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Edward Jackson Holmes 1846–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 October 1846

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 18 Jul 1884

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Oliver Holmes

Mother: Amelia Jackson

Spouse(s): Henrietta Wigglesworth

Children(s): Edward Holmes

Edward Jackson Holmes was born in 1846 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Oliver Wendell Sr Holmes And Amelia Lee Jackson. In 1860, Edward Jackson Holmes resided in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Edward Jackson Holmes married Henrietta G Wigglesworth, and had children including Edward Jackson Holmes. Edward Jackson Holmes passed away in 1884 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Edward Jackson Holmes was born in 1846 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Oliver Wendell Sr Holmes And Amelia Lee Jackson.
  • In 1860, Edward Jackson Holmes resided in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts.
  • Edward Jackson Holmes married Henrietta G Wigglesworth, and had children including Edward Jackson Holmes.
  • Edward Jackson Holmes passed away in 1884 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Edward Holmes
1846–1884
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes
1809–1894
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Amelia (Lee) Jackson
1818–1888
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Abiel Holmes
1763–1837
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Wendell
1768–1862
Boston
Great-Grandparents
DAVID HOLMES
1721–1779
Temperance Bishop
1733–1803
Oliver Wendell
1733–1818
Mary Jackson
1739–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bishop
1685–1755
Temperance Lathrop
–1755
Edward Jackson
1708–1757
Dorothy Quincy
1709–1762

Edward Holmes's Descendants

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Edward (Jackson) Holmes (24 October 1846–18 Jul 1884) m. Henrietta (G) Wigglesworth (15 Dec 1847–28 Sep 1929)
  1. 1. Edward (Jackson) Holmes 1873–1950 m. Mary T 1876–

Edward Holmes's Timeline

3 Records

1846
24 October 1846
Birth of Edward Jackson Holmes in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Edward Jackson Holmes resided here in Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1884
18 Jul 1884
Age 38
Death of Edward Jackson Holmes in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 October 1846
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1846; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_521; Page: 746; Image: 747.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Boston Ward 6, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_521; Page: 746; Image: 747.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1846; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.

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