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John Galen Holley 1618 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1618

Birth Location: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England

Death Date: 25 May 1681

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

Father: Samuel Holley

Mother: Elizabeth Holly

Spouse(s): Mary Holley

Children(s): Increase Holley

In 1618, John Galen Holley entered the world in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England, born to Samuel Holley and Elizabeth Holly. John Galen Holley married Mary Agnes Holley, and had children including Increase Holley. John Galen Holley passed away in 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1618, John Galen Holley entered the world in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England, born to Samuel Holley and Elizabeth Holly.
  • John Galen Holley married Mary Agnes Holley, and had children including Increase Holley.
  • John Galen Holley passed away in 1681 in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Children(s)

John Holley's Ancestors

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John Holley
1618 – 1681
Birth Place: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Parents
Samuel Holley
1588 – 1643
St Leonard's Parish, Shoreditch, London, England
Elizabeth Holly
1590 – 1645
Shoreditch St Leonard, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Dr. (Luther) Holley
1556 – 1618
LEONARD'S PARISH, Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Lavinia) Dakin
1560 – 1647
Shoreditch, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
EDMUND (Halley)
1500 – 1556
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Holley's Descendants

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John (Galen) Holley (26 May 1618 – 25 May 1681) m. Mary (Agnes) Holley (1620 – 7 April 1714)
  1. 1. Increase Holley (20 August 1643 – 20 May 1732) m. Elizabeth Newman (1655 – 5 December 1713)
    1. 1. John (W.) Holley (1665 – 23 Dec 1728) m. Elizabeth Leightsey (1645 – 1730)
      1. 1. Nathaniel (Holley) Sr. (1680 – 9 May 1726) m. Jeanne (Sarah) Ricks (30 Jun 1687 – 3 Nov 1726)
        1. 1. John (Dickinson Holley) Sr. (1690 – 23 December 1728) m. Sarah Church (1690 – 1728)
        2. 2. Julius Holley (1720 – 1771) m. Sarah King (1720 – 1771) m. Anne Tucker
    2. 2. Nathaniel Holly (26 September 1692 – 1 June 1758)

John Holley's Timeline

2 Records

1618
26 May 1618
Birth of John Galen Holley in Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
1681
25 May 1681
Age 63
Death of John Galen Holley in Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1618
    Event Place: Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney, Greater London, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1681
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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