Samuel Holmes

Samuel Holmes (1804-1878) was born 5 Apr. 1804 in Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He was the son of Nathaniel Holmes and Sarah Harriman. He married Abigail Floyd on 9 Sep. 1831 in Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He hosted Wilford Woodruff on 6 Oct. 1838 in Georgetown, Essex Co., Massachusetts. He died 6 May 1878 in Georgetown.

Footnotes

Samuel Holmes (LZJ9-M2H), “Family Tree,” database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 12 Oct. 2022). Samuel Holmes, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/samuel-holmes, accessed 12 Oct. 2022). "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 12 Oct. 2022); Samuel Holmes, birth, 5 Apr. 1804, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 91; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, "Records of births, marriages, intentions of marriage, and deaths, 1636-1835," image 311/409; DGS 7009689. Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Oct. 2022); Nathaniel Holmes and Sarah Harriman, marriage, 25 Nov. 1800, Rowley, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 160; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston, image 354/409; DGS 7009689. "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 7 Oct. 2022); Samuel Holmes and Abigail Floyd, marriage, 9 Sep. 1831, Newbury, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 26; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston, image 15/117; DGS 7009724. "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 12 Oct. 2022); Samuel Holmes, 6 May 1878, Georgetown, Essex Co., Massachusetts, p. 170; citing Massachusetts, Secretary of the Commonwealth, “Births, marriages (1841-1895), and deaths (1841-1899),” image 179/391; DGS 4221429.

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