Joseph Howland was born 30 September 1749 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States to Nathaniel Howland (1705-1766) and Abigail Burt (1718-1766) and died 11 March 1836 New York City, Brooklyn County, New York, United States of unspecified causes. He married Lydia Bill (1753-1838) 26 May 1772 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Lydia Howland (1773-1852) | |||
| Jane Abigail Howland (1776-1833) | |||
| Susan Howland (1779-1852) | 20 May 1779 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States | 23 September 1852 New York City, New York County, New York, United States | John Aspinwall (1774-1847) |
| Joseph Howland (1780-1827) | |||
| Elizabeth Howland (1782-1857) | |||
| Harriet Howland (1784-1856) | |||
| William Bill Howland (1786-1786) | |||
| Gardiner Greene Howland (1787-1851) | 4 September 1787 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States | 9 November 1851 New York City, New York, United States | Louisa Edgar (1789-1826) Louisa Sophia Meredith (1810-) |
| Nathaniel Howland (1789-) | |||
| Samuel Shaw Howland (1789-1853) | 15 August 1789 Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, United States | 9 February 1853 | Joanna Esther Hone (1799-1848) |
| Mary Ann Howland (1792-1866) | |||
| Edward Howland (1794-1794) | |||
| Francis Howland (1796-1796) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Nathaniel Howland (1735-1736) | |||
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Martha Howland (1739-) | |||
| Abigail Howland (1740-1821) | |||
| Nathaniel Howland (1742-1779) | |||
| John Howland (1744-1789) | |||
| Samuel Howland (1746-) | |||
| Martha Howland (1747-) | |||
| Joseph Howland (1749-1836) | 30 September 1749 Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States | 11 March 1836 New York City, Brooklyn County, New York, United States | Lydia Bill (1753-1838) |
| Susanna Howland (1752-) | |||
| Joseph Howland (1760-) | |||