884
    5. 5. Hagadon (W.) Grinnell 1841–
    6. 6. Daniel (H.) Grinnell 1848–
    7. 7. Herbert (H.) Grinnell 1851–
  9. 9. Francis (Hicks) Grinnell 1805–1806
  10. 10. Francis Grinnell 1805–

Sylvia Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1765
4 AUG 1765
Birth of Sylvia Ann Howland in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1837
1 AUG 1837
Age 72
Death of Sylvia Ann Howland in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 AUG 1765
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 MAY 1901

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 APR 1924
    Event Place: LOGAN

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 AUG 1837
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
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