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Josiah Holmes 1715–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1715

Birth Location: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Bef. 9 Feb 1761

Death Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Holmes

Mother: Susanna Randall

Spouse(s): Sarah Rogers

Children(s): Abigail Holmes, Mercy Holmes, Hewet Holmes, Ruth Holmes, Jonah Holmes, Ursula Holmes, Sarah Holmes, Molly Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Betsey Holmes, Hannah Holmes

Josiah Holmes was born in 1715 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Holmes And Susanna Randall. Josiah Holmes married Sarah Rogers, and had children including Abigail Holmes, Betsey Holmes, Hannah Holmes, Hewet Holmes, Jonah Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Mercy Holmes, Molly Holmes, Ruth Holmes, Sarah Holmes, Ursula Holmes. Josiah Holmes passed away in 1761 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Holmes was born in 1715 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, the child of John Holmes And Susanna Randall.
  • Josiah Holmes married Sarah Rogers, and had children including Abigail Holmes, Betsey Holmes, Hannah Holmes, Hewet Holmes, Jonah Holmes, Lydia Holmes, Mercy Holmes, Molly Holmes, Ruth Holmes, Sarah Holmes, Ursula Holmes.
  • Josiah Holmes passed away in 1761 in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Holmes's Ancestors

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Josiah Holmes
1715–1761
Birth Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Holmes
1678–1756
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna Randall
1687–1732
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Holmes
1640–1679
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Sampson
1642–1715
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Henry Sampson
1604–1684
Ann Plummer
1615–1684
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sampson
1574–1639
Martha Cooper
1578–1654
Elizabeth Plummer
1600–1640

Josiah Holmes's Descendants

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Josiah Holmes (26 Sep 1715–Bef. 9 Feb 1761) m. Sarah Rogers (16 Jun 1717–19 Nov 1812)
  1. 1. Abigail Holmes 1737–1811
  2. 2. Mercy Holmes 1739–1787
  3. 3. Hewet Holmes 1742–
  4. 4. Ruth Holmes 1745–1834
  5. 5. Jonah Holmes 1748–
  6. 6. Ursula Holmes 1751–
  7. 7. Sarah Holmes 1754–
  8. 8. Molly Holmes 1756–1820
  9. 9. Lydia Holmes 1756–
  10. 10. Betsey Holmes 1758–1856
  11. 11. Hannah Holmes 1738–

Josiah Holmes's Timeline

2 Records

1715
26 Sep 1715
Birth of Josiah Holmes in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1761
Bef. 9 Feb 1761
Age 46
Death of Josiah Holmes in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1715
    Event Place: Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 9 Feb 1761
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

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