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Edward Jackson Holmes 1846 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1846

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Jul 1884

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Dr. Holmes

Mother: Amelia Jackson

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In 1846, Edward Jackson Holmes entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Amelia Lee Jackson. Edward Jackson Holmes passed away in 1884 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1846, Edward Jackson Holmes entered the world in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, born to Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes and Amelia Lee Jackson.
  • Edward Jackson Holmes passed away in 1884 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Edward Holmes's Ancestors

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Edward Holmes
1846 – 1884
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes
1809 – 1894
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Amelia (Lee) Jackson
1818 – 1888
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Rev. (Dr. Abiel) Holmes
1763 – 1837
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Wendell
1768 – 1862
Boston, Massachusetts
Charles Jackson
1775 – 1855
Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Fanny Cabot
1780 – 1868
Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
David Holmes
1721 – 1799
Temperance Bishop
1733 – 1803
Oliver Wendell
1733 – 1818
Mary Jackson
1739 – 1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rev. Holmes
1692 – 1745
Bathshua Sanford
1700 – 1789
Colonel Wendell
1691 – 1761
Sarah Oliver
1696 – 1762
Edward Jackson
1708 – 1757
Dorothy Quincy
1709 – 1762

Edward Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1846
17 Oct 1846
Birth of Edward Jackson Holmes in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1884
18 Jul 1884
Age 38
Death of Edward Jackson Holmes in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1846
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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