Philena Griffen
(Abt 1793-1833)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elijah Holmes

Philena Griffen 1

  • Born: Abt 1793
  • Marriage (1): Elijah Holmes about 1810
  • Died: 9 March 1833, Lowell, MA about age 40 1
  • Buried: After 9 March 1833, Hopkinton, NH 1
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:



• She was buried after 9 March 1833 in the Blackwater Cemetery in Hopkinton, NH.

Find a Grave Memorial 122029790
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Philena married Elijah Holmes, son of Benjamin Holmes and Judith Eastman, about 1810. (Elijah Holmes was born on 20 August 1788 in Hopkinton, NH,2 3 died on 2 October 1864 in Hopkinton, NH 3 4 and was buried after 2 October 1864 in Hopkinton, NH 4.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Salisbury, NH on 26 August 1850.

1850 US Census
Page 230, Family 174, Roll 436
Salisbury, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Wm Holmes..34..NH..Farmer
Jane Holmes..28..NH
George Holmes..7..NH
Dorothy A. Holmes..2..NH
Elijah Holmes..64..NH
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Sources


1 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2020, memorial page for Phila Holmes (unknown-9 Mar 1833), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122029790, citing Blackwater Cemetery, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA

2 "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1542861 : accessed 7 Apr 2020), Elijah Holmes, 20 Aug 1788; citing Hopkinton, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,002.

3 "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1601211 : accessed 8 Apr 2020), Elijah Holmes, 02 Oct 1864; citing Hopkinton, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,083.

4 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 9 April 2020), memorial page for Elijah Holmes (unknown-21 Oct 1864), Find a Grave Memorial no. 122029789, citing Blackwater Cemetery, Hopkinton, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA


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