Obadiah Holmes, Sr.

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Obadiah Holmes, Sr.

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey Province
Death: April 02, 1794 (65)
Wellsburgh, Brooke, Western Virginia, United States
Place of Burial: Unknown
Immediate Family:

Son of Hon. Joseph Holmes and Elizabeth Holmes
Husband of Mary Holmes
Father of John Holmes; William M Holmes; Obadiah Holmes, Jr.; Abraham Holmes; Isaac Holmes of Ohio and 5 others
Brother of Alice Holmes; James Holmes; Joseph Holmes; Mary Holmes; Jonathan Holmes and 1 other

Managed by: Kevin Borland
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About Obadiah Holmes, Sr.

found on findagrave.com 2/9/2015:

Born in Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey, he married Mary Clunn in Lamberton (now part of Trenton), NJ. They moved to NY where he engaged in boat building; returned to NJ where he was involved in merchandising; then to Chartiers Creek, Rockingham Co., VA; they returned to NJ; then moved to Buffalo Creek, about 2 miles SE of Wellsburg, WV, where he remained.


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Obadiah Holmes, Sr.'s Timeline

1728
October 13, 1728
Upper Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey Province
1756
October 9, 1756
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
1758
September 8, 1758
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
1760
1760
Monmouth Ctr NJ or Staten Island, NY
1762
August 10, 1762
Staten Island, Richmond, New York, USA
1764
April 29, 1764
Trenton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
1768
February 22, 1768
Cream Ridge, Mon, New Jersey, USA
December 8, 1768
Lamberton, Chautaqua, New York, USA
1771
January 27, 1771
Mecklenberg, Virginia, USA