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Edwin Selleck Holly 1800–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 January 1800

Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 04 Nov 1856

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Isaac Holly

Mother: Levina Bishop

Spouse(s): Mary Howe

Children(s): Sarah Holly, Mary Holly, Edwin Holly, Henry Holly, John Holly

Edwin Selleck Holly was born in 1800 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Isaac Holly And Levina Bishop. In 1850, Edwin Selleck Holly resided in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Edwin Selleck Holly married Mary Elizabeth Howe, and had children including Edwin Selleck Holly, Henry Hobart Holly, John Isaac Holly, Mary Elizabeth Holly, Sarah Levina Holly. Edwin Selleck Holly passed away in 1856 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Edwin Selleck Holly was born in 1800 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, the child of Isaac Holly And Levina Bishop.
  • In 1850, Edwin Selleck Holly resided in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA.
  • Edwin Selleck Holly married Mary Elizabeth Howe, and had children including Edwin Selleck Holly, Henry Hobart Holly, John Isaac Holly, Mary Elizabeth Holly, Sarah Levina Holly.
  • Edwin Selleck Holly passed away in 1856 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edwin Holly's Ancestors

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Edwin Holly
1800–1856
Birth Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Isaac Holly
1768–1827
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Levina Bishop
1769–1815
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Alexander Bishop
1745–1807
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Mary Bates
1746–1771
Stamford, Fairfield Co., CT, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bates
1715–1800
Mary Ferris
1717–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Ferris
1660–1737
Mercy Bell
1678–1747

Edwin Holly's Descendants

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Edwin (Selleck) Holly (4 January 1800–04 Nov 1856) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Howe (11 Nov 1807–26 Sep 1891)
  1. 1. Sarah (Levina) Holly 1830–1868
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Holly 1832–1905
  3. 3. Edwin (Selleck) Holly 1838–1908
  4. 4. Henry (Hobart) Holly 1840–1901 m. Margaret (Ann) Carnley 1839–1902
    1. 1. Harriet (W.) Holly 1866–1940
    2. 2. Sarah (Levina) Holly 1868–1903
    3. 3. Fanny (Carnley) Holly 1872–1874
    4. 4. Henry (Hobart Holly) Jr. 1872–1917 m. Charlotte Holly 1873–1965
      1. 1. William (Morgan) Holly –1912
    5. 5. Margaret (Carnley) Holly 1873–1937
  5. 5. John (Isaac) Holly 1843–1911

Edwin Holly's Timeline

3 Records

1800
4 January 1800
Birth of Edwin Selleck Holly in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
1850
1850
Age 50
Edwin Selleck Holly resided here in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
1856
04 Nov 1856
Age 56
Death of Edwin Selleck Holly in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 January 1800
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M432_38; Page: 277A; Image: 553
    [5] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll: M432_38; Page: 277A; Image: 553

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1856
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Connecticut, Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, Connecticut State Library; Hartford, Connecticut; The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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