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Alvin Howland

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: November 18, 1864 (66)
Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States (Consumption )
Immediate Family:

Son of Elisha Howland and Tabitha Howland
Husband of Sally Howland; Priscilla Paddock Howland and Thankful Walker
Father of Thomas B. Howland and Experience E. Ames
Brother of Elisha Howland

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Private User
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About Alvin Howland

Notes

According to the Barnstable Death Register:

  • age: 69 yrs
  • cause of death: Consumption
  • occupation: Farmer
  • marital status: Married
  • father: Elisha Howland, born in Dennis
  • mother: Unknown

References

  • "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCSM-L9S : 18 October 2017), Alvin Howland and Priscilla Clark, 06 Nov 1816; citing Marriage, Dennis, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 945,520.
  • "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWTG-J86 : 22 May 2019), Sally Harris in entry for Thomas Howland, 14 Mar 1908; citing West Brewster,,Massachusetts, 201, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,217,886.
  • "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7JJ-S5M : 22 May 2019), Alvin Howland, 18 Nov 1864; citing Brewster, Massachusetts, v 174 p 4, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,184.
  • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/174727131
  • https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/timeline/LYLC-3R4 cites additional research:
  • 1. Dennis Vital Records, page 225 (Alvin birth)
  • 2. Massachusetts Vital Records, page 7 – Marriage Record, 2nd marriages of Alvin Howland, age 60 and Thankful Sears (previously, Robbins), age 50.
  • 3. Massachusetts Town & Vital Records for Brewster, Births & Deaths, 1753-1838
  • 4. Barnstable Town Records for Marriages & Deaths, 1816 – 1875
  • 5. U. S. Census – 1840, 1850 & 1860
  • 6. U. S. Army Register of Enlistments, 1837
  • 7. NEHGS research, Case number M101512A dated February 6, 2013
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Alvin Howland's Timeline

1798
January 13, 1798
Dennis, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1821
February 11, 1821
1836
November 4, 1836
Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
1864
November 18, 1864
Age 66
Brewster, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States