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Job Howland (1726 - 1794)

Job Howland
Born in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
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Son of and
Brother of [half], [half], [half], [half], [half] and
Husband of — married 6 Dec 1753 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
Husband of — married 25 Dec 1784 in Barnstable, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , and
Died at age 67 in Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

This profile is part of the Howland Name Study.

Birth

Job Howland was born in Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay on 18 June 1726.[1] He was the son of John Howland who was born on 31 December 1674 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay, and Mary Crocker who was born on 29 Jun 1681 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay.[2][3][4]

Marriage

He married Hannah Jenkins on 6 December 1753 in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay.[3][5]

Children

Their marriage delivered 11 children, all born in Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts Bay as follow:[3][6]

  1. Mary Howland, b. 25 January 1755.
  2. John Howland, b. 31 March 1757.
  3. Shove Howland, b. 28 December 1759.
  4. Hannah Howland, b. 20 May 1762.
  5. Job Howland, b. 24 July 1764.
  6. Joanna Howland, b. 28 May 1766.
  7. Benjamin Howland, b. 7 August 1768.[7]
  8. Benjamin Howland, b. 18 June 1770.
  9. Mehitable Howland, b. 23 June 1773.
  10. Southworth Howland, b. 29 March 1775.
  11. Timothy Howland, b. 27 September 1777.

Life

The couple raised their large family in Barnstable, Massachusetts. Most of the sons and grandsons of the daughters of Job Howland settled on Cape Cod, and many of them became master-mariners.[3] None of the sons mentioned herein, though born on the Cape, remained there.[8]

Death

Job Howland passed away on 1 May 1794 at the house of her daughter, Joanna Chapman in Barnstable, Massachusetts.[8]

Burial

Job Howland was buried at West Barnstable Cemetery in West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts.[9]

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Job was born in 1726. He passed away in 1794.

Sources

  1. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13885/32/248778493. Barnstable Vital Records, p. 32. Text: “John Howland Junr [s. Lieut. John]... by his 2nd Wife Mary Crocker his Son Job Howland In June 1726.”
  2. ↑ Barnstable Town Records, Volume I, Part B, p. 417.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Pease, p. 305.
  4. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13885/165/248785981. Barnstable Vital Records, p. 165. Text: “Howland, Job June 18th, 1726.”
  5. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/rd/13885/107/248782147. Barnstable Vital Records, p. 107. Text: Job Howland & Hannah Jenkins Decemr 6 1753.”
  6. ↑ Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850 (Online Database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2016), https://www.americanancestors.org/DB190/i/13885/95/248782578. Barnstable Vital Records, p. 95.
  7. ↑ Howland, p. 341.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Howland, p. 340.
  9. ↑ Find a Grave Memorial no. 5762153.


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  • Howland, Franklyn. A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland and Their Descendants, of the United States and Canada: Together with an Account of the Efforts Made in England to Learn of Their English Ancestry, Etc. New Bedford, Mass: Howland, 1885.
  • Pease, Charles S. History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767-1917. Springfield, Mass: Springfield printing and binding Company, 1917. Print.
  • American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI). Name- Job Howland. Birth Date-1726. Birthplace-Massachusetts. Volume 85, page 113. Reference: Gen. notes of Barnstable fams, being a reprint of the Amos Otis Papers. Barnstable, Ms. 1888. (v.1):1:215; 2:53 Gen. Column of the " Boston Transcript". 1906-1941. (The greatest single source of material for gen. Data for the N.E. area and for the period 1600-1800. Completely indexed in the Index.): 13 Aug 1913, 3465; 18 Mar 1914, 3914; 1 Apr 1914, 3990. (http://www.Ancestry.com).
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 May 2020), memorial page for Job Howland (18 Jun 1726 – 1 May 1794), Find a Grave Memorial no. 5762153, citing West Barnstable Cemetery, West Barnstable, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Kevin Murphy (contributor 46486461).
  • Mayflower society records, church records, historical records from multiple sources.




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