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Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes 1809–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Aug 1809

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 07 Oct 1894

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Abiel Holmes

Mother: Sarah Wendell

Spouse(s): Amelia Jackson

Children(s): Edward Holmes, Amelia Holmes, Oliver Holmes

In 1809, Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Abiel Holmes And Sarah Wendell. Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes married Amelia Lee Jackson, and had children including Amelia Lee Holmes, Edward Jackson Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes. Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes passed away in 1894 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1809, Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes entered the world in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, born to Abiel Holmes And Sarah Wendell.
  • Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes married Amelia Lee Jackson, and had children including Amelia Lee Holmes, Edward Jackson Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes.
  • Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes passed away in 1894 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Oliver Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Holmes
1809–1894
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Abiel Holmes
1763–1837
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Sarah Wendell
1768–1862
Boston
Grandparents
DAVID HOLMES
1721–1779
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Temperance Bishop
1733–1803
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Oliver Wendell
1733–1818
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Jackson
1739–1804
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bishop
1685–1755
Temperance Lathrop
–1755
Edward Jackson
1708–1757
Dorothy Quincy
1709–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Lathrop
1661–1740
Elizabeth Waterhouse
1672–1726
Jonathan Jackson
1672–1736
Mary Salter
1672–1762

Oliver Holmes's Descendants

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Oliver (Wendell Sr.) Holmes (29 Aug 1809–07 Oct 1894) m. Amelia (Lee) Jackson (22 May 1818–6 Feb 1888)
  1. 1. Edward (Jackson) Holmes 1846–1884 m. Henrietta (G) Wigglesworth 1847–1929
    1. 1. Edward (Jackson) Holmes 1873–1950 m. Mary T 1876–
  2. 2. Amelia (Lee) Holmes 1843–1889
  3. 3. Oliver (Wendell) Holmes 1841–1935 m. Fanny (Bowditch) Dixwell 1840–1929

Oliver Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1809
29 August 1809
Birth of Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1809
29 Aug 1809
Birth of Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1894
7 October 1894
Age 85
Death of Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1894
07 Oct 1894
Age 85
Death of Oliver Wendell Sr. Holmes in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 August 1809
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Passport Applications
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1809; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 178.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: REI.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Aug 1809
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: United States
    Record Source: U.S. Passport Applications

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 October 1894
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Cambridge University Alumni, 1261-1900
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1809; Birth city: Cambridge; Birth state: MA.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 07 Oct 1894
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

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