Person:Daniel Howland (14)

A Brief Genealogical and Biographical History of Arthur, Henry, and John Howland And their Descendants of the United States and Canada By Franklyn Howland First Edition New Bedford, Mass: Published by the Author 1885 Page 232 -233 Daniel, (Daniel 6,Daniel 5,Daniel 4, Daniel 3,Zoeth 2,Henry 1) born 1797, in East Greenwich, R.I.; m. in 1835, Abigail Susan Greene. He lived for a time in Centreville, R.I. He was a man highly esteemed, and brought no reproach upon the worthy line of four Daniels through whom he descended.

BIOGRAPHY: Daniel Howland, son of Daniel and Sarah (Greene) Howland, was born in East Greenwich, R.I., in 1797, and died at the old homestead in August, 1871. For a time he was located in New York City, and for four years was a member of the commission firm of Franklin & Howland. Later he returned to East Greenwich, and devoted his attention to farming on the old homestead. He was a Whig in politics, later a Republican, and held many local offices. He was a man of honorable life, highly esteemed by his many friends. He was a member of the Society of Friends, but married out of the church. He married, in East Greenwich, June 8, 1835, Abigail Susan Greene, daughter of John and Abigail Susan Greene, she a descendant of Surgeon John Greene. (from History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations: Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc. 1920)

Daniel was born in East Greenwich, R. I., in 1807, and died at the old homestead in August, 1871. For a time he was located in New York City, and for four years was a member of the commission firm of Franklin & Howland. Later he returned to East Greenwich, and devoted his attention to farming on the old homestead. He was a Whig in politics, later a Republican, and held many local offices. He was a man of honorable life, highly esteemed by his many friends. He was a member of the Society of Friends, but married out of the church. He married, in East Greenwich, June 8, 1835, Abigail Susan Greene, daughter of John and Abigail Susan Greene, she a descendant of Surgeon John Greene.

1. ↑ American Historical Society, Inc., 1920. The History of the State of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations: Biographical. (Pages 118-20).
2. ↑ Narragansett Record of Friends, in Arnold, James N. Vital Record of Rhode Island, 1636–1850: First series, births, marriages and deaths. A family register for the people. (Narragansett Hist. Publ. Co., 1891)
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   HOWLAND, Daniel, of Daniel and Sarah, [born] East Greenwich 2d 1m 1797