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AAlternate Birth
1601 Located about 9 miles northeast of Cambridge, England. John, born to Henry & Alice Margaret Howland in 1601 in England./Fenstanton, Huntingdonshire, England

AAlternate Birth
16 January 1602 Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, , England

CChristening
16 January 1602/03 ‎(26 January 1603)‎ Holy Trinity, Ely, Cambridge, England

OOccupation
June 1620
Religion
about 1620
Departure
22 July 1620 The pilgrims had a plan: they would hire out a smaller ship "The Speedwell" to take them to Southampton, England to meet up with the "Mayflower", which was a much larger ship & they would sail together to the new world, "AMERICA"./Delfshaven, HOLLAND ‎( NETHERLANDS )‎
Arrival
29 July 1620 The Speedwell met up with the Mayflower, in Southampton, but she had problems with leaking. They would have to spend about a week on patching it up. John helped with a lot of things, he wanted to be right there to see what there was he could do./Southampton, Hampshire, England
Departure
5 August 1620 Another try out to sea...but the Speedwell wasn't doing well, sure enough it was leaking again..they were going to have to make it as far as Dartmouth and work on the patching again...how frustrating. Everyone thinks they are never going to get to leave./Southampton, England
Arrival
12 August 1620 It looks like another week, that's gonna hold them up even more. John helps and try's to keep the passengers calm. Some people want to give up. They work on the ship desperately, hoping this time the patches hold./Dartmouth, Devon, ENGLAND
Departure
21 August 1620 9 days after setting anchor in Dartmouth, they are ready to leave and try to sail again. People are losing hope in the Speedwell to be seaworthy. It will leak again much to everyone's disappointment, they will have to turn back again.../Dartmouth, Devon, ENGLAND
Returning to England "Plymouth"
2 September 1620 300 miles out...this is awful, it's leaking. John believes this all for a good reason...evidently, the Speedwell was NEVER intended to sail to America, it is better to turn back now than to be in the middle of the ocean, stranded, only to die at sea./Plymouth, Devon, England
Departure
6 September 1620 John, busy helping, transfered everything they could to the Mayflower.The Speedwell wasn't going to America. Alot of people gave up & went back home, the others boarded the Mayflower, 102 passengers. It was very crowded...they set sail away from England./Plymouth, Devon, England
"Man Overboard"
October 1620 NEAR DEATH experience came during a storm while on the ship"MAYFLOWER". He fell overboard: Desperately thinking of his survival, he managed to grab ahold of the top sail halyard ‎( rope )‎, giving the crew enough time to rescue him with a boathook./Atlantic Ocean
"LAND"
9 November 1620 Having traveled 65 days against the force of the Gulf Stream andWesterly winds, at an average speed of 2 miles an hour since leaving England, the crew spotted land on November 9, 1620. They were 220 miles north of the Hudson, off the coast of Cape Cod./220 Miles North of the Hudson, off the coast of Cape Cod
Arrival
11 November 1620 His heart pounded, they made it to America. John had been recruited inEngland by John Carver, ‎( Deacon of the Separatist Church )‎ to join his household & be his assistant in moving the "Leiden, Netherlands" congregation to America. He thanked God.../Cape Cod, America
"Signer of the "Mayflower Compact"
11 November 1620 ‎( Old Style Calendar)‎ John was the 13th signer of 41 of the principal men of the 1st band of pilgrims, a platform of government known as the "Compact" which gave claim of being first signers of this important instrument.‎( Before setting foot on land )‎/The Ship "Mayflower", Cape Cod, America
Residence
between 1620 and 1918 USA
Arrival
1620 Plymouth, Massachusetts

MMarriage
25 March 1623 This man Elizabeth married was "Man Overboard John" on the Mayflower, who easily could have lost his life in that accidental fall, but God had his Hand on the situation./Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

BBirth of Daughter "DESIRE HOWLAND"
22 May 1624 "Desire" was the first born child of John & Elizabeth Howland"s 10children. John and Elizabeth came to America in 1620 from England, both on the Mayflower. His daughter, Desire will marry John Gorham in 1643, they will have 11 children./Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Residence
about 1624 John & Elizabeth have a 1 child, she was named after Desire Minten, who was a kind friend of her mother's orphaned girlhood. John & Elizabeth have been married about a year, they will have 9 more children by 1649./Plymouth Colony, America

""Division of Cattle Agreement"
22 May 1627 ‎( New Style: 1 Jun 1627 )‎ At home with Elizabeth & children: Desire &John Jr. He had acquired 20 acres for each member of his household. Colonists organized into companies, 13 members each, dividing the livestock equally among the companies./Plymouth Colony, America

DDeath of Mother "Alice 'Margaret' Aires-Howland"
30 July 1629 His mother passed away in England, his wife Elizabeth holds him close as they walked along the ocean shores. He hadn't seen his mother since he left in 1620, 9 years ago & never able to see his children. He will always keep her in his heart./England

RResidence
1632 John & Elizabeth have 5 children, Desire, 8, John Jr, 6, Joseph, 5, Hope, 3 and Elizabeth who is about a year. He & Elizabeth have been married for 9 years now, Elizabeth will carry her 6th child in the latter part of this year, giving birth in 1633./Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

DDeath of Father "HENRY HOWLAND,Jr"
17 May 1635 John's heart sank when he got the letter about his fathers death. Hewas a good man, he had been a good father...now he is with his Lord in heaven, his work on earth finished./England

WWill
29 May 1672 The Last Will and Testament of Mr John Howland...‎(http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/PrimarySources/WillsAndProbates/JohnHowland.php )‎/New Plymouth, New Plymouth, New England ‎( Massachusetts )‎
Residence
1672 In 1639 John had purchased this land and a house, where he has spentthe last portion of his life. He lived here through the time of his death./Rocky Nook-Kingston, ‎( Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA )‎

AAlternate Death
23 February 1673 Buried on "Burial Hill Cemetery" Quote from John Cotton : "He was a good old disciple & had bin sometime a magistrate here, a plaine-hearted christian". When John died, he & Elizabeth had raised 10 children and had 88 GRANDCHILDREN./Rocky Nook-Kingston, ‎( Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA )‎

RResidence
between 1642 and 1840 Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Capt. John "Pilgrim" Howland Sr.
Birth about 1593 Fen Stanton, Huntingdonshire, England

Capt. John "Pilgrim" Howland Sr.: 1593-1673

Capt. John "Pilgrim" Howland Sr.
Death 23 February 1673 Rock Nook, Kingston, near Plymouth, MA