Gardiner Greene Howland (1787 - 1851)

Born 4 Sep 1787 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States

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Died 11 Nov 1851 at age 64 in New York City, New York, New York, United States

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Biography

Gardiner Green Howland, son of Joseph and Lydia (Bill) Howland, was born on 4 Sep. 1787.^[1]

He married Louisa Edgar, daughter of William Edgar and Isabella (White) Edgar, on 14 Dec. 1812.^[1][2] in New York City, New York, at the First and Second Church. ^[3] Louisa was b Oct 14 1789, dau of Isabella White ^[4] and William Edgar. ^[5]

He and Louisa had children, including the following: ^{[4] [6]}

1. William Edgar, b Nov 26 1813, baptized Nov 28 1813 New York City, New York, ^[7] d Apr 25 1885, mar 1st Ann Walter Cogswell, mar 2nd Hortense De La Roche La Perience / LePeriere
2. Ann Annabella Edgar, b Jul 22 1815, d Dec 12 1899, age 83, ^[8] mar Rufus Leavitt Mar 31 1838
3. Abby Woolsey, b Nov 11 1817, d Jan 14 1851, mar Frederick Henry Wolcott Jun 12 1838
4. Robert Shaw, b Sep 11 1820 or Nov 9 1820, christened Jun 10 1821 New York City, ^[9] d Feb 4 1887, mar Mary Elizabeth Watts Woolsey Jan 16 1853
5. Maria Louisa, b Apr 25 1825, christened Nov 3 1825 New York City, New York, ^[10] d Nov 7 1905, ^[11] d Nov 1905, mar James Brown Nov 11 1844, mar James Clendenin / Glendening

Louisa died on 26 Aug. 1826 and he married Louisa Meredith on 7 July 1829.^[1][2]

He and Louisa had children, including the following: ^[6]

1. Rebecca Brien, b Jan 15 1831, d Aug 21 1876, mar James Roosevelt
2. Meredith, b Mar 31 1833, d Apr 4 1912, m Adelaide Torrance
3. Gardiner Green, Jr., b Jul 22 1834, d May 9 1903, age 68, widowed, Manhattan, New York, buried in Greenwood ^[12]
4. Joanna Hone, b Jul 13 1842, d Jul 1 1905, ^[13] mar Irving Grinnel
5. Emma Meredith, b Feb 22 1847, d Aug 8 1849
6. Samuel Shaw, b Aug 28 1849, d Apr 27 1925. mar 1st Rebecca / Frederica Belmont, 2nd Leslie M. S.

1850 living in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York ^[14]

G G Howland Male 62 Connecticut, United States

Louisa Howland Female 40 New York, United States

Maria L Brown Female 24 New York, United States

Rebecca Howland Female 20 New York, United States

Joana Howland Female 8 New York, United States

L L Howland Male 1 New York, United States <-- should be Samuel

Gardiner died on 11 Nov 1851, age 64, ^[1] in Manhattan, New York. ^[15]

He was buried at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York. His memorial has a photo and links to those of family members.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} History of the Bill Family by Ledyard Bill. 1867. Page 176.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} The Duyckinck and allied families, Pg 31 : being a record of the descendants of Evert Duyckink who settled in New Amsterdam, now New York, in 1638. by Duyckinck, Whitehead Cornell. Pages 17, 31
3. ↑ "New York Marriages, 1686-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK1K-HBT : 21 January 2020), Gardiner G. Howland, 1812.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} The Duyckinck and Allied Families Page 31 #245 Louisa with husband and children
5. ↑ The Duyckinck and Allied Families Page 17 #133 Isabella White with husband and children, Louisa #247
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 17 August 2020), memorial page for Gardiner Greene Howland Sr. (4 Sep 1787–9 Nov 1851), Find A Grave: Memorial #28868003 , citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County (Brooklyn), New York, USA ; Maintained by CMWJR (contributor 50059520) Gravestone picture
7. ↑ "New York, Church Records, 1660-1954," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGP6-YWY8 : 10 October 2019), Gardiner G Howland in entry for William Edgar Howland, 26 Nov 1813; citing Birth, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, multiple churches, New York.
8. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WYN-8LC : 3 June 2020), Gardener G. Howland in entry for Annabella E. Leavitt, 1899.
9. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2HX-JMT : 21 January 2020), Gardiner G. Howland in entry for Robert Shaw Howland, 1821.
10. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2H6-L22 : 20 January 2020), G. G. Howland in entry for Maria Louisa Howland, 1825.
11. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27BT-KXV : 3 June 2020), Gardiner G. Howland in entry for Maria Louisa Clendenin, 1905.
12. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WXN-XZK : 3 June 2020), Gardiner G. Howland in entry for Gardiner Greene Howland, 1903.
13. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27BP-WTB : 3 June 2020), Gardinet Howlands in entry for Joanna H Grinnell, 1 Jul 1905; citing Death, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,323,091.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY7-KFQ : 4 April 2020), G G Howland, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing family 1984, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
15. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6M3-124 : 3 June 2020), Gardiner G. Howland, 9 Nov 1851; citing Death, Manhattan, New York County, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 447,554.

See Also:

• Bill, Ledyard. History of the Bill Family (New York, 1867). Page 176-177 #483 Gardiner
• Duyckinck, Whitehead Cornell and John Cornell. The Duyckinck and Allied Families (T A Wright, New York, 1908)

• Ancestry Profile Gardiner Greene Howland] Born: 1787 in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States in Private family tree of Thiotimoline.

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