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Giles Bliss Holden 1842–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1842

Birth Location: La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 May 1897

Death Location: Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA

Father: Edwin Holden

Mother: Rula Bliss

Spouse(s): Almira Tiffany

Children(s): Giles Holden, Nellie Holden, Merle Holden, Vera Holden, Verna Holden, Knico Holden, Ivy Holden

The story of Giles Bliss Holden began in 1842 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA. In 1850, Giles Bliss Holden resided in District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA. Giles Bliss Holden married Almira Rebecca Tiffany, and had children including Giles Robert Holden, Ivy Lenore Holden, Knico Holden, Merle Dee Holden, Nellie May Holden, Vera Holden, Verna Holden. Giles Bliss Holden passed away in 1897 in Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Giles Bliss Holden began in 1842 in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1850, Giles Bliss Holden resided in District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.
  • Giles Bliss Holden married Almira Rebecca Tiffany, and had children including Giles Robert Holden, Ivy Lenore Holden, Knico Holden, Merle Dee Holden, Nellie May Holden, Vera Holden, Verna Holden.
  • Giles Bliss Holden passed away in 1897 in Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin Holden
1807–1894
Birth Location: New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
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Rula Bliss
1815–1889
Birth Location: Avon, Livingston, New York
RB

Spouses(s)

Almira Tiffany
1847–1914
Birth Location: Garden Grove, Decatur County, Iowa, USA
AT

Children(s)

Giles Holden
1868–1889
Birth Location: Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
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Nellie Holden
1875–1935
Birth Location: Provo, Utah, Utah
NH
Merle Holden
1885–1938
Birth Location: Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
MH
Vera Holden
1887–1967
Birth Location: Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
VH
Verna Holden
1887–1887
Birth Location: –
VH
Knico Holden
1866–1948
Birth Location: Utah
KH
Ivy Holden
1882–1958
Birth Location: Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
IH

Giles Holden's Ancestors

Self
Giles Holden
1842–1897
Birth Place: La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
Parents
Edwin Holden
1807–1894
New Salem, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Rula (Angeline) Bliss
1815–1889
Avon, Livingston, New York
Grandparents
John Bliss
1780–1815
Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA
Lucretia Bishop
1777–1839
Hartford, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Clement Bishop
1748–1840
Loruhamah Davis
1749–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bishop
1712–1804
Elisabeth Holman
1711–1796

Giles Holden's Descendants

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Giles (Bliss) Holden (8 May 1842–20 May 1897) m. Almira (Rebecca) Tiffany (18 Aug 1847–23 Nov 1914)
  1. 1. Giles (Robert) Holden 1868–1889
  2. 2. Nellie (May) Holden 1875–1935
  3. 3. Merle (Dee) Holden 1885–1938 m. Cecil (Clyde) Smith 1892–1967
  4. 4. Vera Holden 1887–1967 m. William (Ernest) Barrett 1887–1957
  5. 5. Verna Holden 1887–1887
  6. 6. Knico Holden 1866–1948 m. Martin (Isaac) Bushman 1866–
    1. 1. Robert Bushman 1909–
  7. 7. Ivy (LeNore) Holden 1882–1958 m. Alexander Mortensen 1881–1963
    1. 1. Ivy (Mern) Mortensen 1906–1918
    2. 2. Loyal (Holden) Mortensen 1908–1986
    3. 3. Phyllis Mortensen 1910–1996 m. Orval (Fisher) Frampton 1909–1968
    4. 4. Maxine Mortensen 1912–1982 m. Melvin (Grant) Fitzgerald 1905–1986
    5. 5. Alexander (Holden) Mortensen 1914–1997 m. Bertha (Maurine) Fullmer 1913–2011
      1. 1. Paul (Holden) Mortenson 1935–2022
      2. 2. Clyde (Fullmer) Mortenson 1936–2017
      3. 3. Jay (Ronald) Mortensen 1946–2025
    6. 6. Mae (Almira) Mortensen 1917–1986 m. Denver (Guild) Blatter 1914–1992
    7. 7. Clifton (Holden) Mortensen 1922–1957

Giles Holden's Timeline

6 Records

1842
8 May 1842
Birth of Giles Bliss Holden in La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
1842
8 May 1842
Birth of Giles Bliss Holden in La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 8
Giles Bliss Holden resided here in District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1860
1860
Age 18
Giles Bliss Holden resided here in Provo, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, USA
Provo, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, USA
1870
1870
Age 28
Giles Bliss Holden resided here in Provo Ward 3, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, USA
Provo Ward 3, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, USA
1897
20 May 1897
Age 55
Death of Giles Bliss Holden in Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1842
    Event Place: La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 288A
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 947; Family History Library F
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 188; Page: 153a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1842
    Event Place: La Harpe, Hancock, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 21, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 188; Page: 153a

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Provo, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Provo, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M653_1314; Page: 947; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Provo Ward 3, Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Provo Ward 3, Utah, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1612; Page: 288A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1897
    Event Place: Provo, Utah County, Utah, USA
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