Louisa (Edgar) Howland (1789-1826)

Mrs Louisa (Edgar) Howland

She was the daughter of the wealthy and influential merchant William Edgar whose capital allowed her husband to enter the shipping trade. They were the parents of five children before her premature death.

Parents

William Edgar

Fur Trader & Shipping Merchant, of New York City

1739-1820

Isabella (White) Edgar

Mrs Isabella (White) Edgar

1753-1793

Spouse

Gardiner Greene Howland

Co-Founder of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., New York

1787-1851

Children

William Edgar Howland

William Edgar Howland, Shipping Merchant, of Howland & Aspinwall

1813-1885

Annabella (Howland) Leavitt

Mrs Annabella Edgar (Howland) Leavitt

1816-1899

Abby (Howland) Wolcott

Mrs Abby Woolsey (Howland) Wolcott

1817-1851

Robert Shaw Howland

Robert Shaw Howland, of New York City

1820-1887

Maria (Howland) Brown

Mrs Maria Louisa (Howland) Brown

1825-1905