Joseph N. Howland Jr (1825 - 1907)

Born 20 Jul 1825 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Cordelia (Searles) Howland — married 27 Mar 1845 in Weld, Franklin, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jul 1907 at age 82 in Wilton, Franklin, Maine, United States

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Biography

Joseph N. Howland Jr was born on 20 Jul 1825 in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, the son of Joseph N Howland Sr and Mary (Grover) Howland.

Joseph married Cordelia Searles (1830 - 1911) on 27 Mar 1845 in Weld, Franklin, Maine. They were the parents of eleven known children:

1. Isaac G Howland b. 1847 at Carthage, Maine, d. 29 May 1884 at Wilton, Maine
2. Eugene Edward Howland b. Jan 1852 at Temple, Maine, d. 1931
3. Velzora Ann Howland b. 2 Aug 1855 at Carthage, d. 10 Sep 1944 at Temple
4. Viola Evangeline Howland b. Aug 857 at Carthage, d. 1929 at Wilton
5. Mary Mandana Howland b. Jan 1860 at Carthage, d. 1935 at Livermore Falls, Maine
6. Charles H. Howland b. 16 Aug 1862 at Temple, d. 19 Apr 1902 at Wilton
7. Eliza A Howland b. Oct 1864 at Temple, d. 10 Mar 1911 at Livermore Falls
8. Joseph Goodin Howland b. 22 Jun 1869 at Carthage, d. 1945 at Wilton
9. Jennie Evelen Howland b. 28 Feb 1870 at Wilton, d. 15 Jan 1922 at North Yarmouth, Maine
10. Delia E Howland b. Feb 1872, d. 1951
11. Estella Lucy Howland b. 28 Jan 1875, d. 16 Aug 1882

The 1850 US census for Temple, Maine lists residents Joseph Howland (25), a farmer, Cordelia Howland (18), and Isaac Howland (3).

The 1860 US census for Perkins Plantation, served by the Weld, Maine Post Office, conducted 27 Jul 1860 lists residents Joseph Howland (34), a farmer, born at Bowdoin, Maine, his wife Cordelia (29), born at Carthage, Maine, their children Isaac (12), born at Carthage, Eugene E (8), born at Carthage, Valzora A (5), born at Carthage, Viola (3), born at Carthage and Mary M (6 months), born at Perkins Plantation. Joseph owns real estate valued at $600 and has a personal estate valued at $381.

The 1870 US census for Perkins Plantation, Franklin County, Maine, served by the Wilton, Maine Post Office, conducted on 28 Jun 1870, lists residents Joseph Howland (44), a farmer, wife Cordelia (39), Isaac G (23), a farm laborer, Eugene E (18), Elzora [sic] A (14), Viola E (12), Mary M (10), Charles H (7), Lizzie A (5), Joseph E (2) and India [sic] E (4 months), born in February. Jospeh owns real estate valued at $1000 and has a personal estate valued at $ 1070 while Isaac owns real estate valued at $300 and has a personal estate of $180.

Joseph died on 20 Jul 1907 in Wilton, Franklin, Maine aged 82. He is buried in Adams Cemetery, Wilton, Maine.

Sources

• "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4N3-3PT : 14 January 2020), Joseph Howland, 1845

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JG-Y57 : 22 December 2020), Joseph Howland, Temple, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHR-CMM : 18 February 2021), Joseph Howland, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DN-9KZ : 29 May 2021), Jos N Howland, 1870.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF32-PYV : 14 January 2022), Joseph Howland, Perkins Township, South Franklin Territory, Franklin, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLJ-46Z : 11 March 2022), Joseph Howland, 1900.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQN-XSH : 2 March 2021), Joseph Howland, 20 Jul 1907; citing Wilton, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43608795/joseph-n-howland), memorial page for Joseph N. Howland Jr. (20 Jul 1825–20 Jul 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #43608795, citing Adams Cemetery, Wilton, Franklin County, Maine, USA.