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Sylvia Howland 1765–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1765

Birth Location: Dartmouth

Death Date: 1 Aug 1889

Death Location: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Gideon Howland

Mother: Sarah Hicks

Spouse(s): Captain Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell

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

Sylvia Howland was born in 1765 in Dartmouth, the child of Gideon Howland And Sarah Hicks. Sylvia Howland married Captain Cornelius Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell, and had children including Abraham B Grinnell, Abraham B Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell Jr, Francis H Grinnell, Francis Hicks Grinnell, Henry Grinnell, James Madison Grinnell, Joseph Grinnell, Moses Hicks Grinnell, Sylvia Grinnell, William P Grinnell, William Palmer Grinnell. Sylvia Howland passed away in 1889 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Sylvia Howland was born in 1765 in Dartmouth, the child of Gideon Howland And Sarah Hicks.
  • Sylvia Howland married Captain Cornelius Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell, and had children including Abraham B Grinnell, Abraham B Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell, Cornelius Grinnell Jr, Francis H Grinnell, Francis Hicks Grinnell, Henry Grinnell, James Madison Grinnell, Joseph Grinnell, Moses Hicks Grinnell, Sylvia Grinnell, William P Grinnell, William Palmer Grinnell.
  • Sylvia Howland passed away in 1889 in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Sylvia Howland's Ancestors

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Sylvia Howland
1765–1889
Birth Place: Dartmouth
Parents
Gideon Howland
1734–1823
South Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah Hicks
1736–1824
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sylvia Howland's Descendants

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Sylvia Howland (4 Aug 1765–1 Aug 1889) m. Captain (Cornelius) Grinnell (11 February 1758–19 April 1850) m. Cornelius Grinnell (11 Feb 1758–19 Apr 1850)
  1. 1. Cornelius GRINNELL 1786–1830 m. Eliza (Tallman) RUSSELL 1784–1827 m. Mary Russell 1790–1838
    1. 1. Eliza (Russell) GRINNELL 1809–1842
    2. 2. FRANCIS GRINNELL 1820–1821
    3. 3. LAWRENCE GRINNELL 1811–1893
    4. 4. CORNELIA GRINNELL 1825–1904
    5. 5. FRANCIS GRINNELL 1821–1914
    6. 6. SUSAN (RUSSELL) GRINNELL 1823–1908
    7. 7. MARY (RUSSELL) GRINNELL 1813–1903
    8. 8. EDMUND GRINNELL 1817–1873
    9. 9. JOSEPH (G) GRINNELL 1814–1873
    10. 10. WILLIAM (RUSSELL) GRINNELL 1819–1888 m. Charlotte (Van Waert) Irving 1824–1911
      1. 1. Edwin (Morgan) Grinnell 1849–1935
      2. 2. William (Irving) Grinnell 1855–1942
      3. 3. Lawrence (Leslie) Grinnell 1851–1881
  2. 2. Sylvia Grinnell 1791–1844 m. William (Tallman) Russell 1788–1844
    1. 1. Ellen RUSSELL 1820–1842
    2. 2. Mary Russell 1831–1833
    3. 3. Laura Russell 1822–1822
    4. 4. Gilbert Russell 1823–
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Tallman) Russell 1830–
    6. 6. Henry (Grindell) Russell 1828–1904
    7. 7. Morton Russell 1827–1830
  3. 3. Moses (Hicks) Grinnell 1803–1877 m. Susan RUSSELL 1800–1832 m. Julia Irving 1803–1872
    1. 1. FANNY (LESLIE) GRINNELL 1842–1887
    2. 2. Irving Grinnell 1839–
    3. 3. JULIA (IRVING) GRINNELL 1837–1915
  4. 4. Joseph Grinnell 1788–1885 m. Rebecca ((Chace)) Kinsman 1810–1882 m. Sarah (R) Russell 1788–1862
  5. 5. Abraham (B) Grinnell 1801–1824
  6. 6. Henry Grinnell 1799–1874 m. Sarah Minturn –1881
    1. 1. CORNELIUS GRINNELL 1825–1869
    2. 2. SARAH (MINTURN) GRINNELL 1827–1905
    3. 3. ROBERT (MINTURN) GRINNELL 1829–1898
    4. 4. WILLIAM (MINTURN) GRINNELL 1831–1870
    5. 5. MARY (MINTURN) GRINNELL 1834–
    6. 6. HENRY (HOWLAND) GRINNELL 1835–
    7. 7. SYLVIA (HOWLAND) GRINNELL 1838–1931
    8. 8. MARY (MINTURN) GRINNELL 1841–1847
    9. 9. HENRY (WALTON) GRINNELL 1843–
  7. 7. James (Madison) Grinnell 1807–1854
  8. 8. William (P) Grinnell 1797–1850
  9. 9. Francis (Hicks) Grinnell 1805–1806
  10. 10. James (Madison) Grinnell 1807–1854
  11. 11. Francis (H.) Grinnell 1805–1806
  12. 12. Sylvia Grinnell 1791–1844
  13. 13. Abraham (B.) Grinnell 1801–1824
  14. 14. William (Palmer) Grinnell 1797–1850
  15. 15. Cornelius (Grinnell) Jr 1786–1830

Sylvia Howland's Timeline

4 Records

1765
Aug 04, 1765
Birth of Sylvia Howland in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1765
4 Aug 1765
Birth of Sylvia Howland in Dartmouth
Dartmouth
1837
Aug 01, 1837
Age 72
Death of Sylvia Howland in New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1889
1 Aug 1889
Age 124
Death of Sylvia Howland in New Bedford
New Bedford

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Aug 04, 1765
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1765
    Event Place: Dartmouth

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 01, 1837
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1889
    Event Place: New Bedford

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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