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Sylvanus Holbrook 1715–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1715

Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 13 Jun 1781

Death Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Father:

Mother: Naomi Cook

Spouse(s): Thankful Thayer

Children(s): Ruth HOLBROOK, Sylvanus Holbrook, Rachel Holbrook, Comfort Holbrook, Margaret Holbrook, Thankful Holbrook, Mary Holbrook, Stephen Holbrook, Abigail Holbrook, Henry Holbrook, Lucy Holbrook

The story of Sylvanus Holbrook began in 1715 in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts. Sylvanus Holbrook married Thankful Thayer, and had children including Abigail Holbrook, Comfort Holbrook, Henry Holbrook, Lucy Holbrook, Margaret Holbrook, Mary Molly Holbrook, Rachel Holbrook, Ruth Holbrook, Stephen Holbrook, Sylvanus Holbrook, Thankful Holbrook. Sylvanus Holbrook passed away in 1781 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvanus Holbrook began in 1715 in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts.
  • Sylvanus Holbrook married Thankful Thayer, and had children including Abigail Holbrook, Comfort Holbrook, Henry Holbrook, Lucy Holbrook, Margaret Holbrook, Mary Molly Holbrook, Rachel Holbrook, Ruth Holbrook, Stephen Holbrook, Sylvanus Holbrook, Thankful Holbrook.
  • Sylvanus Holbrook passed away in 1781 in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Naomi Cook
1693–1762
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Thankful Thayer
1725–1798
Birth Location: Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Ruth HOLBROOK
1753–1789
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Sylvanus Holbrook
1750–1828
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Rachel Holbrook
1753–1832
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Comfort Holbrook
1756–
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Margaret Holbrook
1757–1806
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Holbrook
1760–1831
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Mary Holbrook
1762–1814
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Stephen Holbrook
1764–1830
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Abigail Holbrook
1765–1783
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Henry Holbrook
1768–1828
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Lucy Holbrook
1770–1843
Birth Location: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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Sylvanus Holbrook's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Holbrook
1715–1781
Birth Place: Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Naomi Cook
1693–1762
Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Cook
1654–1718
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Naomi Thayer-Cook
1662–1718
Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Walter Cook
1618–1696
Catherine Brenton
1628–1696
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Cooke
1592–1696
Dorothy Atwood
1595–1618
William Brenton
1595–1660
Ann Bagley
1600–1675

Sylvanus Holbrook's Descendants

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Sylvanus Holbrook (13 May 1715–13 Jun 1781) m. Thankful Thayer (4 Aug 1725–10 Dec 1798)
  1. 1. Ruth HOLBROOK 1753–1789 m. Martin Moore 1748–1789
    1. 1. Silas MOORE 1789–1876 m. Lydia West 1790–1840
      1. 1. Prudence Moore 1808–1864
      2. 2. Naomi Moore 1826–
      3. 3. Solomon Moore 1815–1905
      4. 4. George (Washington) Moore 1824–1914
      5. 5. Alanson (O) Moore 1830–1911
      6. 6. Silas Moore 1813–1890
    2. 2. Eliacom (D) MOORE 1772–1821
    3. 3. Ambrose Moore 1774–
    4. 4. Maty Moore 1767–1768
    5. 5. Edward Moore 1768–1769
    6. 6. Elisabeth Moore 1769–1770
    7. 7. John Moore 1776–1777
    8. 8. Sally Moore 1778–1779
    9. 9. Charloty Moore 1781–1782
    10. 10. James Moore 1782–1783
    11. 11. Diadamia Moore 1773–1774
  2. 2. Sylvanus Holbrook 1750–1828
  3. 3. Rachel Holbrook 1753–1832
  4. 4. Comfort Holbrook 1756–
  5. 5. Margaret Holbrook 1757–1806
  6. 6. Thankful Holbrook 1760–1831
  7. 7. Mary ("Molly") Holbrook 1762–1814
  8. 8. Stephen Holbrook 1764–1830
  9. 9. Abigail Holbrook 1765–1783
  10. 10. Henry Holbrook 1768–1828
  11. 11. Lucy Holbrook 1770–1843

Sylvanus Holbrook's Timeline

2 Records

1715
13 May 1715
Birth of Sylvanus Holbrook in Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
1781
13 Jun 1781
Age 66
Death of Sylvanus Holbrook in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1715
    Event Place: Mendon, Worcester Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Jun 1781
    Event Place: Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
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