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Job Howland

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: May 01, 1794 (67)
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, United States
Place of Burial: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of John Howland and Mary Howland
Husband of Hannah Howland
Father of Mary Bassett; Captain John R Howland; Shove Howland; Hannah Nye; Job Howland and 7 others
Brother of John Howland
Half brother of George Gill Howland, I; Hannah Allen; Mary Howland and Joannah Lewis

Occupation: Matross in Revolutionary War
Managed by: David P Himes
Last Updated:

About Job Howland

Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Howland and Elizabeth (Tilley) Howland


Biography

From https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Howland-245

Son of John Howland and Mary (Crocker) Howland

Job Howland was born in Barnstable, Mass on 18 Jun 1726. He was the son of John Howland, b. 31 Dec 1674 in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, and Rachel Crocker, b. in Barnstable, Mass in 1917.

He married Hannah Jenkins on 6 Dec 1753 in Barnstable Mass and the marriage delivered 11 children:

  1. Mary Howland was born on 25 Jan 1755 in Barnstable
  2. John Howland, b. 31 Mar 1757 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  3. Shove Howland, b. 28 Dec 1759 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  4. Hannah Howland, b. 20 May 1762 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  5. Hannah Howland, b. 20 May 1762 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  6. Job Howland, b. 24 Jul 1764 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  7. Joanna Howland, b. 28 May 1766 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  8. Benjamin Howland, b. 7 Aug 1768 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  9. Mehitable Howland, b. 23 Jun 1773 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  10. Southworth Howland, b. 29 Mar 1775 in Barnstable, Massachusetts
  11. Timothy Howland, b. 27 Sep 1777 in Barnstable, Massachusetts

The couple raised their large family in Barnstable, Mass and Job Howland passed away there on 1 May 1794.

Alternate Data at time of merge on 10/17/09

Birth Date: 6/18/1726

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Job Howland's Timeline

1726
June 11, 1726
Barnstable, Barnstable County, Province of Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1755
January 25, 1755
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
1757
March 31, 1757
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
1759
December 28, 1759
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
1762
May 20, 1762
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1764
July 24, 1764
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
1766
May 28, 1766
Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1768
August 7, 1768
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, United States
1770
June 18, 1770
Barnstable, Barnstable, MA, United States