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Obadiah Holmes 1610 – 1682 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 March 1610

Birth Location: Didsbury, Lancashire, England

Death Date: 15 October 1682

Death Location: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, USA

Father: Robert Hulme

Mother: Katherine Johnson

Spouse(s): Catherine Hyde

Children(s): Mary Holmes

The story of Obadiah Holmes began in 1610 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England. In 1677, Obadiah Holmes established residence. Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde, and had children including Mary Holmes. Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Obadiah Holmes began in 1610 in Didsbury, Lancashire, England.
  • In 1677, Obadiah Holmes established residence.
  • Obadiah Holmes married Catherine Hyde, and had children including Mary Holmes.
  • Obadiah Holmes passed away in 1682 in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, USA.

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Children(s)

Obadiah Holmes's Ancestors

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Obadiah Holmes
1610 – 1682
Birth Place: Didsbury, Lancashire, England
Parents
Robert Hulme
Katherine Johnson
1584 – 1630
Stockport, (Present Lancashire), (Present UK), Cheshire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obadiah Holmes's Descendants

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Obadiah Holmes (18 March 1610 – 15 October 1682) m. Catherine Hyde (27 October 1608 – 15 October 1682)
  1. 1. Mary Holmes (1629 – 1690) m. Elder (John) Brown (1629 – 1706)
    1. 1. John ((James)) Brown (18 May 1662 – 28 October 1732) m. Mary Harris (17 December 1671 – 18 August 1736)
      1. 1. Anne Brown (25 May 1710 – 16 November 1776) m. Samuel Comstock (1715 – 16 January 1755)
        1. 1. Martha Comstock ( – 8 Dec 1802) m. Richard Eddy (11 Dec 1736 – 20 Oct 1784)

Obadiah Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1610
18 March 1610
Birth of Obadiah Holmes in Didsbury, Lancashire, England
Didsbury, Lancashire, England
1610
18 Mar 1610
Obadiah Holmes was baptized in Saint James,Didsbury,Lancashire,England
Saint James,Didsbury,Lancashire,England
1677
1677
Age 67
Obadiah Holmes resided here
None
1682
15 October 1682
Age 72
Death of Obadiah Holmes in Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, USA
Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 March 1610
    Event Place: Didsbury, Lancashire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1610
    Event Place: Saint James,Didsbury,Lancashire,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1677
    Record Source: New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newport, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: A sermon preached November 26, 1829: containing a history of the origin and growth of the Second Baptist Church in Newport (R.I.).

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] James Cox Brady and his ancestry
    [2] Ancestors and descendents of Samuel E. Bradt and Bertha Glidden Bradt

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 October 1682
    Event Place: Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [5] Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Rhode Island, U.S., Historical Cemetery Commission Index, 1647-2008

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