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Joshua Holmes 1678–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 August 1678

Birth Location: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Death Date: 23 November 1729

Death Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Father: Joshua Holmes

Mother: Abigail None

Spouse(s): Fear Sturges

Children(s): Joshua Holmes, John Holmes, Abigail Holmes, Temperance Holmes, Thankful Holmes, Thomas Holmes, Mary Holmes, Bethiah Holmes, Marvin Holmes

Joshua Holmes was born in 1678 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Joshua Holmes And Abigail. Joshua Holmes married Fear Sturges, and had children including Abigail Holmes, Bethiah Holmes, John Holmes, Joshua Holmes, Marvin Holmes, Mary Holmes, Temperance Holmes, Thankful Holmes, Thomas Holmes. Joshua Holmes passed away in 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Joshua Holmes was born in 1678 in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA, the child of Joshua Holmes And Abigail.
  • Joshua Holmes married Fear Sturges, and had children including Abigail Holmes, Bethiah Holmes, John Holmes, Joshua Holmes, Marvin Holmes, Mary Holmes, Temperance Holmes, Thankful Holmes, Thomas Holmes.
  • Joshua Holmes passed away in 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Joshua Holmes's Ancestors

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Joshua Holmes
1678–1729
Birth Place: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Parents
Joshua Holmes
1630–1694
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Abigail
1628–1715
Rehoboth, Bristol, MA, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert Holmes
1609–1676
Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Ellin Bolton
1615–1675
St Michael Cornhill, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua Holmes's Descendants

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Joshua Holmes (29 August 1678–23 November 1729) m. Fear Sturges (1681–22 June 1753)
  1. 1. Joshua Holmes 1700–1777 m. Mary Richardson 1678–1749
    1. 1. James Holmes 1731–1767 m. Zerviah Mason 1735–1771
      1. 1. James Holmes 1755–1819 m. Esther Babcock 1757–
        1. 1. Rev. (Isaiah Holmes) Sr. 1819–1906 m. Elizabeth (Ann) Morris 1823–1905
        2. 2. Hazard Holmes 1788–
        3. 3. Ephraim Holmes 1778–
        4. 4. Esther Holmes 1790–
        5. 5. Esther Holmes 1784–1784
        6. 6. Eunice Holmes 1784–1784
        7. 7. James Holmes 1792–
        8. 8. Nancy Holmes 1780–
        9. 9. Nehemiah Holmes 1786–
        10. 10. Noyes Holmes 1793–
        11. 11. Robert Holmes 1782–
    2. 2. Abigail Holmes 1741–
    3. 3. Anna Holmes 1733–1772
    4. 4. Joseph Holmes 1745–1780
    5. 5. Joshua Holmes 1726–1799
    6. 6. Mary Holmes 1725–1773
    7. 7. Prudence Holmes –1799
    8. 8. Sarah Holmes –1767
  2. 2. John Holmes 1702–1783
  3. 3. Abigail Holmes 1703–
  4. 4. Temperance Holmes 1707–1792
  5. 5. Thankful Holmes 1708–
  6. 6. Thomas Holmes 1711–
  7. 7. Mary Holmes 1713–
  8. 8. Bethiah Holmes 1715–1744
  9. 9. Marvin Holmes 1717–

Joshua Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1678
29 August 1678
Birth of Joshua Holmes in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
1729
23 November 1729
Age 51
Death of Joshua Holmes in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1678
    Event Place: Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] The New England Historical & Genealogical Register
    [3] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [4] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [8] North America, Family Histories
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 23 Nov 1729
    Record Source: Findagrave, Joshua Holmes II 23 Nov 1729

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 November 1729
    Event Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, U.S., Town Death Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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