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Benjamin Holmes 1812 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1812

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 Sep 1897

Death Location: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Barnabas Jr

Mother: Thankful Gammons

Spouse(s): Penelope Swift

Children(s): Mary Holmes, Thankful Holmes, Angeline Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Emma Holmes, Benjamin Holmes

Benjamin Holmes was born in 1812 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Barnabas Holmes Jr and Thankful Gammons. Benjamin Holmes later married Penelope R. Swift, and together they raised children including Mary Morton Holmes, Thankful Holmes, Angeline Holmes, Elizabeth Holmes, Emma F Holmes and Benjamin Holmes. In 1897, Benjamin Holmes passed away in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Parents

Barnabas Jr
1769 – 1844
Birth Location: Plymouth, Massachusetts
BJ
Thankful Gammons
1780 – 1846
Birth Location: Plymouth
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Spouses(s)

Penelope Swift
1825 – 1888
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Holmes
1843 – 1900
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Holmes
1846 – 1912
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Angeline Holmes
1850 –
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
AH
Elizabeth Holmes
1854 – 1909
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
EH
Emma Holmes
1857 –
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
EH
Benjamin Holmes
1864 – 1873
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 24 Aug 1812
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 7 Aug 1820
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Fourth Census of the United States, 1820; Census Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Page: 372; NARA Roll: M33_50; Image: 303

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: Plymouth, Chiltonville, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 10 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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