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James Holmes:
Birth: 14 Apr 1811 in Londonderry, New Hampshire.
Death: 10 Aug 1888
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Note: John Holmes the eldest son of Thomas was ordained an elder of the Presbyterian church in Londonderry in 1827 and still officiates in that session He has four children living three sons and one daughter James his eldest son graduated at Dartmouth College 1838 and at Andover Theological Seminary 1841 He married Miss Amanda Burns of Milford in 1841 In 1842 he was ordained and installed pastor of the Presbyterian church in Watertown Ohio He resigned his charge in that place in 1846 and after supplying the church and society in Auburn NH three years was installed pastor of that church December 5 1849 Caroline daughter of elder John Holmes was married May 1849 to Rev William Murdock of Candia NH FAMILT OF ABRAHAM HOLMES Abraham Holmes and wife with his children came from Ireland in 1719 and soon joined the settlement which had been commenced in Londonderry He had married for his second wife Mary Morrison He was early elected an elder in the First Presbyterian church He died in 1753 at the age of seventy His son John who was ten years old when he came to this country was also an elder in the same church during the long ministry of the Rev Mr Davidson He settled on the farm now owned and occupied by William M Holmes in Londonderry He married Grizel Givean They had nine children three sons and six daughters namely Sarah Margaret Abraham Eleanor Robert Mary Thomas Mary Ann and Martha 1 Sarah married John Barnett 2 Eleanor married William Wier 3 Mary Ann married Thomas Boyd 4 Martha married Alexander Boyd 5 Abraham the oldest son married and settled in Peterborough NH and had eleven children eight sons and three daughters 6 Robert the second son married a Miss Wier and settled in Jaflrry NH and had a large family of children 7 Thomas the third son married Margaret Patterson and lived on the farm of his father He had twelve children Sarah who married Amos Page John who married Sarah Anderson for his first and Mary Adams for his second wife Grizel who married Thomas Savory Peter who married Olive Graves and now resides in Hop kinton Mass one of whose sons Franklin Holmes graduated at Yale College in 1845 and has entered the gospel ministry Robert who married Jane Anderson and died in 1825 leaving a widow and three children Margaret who married William Boyd Thomas who married Sarah Graves settled in West Boylston and there died leaving a widow and four children Abraham who married Esther 24
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