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John HOWLAND

John HOWLAND

Male Bef 1599 - 1673  (> 74 years)

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  • Name John HOWLAND 
    Born Bef 1599  Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Migration 11 Nov 1620  “Mayflower” Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Noteworthy Fell overboard on the Mayflower & was rescued 
    DNA Fact R-M269 (R-A9703) 
    Immigrant? Y 
    Identured flag Y 
    Died 23 Feb 1673  Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I40488  Main
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2024 

    Father Henry HOWLAND,   b. 1566, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1635, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Margaret MNU,   b. Abt 1567, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1629, Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 62 years) 
    Married Abt 1590 
    Family ID F29069  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth TILLEY,   b. Bef 30 Aug 1607, Henlow, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1687, Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age > 80 years) 
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Tilley HOWLAND,   b. Feb 1633, Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jan 1692, Suffolk County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years)
    Last Modified 9 May 2016 
    Family ID F28406  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Feb 1673 - Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Burial Hill, Plymouth, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Histories
    The Good Ship Mayflower 1620    		The Good Ship Mayflower 1620
    Passenger list

  • Notes 
    • s/o Henry HOWLAND & Margaret of Fenstanton
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      He was an indentured servant and in later years, the executive assistant and personal secretary to Governor John Carver and accompanied the Separatists and other passengers when they left England to settle in Plymouth, Massachusetts.
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      ohn Howland had several brothers who also came to New England, namely Henry Howland (an ancestor to both Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford) and Arthur Howland (an ancestor to Winston Churchill). [1, 2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S76] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Howland.

    2. [S241] Misc, http://mayflowerhistory.com/howland.


Notes

This website uses dates from the Gregorian calendar (New Style), unless otherwise noted.

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Updated 23 Dec 2023