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Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes 1763 – 1837 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1763

Birth Location: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 8 Jun 1837

Death Location: Connecticut

Father: David Holmes

Mother: Temperance Bishop

Spouse(s): Mary Stiles, Sarah Wendell, Sarah Wendell

Children(s): Mary Holmes, Ann Holmes, Sarah Holmes, Dr. Holmes, John Holmes, Ann Holmes

The story of Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes began in 1763 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA. In 1810, Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes resided in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes married Mary Stiles, Sarah Wendell, Sarah Wendell, and had children including Mary Jackson Holmes, Ann Susan Holmes, Sarah Lathrop Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Holmes, Ann Susan Holmes. Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes passed away in 1837 in Connecticut.

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Biography

  • The story of Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes began in 1763 in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA.
  • In 1810, Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes resided in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes married Mary Stiles, Sarah Wendell, Sarah Wendell, and had children including Mary Jackson Holmes, Ann Susan Holmes, Sarah Lathrop Holmes, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, John Holmes, Ann Susan Holmes.
  • Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes passed away in 1837 in Connecticut.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rev. Holmes's Ancestors

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Rev. Holmes
1763 – 1837
Birth Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Parents
David Holmes
1721 – 1799
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Temperance Bishop
1733 – 1803
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Rev. (David) Holmes
1692 – 1745
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut Colony
Bathshua Sanford
1700 – 1789
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rev. Holmes's Descendants

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Rev. (Dr. Abiel) Holmes (24 Dec 1763 – 8 Jun 1837) m. Mary Stiles (25 Aug 1767 – 29 Aug 1795) m. Sarah Wendell (30 Oct 1768 – 19 Aug 1862) m. Sarah Wendell (abt 1768 – )
  1. 1. Mary (Jackson) Holmes (17 Jan 1802 – 14 Jun 1825)
  2. 2. Ann (Susan) Holmes (15 May 1804 – 5 Apr 1877)
  3. 3. Sarah (Lathrop) Holmes (27 Nov 1805 – 6 Nov 1812)
  4. 4. Dr. (Oliver Wendell) Holmes (29 Aug 1809 – 7 Oct 1894) m. Amelia (Lee) Jackson (22 May 1818 – 6 Feb 1888)
    1. 1. Oliver (Wendell) Holmes (8 Mar 1841 – 6 March 1935) m. Fanny (Bowditch) Dixwell (12 Dec 1840 – 30 Apr 1929)
      1. 1. Della Holmes
      2. 2. Dorothy Holmes
    2. 2. Amelia (Lee) Holmes (20 Oct 1843 – 3 Apr 1889)
    3. 3. Edward (Jackson) Holmes (17 Oct 1846 – 18 Jul 1884)
  5. 5. John Holmes (29 Mar 1812 – 27 Jan 1899)

Rev. Holmes's Timeline

6 Records

1763
24 Dec 1763
Birth of Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes in Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1783
1783
Age 20
Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes - Education in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1810
1810
Age 47
Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes resided here in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1820
1820
Age 57
Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes resided here in Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1830
1830
Age 67
Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes resided here in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1837
8 Jun 1837
Age 74
Death of Rev. Dr. Abiel Holmes in Connecticut
Connecticut

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1763
    Event Place: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Education
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 20; Page: 267; Family History Number: 0205628; Image: 00177.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1820 United States Federal Census, Year: 1820; Census Place: , Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: M33_51; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1830 United States Federal Census, Year: 1830; Census Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: ; Page: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1837
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] Connecticut, Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934
    [2] New York, Death Newspaper Extracts, 1801-1890 (Barber Collection)

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