Capt Cornelius HOWLAND

1758 - 1835  (76 years)

• Name	Cornelius HOWLAND  [1]
  	He early chose a seafaring life and was a successful whaleman, in which business he was master and owner of vessels. He removed to New Bedford and amassed a large property. Captain Howland was a skillful shipmaster, an excellent business man, an honored citizen, and a leading member of the Society of Friends. He had a farm on Clarks Point. During the Revolutionary War he was made a prisoner by the British, and his interesting adventures are narrated in an article written by one of his descendants appearing below. See pages 182-190 of "The Howland Heirs" [1]
  Prefix	Capt
  Birth	13 May 1758	Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Jan 1835	New Bedford, Bristol Co., Massachusetts   [1]
  Person ID	I92645	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	Rhoda WING,   b. 4 Nov 1767   d. 11 Oct 1851 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	5 Jan 1789  [1]
  Family ID	F38687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 13 May 1758 - 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).