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Josiah Holmes 1599 – 1684 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1599

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: 22 Jan 1684

Death Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: William Holmes

Mother: Bennet Pococke

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Josiah Holmes was born in 1599 in Maidstone, Kent, England, the child of William Holmes and Bennet Pococke. Josiah Holmes passed away in 1684 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • Josiah Holmes was born in 1599 in Maidstone, Kent, England, the child of William Holmes and Bennet Pococke.
  • Josiah Holmes passed away in 1684 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Josiah Holmes's Ancestors

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Josiah Holmes
1599 – 1684
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
William Holmes
1571 –
East Hendred Berkshire
Bennet Pococke
1571 – 1636
East Hendred, Berkshire, England
Grandparents
Gyles Pococke
1558 – 1624
Hampstead Norris, Berkshire, England
Christian Smithe
1562 – 1650
Hampstead Norris, Berkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Bradley
1530 – 1605
Constance Newlin
1532 – 1590
John Smithe\Smythe
1535 – 1642
Jonette Royce
1535 – 1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Pococke
1490 – 1550
Jean Ellis
1490 – 1602

Josiah Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1599
1599
Birth of Josiah Holmes in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1684
22 Jan 1684
Age 85
Death of Josiah Holmes in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1599
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jan 1684
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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