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Joshua Holmes 1630 – 1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 November 1630

Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 14 April 1694

Death Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Robert Holmes

Mother: Ellin Bolton

Spouse(s): Abigail None

Children(s): Mary Holmes, Joshua Holmes

Joshua Holmes was born in 1630 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Robert Holmes and Ellin Bolton. In 1670, Joshua Holmes resided in Stonington, New London, Connecticut. In 1677, Joshua Holmes resided in USA. Joshua Holmes married Abigail, and had children including Mary Holmes, Joshua Holmes. Joshua Holmes passed away in 1694 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Holmes was born in 1630 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA, the child of Robert Holmes and Ellin Bolton.
  • In 1670, Joshua Holmes resided in Stonington, New London, Connecticut.
  • In 1677, Joshua Holmes resided in USA.
  • Joshua Holmes married Abigail, and had children including Mary Holmes, Joshua Holmes.
  • Joshua Holmes passed away in 1694 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joshua Holmes's Ancestors

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Joshua Holmes
1630 – 1694
Birth Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Robert Holmes
1609 – 1676
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellin Bolton
1615 – 1675
St Michael Cornhill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Holmes's Descendants

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Joshua Holmes (1 November 1630 – 14 April 1694) m. Abigail (1628 – 12 February 1715)
  1. 1. Mary Holmes (1676 – 1751)
  2. 2. Joshua Holmes (29 August 1678 – 23 November 1729) m. Fear Sturges (1681 – 22 June 1753)
    1. 1. Joshua Holmes (14 Aug 1700 – 2 October 1777) m. Mary Richardson (1678 – 1749)
      1. 1. Mary Holmes (6 May 1725 – 1773)
      2. 2. Joshua Holmes (28 December 1726 – 21 November 1799)
      3. 3. James Holmes (17 Apr 1731 – 1 October 1767) m. Zerviah Mason (1735 – 12 Oct 1771)
        1. 1. James Holmes (22 Apr 1755 – 1819) m. Esther Babcock (1757 – )
      4. 4. Anna Holmes (24 June 1733 – 1772)
      5. 5. Abigail Holmes (18 Oct 1741 – )
      6. 6. Joseph Holmes (9 December 1745 – 1780)
      7. 7. Prudence Holmes ( – 27 November 1799)
      8. 8. Sarah Holmes ( – 1 October 1767)
      9. 9. Fear Main
    2. 2. John Holmes (10 Jun 1702 – 2 Sep 1783)
    3. 3. Abigail Holmes (28 Feb 1703 – )
    4. 4. Temperance Holmes (29 Jan 1707 – 3 April 1792)
    5. 5. Thankful Holmes (12 Nov 1708 – )
    6. 6. Thomas Holmes (19 Jan 1711 – )
    7. 7. Mary Holmes (19 Mar 1713 – )
    8. 8. Bethiah Holmes (29 Jul 1715 – Jun 1744)
    9. 9. Marvin Holmes (17 Nov 1717 – )

Joshua Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1630
1 November 1630
Birth of Joshua Holmes in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
1670
1670
Age 40
Joshua Holmes resided here in Stonington, New London, Connecticut
Stonington, New London, Connecticut
1677
1677-1939
Age 47
Joshua Holmes resided here in USA
USA
1694
14 April 1694
Age 64
Death of Joshua Holmes in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 November 1630
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1670
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1790-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1677-1939
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: The Snow-Estes ancestry

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Genealogy of the descendants of William Chesebrough of Boston, Rehoboth, Mass.
    [2] A Potter-Richardson memorial : the ancestral lines of William W. Potter of Michigan, and his wife, Margaret (Richardson) Potter
    [3] The Brown family history : tracing the Clark Brown line
    [4] A Record of Some of the Ancestors of Guilford Solon Tingley and His Wife, Martha Pamelia Mey

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1694
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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