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Sylvia Howland 1765–1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1765

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1 Aug 1837

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Gideon Howland

Mother: Sarah Hicks

Spouse(s): Captain Grinnell

Children(s): Cornelius Jr

Sylvia Howland was born in 1765 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Gideon Howland And Sarah Hicks. Sylvia Howland married Captain Cornelius Grinnell, and had children including Cornelius Grinnell Jr. Sylvia Howland passed away in 1837 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Howland was born in 1765 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Gideon Howland And Sarah Hicks.
  • Sylvia Howland married Captain Cornelius Grinnell, and had children including Cornelius Grinnell Jr.
  • Sylvia Howland passed away in 1837 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Gideon Howland
1734–1823
Birth Location: South Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Sarah Hicks
1736–1824
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Captain Grinnell
1758–1850
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Children(s)

Cornelius Jr
1786–1830
Birth Location: New Bedford, Massachusetts.
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Sylvia Howland's Ancestors

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

Sylvia Howland's Descendants

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Sylvia Howland (4 Aug 1765–1 Aug 1837) m. Captain (Cornelius) Grinnell (11 Feb 1758–19 Apr 1850)
  1. 1. Cornelius (Grinnell) Jr 1786–1830 m. Elizabeth (Tallman) Russell 1784–1827
    1. 1. Mary (Russell) Grinnell 1813–1903 m. Henry Holdrege 1818–1877
      1. 1. Laura (Grinnell) Holdrege 1852– m. Nathaniel (Hathaway) Stone 1853–
        1. 1. Edith (Grinnell) Stone 1882–1966 m. Charles (Parsons Clifford) Sr. 1880–1940

Sylvia Howland's Timeline

2 Records

1765
4 Aug 1765
Birth of Sylvia Howland in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1837
1 Aug 1837
Age 72
Death of Sylvia Howland in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 194; SAR Membership Number: 38616

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1837
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 194; SAR Membership Number: 38616
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