Sylvia HOWLAND

1765 - 1837  (71 years)

• Name	Sylvia HOWLAND  [1]
  	To her lovely character and steady discharge of duty her children were in no small degree indebted for the success and honors at which they arrived. She was residing with hr aunt, Mrs. Judith Russell, when Captain Grinnell first saw her at the spinning wheel, and was charmed with her graceful figure and movements. Her children all bore the impress of her features. [1]
  Birth	4 Aug 1765	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	1 Aug 1837	New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I92651	Main Tree
  Last Modified	14 Sep 2018

  
  

  Father	Gideon HOWLAND,   b. 29 Mar 1734, Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 2 May 1823 (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sarah HICKS,   b. 15 Mar 1736   d. 16 Sep 1824 (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	25 Mar 1753  [1, 2]
  Family ID	F38677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt Cornelius GRINNELL,   b. 11 Feb 1758, Little Compton, Rhode Island d. 19 Apr 1850, New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	May 1785  [1]
  Family ID	F38681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 4 Aug 1765 - Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10118] William M. Emery and William W. Crapo, The Howland Heirs being the Story of a Family and a fortune and the Inheritance of a Trust. [S5459] Franklyn Howland, "A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland, and their Descendants, of the United States and Canada", (Franklyn Howard - New Bedford, Mass, - 1885).