Sarah
HOWLAND
Born
abt. 1645
,
Providence Plantations
Died
2 October 1712
,
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Born: abt. 1645 in Providence Plantations
Father:
Henry HOWLAND
Mother:
Mary UNKNOWN
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sarah married Robert DENNIS 16 November 1672 in Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Robert DENNIS was born abt. 1631 in England (United Kingdom). Robert died 5 June 1691 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA.
Sarah HOWLAND died 2 October 1712 in Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
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Spouse & Children of Sarah HOWLAND
Sarah HOWLAND married 
Robert DENNIS
Marriage date: 16 November 1672
Marriage place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Robert DENNISMarriage date: 16 November 1672
Marriage place: Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Marriage notes:
DENNIS Robert Robert (-1691), Portsmouth & Sarah HOWLAND (?1645-1712, ae 67), Duxbury 19 Nov 1672 ?Portsmouth, RI {Reg. 49:441 Austin: GDRI 65 RI VR 7:13, 54 T. Cooke 29 Howland 69 Allen (,2) 78 Brownell 62 Holman ms: Dennis 6}
Children of Robert DENNIS and Sarah HOWLAND
Mary DENNISBorn: 20 September 1673, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1700,
Died: abt. 1700,
Married: George LAWTON 1692 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Ebenezer DENNISBorn: abt. 1675, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: ,
Died: ,
Robert DENNISBorn: 16 November 1677, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 5 January 1730, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 5 January 1730, Tiverton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Sarah DENNISBorn: 31 October 1679, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 24 October 1759, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 24 October 1759, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
John DENNISBorn: 15 August 1682, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 4 August 1732, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 4 August 1732, Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Joseph DENNISBorn: 25 May 1689, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Dominion of New England
Died: 24 October 1759, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 24 October 1759, Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Married: Sarah DURFEE 20 April 1721 Place: Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
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1672 Marriage / PartnerSarah HOWLAND and Robert DENNIS 16 November 1672, Duxbury, Massachusetts, USA (Cedar Crest) (South Duxbury) (West Duxbury)
1673 Birth of ChildMary DENNIS was born 20 September 1673, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1677 Birth of ChildRobert DENNIS was born 16 November 1677, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1679 Birth of ChildSarah DENNIS was born 31 October 1679, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1682 Birth of ChildJohn DENNIS was born 15 August 1682, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1689 Birth of ChildJoseph DENNIS was born 25 May 1689, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
1691 Death of Spouse/PartnerRobert DENNIS died 5 June 1691, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Author John Osborne Austin
Edition reprint
Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 1995
ISBN 080630006X, 9780806300061
Length 496 pages
Page 65){kind=small}
1712 DENNIS DENNIS Sarah, widow of Robert, Portsmouth, aged 67 years, Oct. 2. 1712, maiden name Howland. Death Rhode Island Friends Records
Title The genealogical dictionary of Rhode Island: comprising three generations of settlers who came before 1690 (With many families carried to the fourth generation)
Author John Osborne Austin
Edition reprint
Publisher Genealogical Publishing Com, 1995
ISBN 080630006X, 9780806300061
Length 496 pages
Page 65
Vital Records of Rhode Island, 1636-1850
Death — 17122 October 1712
Portsmouth, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Friends Cemetery Newport Newport County Rhode Island, USA
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Last updated: 8/28/2019 12:52:15 PM
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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