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Samuel Holmes 1642–1679 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Mar 1642

Birth Location: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Death Date: 1679

Death Location: Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Father: Obadiah Holmes

Mother: Catherine Hyde

Spouse(s): Alice Stilwell

Children(s): Anna Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Henry Holmes, Anne Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Catherine Holmes, Mary Holmes

Samuel Holmes was born in 1642 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Obadiah Holmes And Catherine Hyde. Samuel Holmes married Alice Stilwell, and had children including Anna Holmes, Anne Holmes, Catherine Holmes, Henry Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Mary Holmes, Samuel Holmes. Samuel Holmes passed away in 1679 in Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Holmes was born in 1642 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of Obadiah Holmes And Catherine Hyde.
  • Samuel Holmes married Alice Stilwell, and had children including Anna Holmes, Anne Holmes, Catherine Holmes, Henry Holmes, Joseph Holmes, Mary Holmes, Samuel Holmes.
  • Samuel Holmes passed away in 1679 in Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Holmes
–1682
Birth Location: –
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Catherine Hyde
1610–1682
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Alice Stilwell
1644–1709
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

Anna Holmes
1670–1702
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Samuel Holmes
1668–1702
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Henry Holmes
1670–
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Anne Holmes
1670–1735
Birth Location: Long Island, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Joseph Holmes
1672–1710
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Catherine Holmes
1675–
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Mary Holmes
1679–1680
Birth Location: Long Island, New York Colony, British Colonial America
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Samuel Holmes's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Holmes
1642–1679
Birth Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Parents
Obadiah Holmes
–1682
Catherine Hyde
1610–1682
Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert Holme
1578–1640
Reddish, Lancashire, England
Katherine Johnson
1584–1630
Stockport, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Holmes's Descendants

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Samuel Holmes (20 Mar 1642–1679) m. Alice Stilwell (1644–May 1709)
  1. 1. Anna Holmes 1670–1702 m. Jacobus Kierstead 1663–1702
    1. 1. Samuel (Kierstead) Sr. 1697–1733 m. Lydia Day 1699–1794
      1. 1. Samuel (Kierstead) Jr 1719–1778 m. Mary Johnston 1724–1818
        1. 1. Hezekiah Kierstead 1765– m. Margaret Middleton 1765–
        2. 2. Catherine Kierstead 1758–
        3. 3. Luke Kierstead 1768–1846 m. Elizabeth Drew 1772–1848
        4. 4. James Kierstead 1756–1846 m. Elizabeth Shaw 1755–1845
        5. 5. Mary Kierstead 1770–1861 m. Aaron (B.) DeLong 1757–1844
        6. 6. Isaiah Kierstead 1761–1851 m. Elizabeth Lester 1773–1866
        7. 7. Johnson Kierstead 1760–1818 m. Rachel Foster 1760–1795 m. Frances Gallaudet 1767–1831
        8. 8. Samuel (KIERSTEAD) -III 1752–
        9. 9. Benjamin Kierstead 1763–1825
        10. 10. David (Keirstead) -Twin 1772–
        11. 11. Katrina (Kierstead) -Twin 1772–
      2. 2. Anna Kierstead 1718–
      3. 3. Hans Kierstead 1721–
      4. 4. Johannes Kierstede 1723–1751
      5. 5. Lydia Kierstede 1724–1795
      6. 6. James Keirstead 1726–1751
      7. 7. Catherine Kierstead 1726–
      8. 8. James (Jacobus) Kierstead 1728–1751
      9. 9. Sarah Kierstead 1730–
    2. 2. Hans Kierstead 1692–
    3. 3. Jacobus Kierstead 1699–1700
    4. 4. Maria Kierstede 1694–1702
    5. 5. Sara Keirstede 1696–1702
    6. 6. Daniel Kierstede 1701–1702
  2. 2. Samuel Holmes 1668–1702
  3. 3. Henry Holmes 1670–
  4. 4. Anne Holmes 1670–1735
  5. 5. Joseph Holmes 1672–1710
  6. 6. Catherine Holmes 1675–
  7. 7. Mary Holmes 1679–1680

Samuel Holmes's Timeline

4 Records

1642
20 Mar 1642
Birth of Samuel Holmes in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1642
20 Mar 1642
Samuel Holmes was christened in Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1679
29 May 1679
Age 37
Death of Samuel Holmes in Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
1679
1679
Age 37
Burial of Samuel Holmes in Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1642
    Event Place: Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Feb 2023), entry for Anna Holmes, person ID GWWW-3W7.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1642
    Event Place: Salem, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Feb 2023), entry for Anna Holmes, person ID GWWW-3W7.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 21 Feb 2023), entry for Samuel Holmes, person ID LCTW-TCG.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: <unknown>
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 21 Feb 2023), entry for Samuel Holmes, person ID LCTW-TCG.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: Bet 1675 and 1678
    Event Place: New England
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 21 Feb 2023), entry for Samuel Holmes, person ID LCTW-TCG.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 May 1679
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kings, New York Colony, British Colonial America
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Feb 2023), entry for Anna Holmes, person ID GWWW-3W7.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1679
    Event Place: Gravesend Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
    Record Source: "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 9 Feb 2023), entry for Anna Holmes, person ID GWWW-3W7.
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