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James Holmes

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Berriwick, York, ME
Death: March 08, 1831 (88-89)
Cornish, Maine, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Holmes and Mary Holmes
Husband of Rebecca Holmes; Rachel Hill Holmes and Hannah Holmes
Father of Samuel Holmes; James Holmes, Jr.; Joseph Holmes; Jane Brown; John Holmes and 1 other
Brother of Anna Holmes; Mary Holmes; Jane McKenney; John Holmes; Martha Goodridge and 6 others
Half brother of John Holmes

Occupation: first permanent settler in Cornish, ME
Managed by: Private User
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About James Holmes

It is said that James was the first permanent settler of Cornish, ME. He settled in the southern part of town near a stream called Brown's Brook.

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James Holmes's Timeline

1742
1742
Berriwick, York, ME
1763
1763
Maine, United States
1766
August 30, 1766
Scarborough, ME, United States
1767
1767
Scarborough, Cumberland, ME, United States
1767
Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1815
September 9, 1815
Cornish, ME, United States
1831
March 8, 1831
Age 89
Cornish, Maine, United States