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Obadiah Holt

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Andover, Massachusetts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
Death: January 24, 1730 (29)
Maine, Colonial America (drowned in Kennebec River)
Immediate Family:

Son of Samuel Holt and Hannah Holt
Husband of Rebecca Holt
Father of Daughter Holt; Mehitable Holt; Isaac Holt; Obadiah Holt, Jr.; James Holt and 4 others
Brother of Samuel Holt, III; Hannah Holt; Martha Pierce; Ebenezer Holt; John Holt and 1 other

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About Obadiah Holt

Obadiah Holt was born in 1700. He is the son of Samuel Holt and Hannah Farnum. From A GENEALOGICAL HISTORY OF THE Holt Family in the United States: MORE PARTICULARLY THE DESCENDANTS OF NICHOLAS HOLT OF NEWBURY AND ANDOVER, MASS., 1634 - 1644 AND OF WILLIAM HOLT OF NEW HAVEN, CONN. p. 17

THIRD GENERATION AND CHILDREN

Children of Samuel (29) and Hannah (Farnum) Holt. 65.

  • 1. Hannah b. Andover Feb 11, 1694; probably d. young 66.
  • 2. Samuel (216) b. Andover 1697; m. Jan 12 1724, Jemima Gray, who d. Aug., 1775, aged 74. He d. Nov. 25, 1758, aged 61.67.
  • 3. Obadiah (226) b. Andover, Dec 8, 1700; m. Nov. 14, 1726 Rebecca Farnum. He was drowned in the Kennebec river Jan. 24, 1739, one month before the birth of his youngest child. His widow m. 2d, June 22, 1742, Joseph Berry of Middleton, Mass. 9 ch.68.
  • 4. Hannah b. Andover Nov. 30, 1702; m. Jan. 2, 1727, Robert Russell.69.
  • 5. Ebenezer (235) b. Andover April 8, 1705; m. Dec. 4, 1729, Mehitable Stevens. He probably removed to New Hampshire after 1750. She d. probably at Mount Vernon, N.H., 1806, aged 97. 9 ch.70.
  • 6. Martha b. Andover April 8, 1705; twin; m. March 3, 1726, Sumner Pierce of Woburn, Mass.71.
  • 7. John (244) b. Andover 1[7]07; m. Oct. 8, 1731, Mary Lewis. He m. 2d, Jan 22, 1747, Deborah Stevens. 10 ch.72.
  • 8. Rebecca b. Andover 1713; d. May 28, 1714.

From Vital Records of Andover Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 Volume II Marriages and Deaths: Andover Marriages, p. 182

Holt Obadiah, and Rebecca Farnum, Nov. 14, 1726

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Obadiah Holt's Timeline

1700
December 8, 1700
Andover, Massachusetts, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, Colonial America
1727
May 24, 1727
1728
August 24, 1728
1729
October 30, 1729
Andover, Essex, Massachusetts
1730
January 24, 1730
Age 29
Maine, Colonial America
1731
May 6, 1731
Andover, MA, United States
1732
1732
Andover, MA, United States
1733
February 25, 1733
Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States
February 1733
Andover, MA, United States