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Abraham Holmes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
Death: April 17, 1722 (77-86)
Rochester, Plymouth County, Province of Massachusetts
Place of Burial: Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of William Holmes, of Scituate and Marshfield and Elizabeth Holmes
Husband of Abigail Nichols and Elizabeth Holmes
Father of Elizabeth Bourne; Isaac Holmes; Bathsheba Daggett; Rose Blanchard; Susanna Whitman and 4 others
Brother of Josiah Holmes, of Duxbury; Elizabeth Holmes; Rebecca Holmes; Israel Holmes; Isaac Holmes and 2 others

Managed by: Lori Lynn Wilke
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About Abraham Holmes

Abraham Holmes was a pastor who served for over 30 years at the church in Marshfield. In 1698, he relocated to Rochester, Plymouth with his brothers Josiah and Isaac. He was the town treasurer in Rochester.


Origins

From Anderson, Robert Charles, (1995) "William Holmes," Featured name. Great Migration 1634-1635, G-H. AmericanAncestors.org. NEHGS, (Volume III, G-H, Page 392). < AmericanAncestors >; (document attached)

The children of William Holmes (d. 1678) and his wife Elizabeth were:

Josiah b.c. 1638 married Hannah Samson
Abraham b.c. 1640 married Elizabeth Arnold and then Abigail Nichols
Elizabeth b.c. 1642 apparently married
Mary b.c. 1644 married Thomas Tilden
Sarah b.c, 1646 apparently married
Rebecca b.c. 1648 apparently married
Israel b.c, 1650 married Desire (Doty) Sherman widow of William Sherman
Isaac b.c. 1653 married Anne Rowse

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Abraham Holmes's Timeline

1640
1640
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony
1661
April 14, 1661
Age 21
Scituate, Plymouth County, MA, United States
April 14, 1661
Age 21
Scituate, , Massachusetts
1666
September 18, 1666
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
1668
April 1668
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1670
1670
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America
1674
1674
Marshfield, Plymouth County, MA, United States
1675
1675
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1675
Marshfield, Plymouth Colony