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Elijah Holmes 1777–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 19, 1777

Birth Location: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: June 2, 1855

Death Location: West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA

Father: Jonathan Holmes

Mother: Eunice Richards

Spouse(s): Olive Ingalls

Children(s): Pamela Holmes, Alvah Holmes, Orange Holmes, Clarissa Holmes, David Holmes

The story of Elijah Holmes began in 1777 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA. Elijah Holmes married Olive Ingalls, and had children including Alvah Holmes, Clarissa Holmes, David Holmes, Orange Holmes, Pamela Holmes. Elijah Holmes passed away in 1855 in West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Holmes began in 1777 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • Elijah Holmes married Olive Ingalls, and had children including Alvah Holmes, Clarissa Holmes, David Holmes, Orange Holmes, Pamela Holmes.
  • Elijah Holmes passed away in 1855 in West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA.

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Elijah Holmes's Ancestors

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Elijah Holmes
1777–1855
Birth Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Jonathan Holmes
1749–1814
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut
Eunice Richards
1755–1822
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut
Grandparents
Nathaniel Holmes
1723–1783
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut
Mary Jordan
1723–1752
Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Great-Grandparents
Jehosaphat Holmes
1690–1745
Sarah Waldo
1691–1742
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Holmes
1639–1712
Patience Topliffe
1644–1696

Elijah Holmes's Descendants

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Elijah Holmes (August 19, 1777–June 2, 1855) m. Olive Ingalls (November 12, 1781–June 5, 1806)
  1. 1. Pamela Holmes 1805–1847 m. Albert (Gallatin) Ellis 1800–1885
    1. 1. Sophronia Ellis 1824–1881
    2. 2. Eleazer (Holmes) Ellis 1826–1906
    3. 3. Fredrick (Seymour) Ellis 1830–1879
    4. 4. Orange (R.) Ellis 1841–1874
    5. 5. Richard (F. C.) Ellis 1832–1881
    6. 6. Virginia Ellis 1836–1853
  2. 2. Alvah Holmes 1799–1873 m. Sophronia Ellis 1803–1845 m. Betsy Taylor 1794–1876
    1. 1. Asahel (Brainerd) Holmes 1843–1916 m. Sarah (Ann) Tyler –1895
      1. 1. Bertie Holmes 1870–
      2. 2. Ondie Holmes 1872–1948
      3. 3. Ellis Holmes 1874–
      4. 4. Betha Holmes 1876–
    2. 2. Augustus (Stephen) Holmes 1841–1894
    3. 3. Lyman (Kenneth) Holmes 1830–1915
    4. 4. Olive (Ingalls) Holmes 1822–1894
    5. 5. Albert (Gallatin Ellis) Holmes 1824–1895
    6. 6. Clinton (Elijah) Holmes 1826–1898
    7. 7. Lavantia (Candace) Holmes 1832–1914
    8. 8. Leonidas (Kellogg) Holmes 1837–1910
    9. 9. Leonidas Holmes 1835–1835
  3. 3. Orange Holmes 1801–1864
  4. 4. Clarissa Holmes 1806–
  5. 5. David Holmes 1803–

Elijah Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1777
August 19, 1777
Birth of Elijah Holmes in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1855
June 2, 1855
Age 78
Death of Elijah Holmes in West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA
West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 19, 1777
    Event Place: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 2, 1855
    Event Place: West Winfield, Herkimer, New York, USA

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