Capt Cornelius HOWLAND

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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"

Cornelius married Rhoda WING on 5 Jan 1789. Rhoda (daughter of Edward WING and Edith TUCKER) was born on 4 Nov 1767; died on 11 Oct 1851. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]