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Elijah Holmes
(1788-1864)
Philena Griffen
(Abt 1793-1833)
Silas Swett
(Abt 1784-)
Polly
(Abt 1789-)
Leonard S. Holmes
(1813-1876)
Savalla Swett
(1814-After 1900)
George W. Holmes
(1844-1897)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary E. Elliott

George W. Holmes 1 2 3 4 5

  • Born: 1844, Salisbury, NH 1 3 4 5
  • Marriage (1): Mary E. Elliott on 2 December 1869 in Warner, NH 1 2
  • Died: 30 March 1897, Concord, NH at age 53 4 5
  • Buried: After 30 March 1897, Penacook, NH 4 5

bullet   Cause of his death was Apoplexy.4

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bullet  Burial Notes:


Find a Grave Memorial 189547229

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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• His occupation on 2 December 1869 was a Cabinet Maker in Concord, NH. 1 4

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Concord, NH on 21 July 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 230
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Geo W. Holmes..25..NH..Cabinet Maker

(Living with wife.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Concord, NH on 8 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 100B, District 166, Family 322, Roll 766
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
George W. Holmes..Self..34..NH..Works in Cabinet Shop

(Living with wife and 2 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was in 1844, then his age should have been 35 or 36.
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George married Mary E. Elliott, daughter of Hall Elliott and Sallie, on 2 December 1869 in Warner, NH.1 2 (Mary E. Elliott was born in March 1851 in New Hampshire 1 3 6 and died after 15 April 1910.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 2 December 1869, in Warner, NH. 1

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Concord, NH on 21 July 1870. 3

1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 230
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
Geo W. Holmes..25..NH..Cabinet Maker
Mary E. Holmes..19..NH..Keeping House
Frank Elliott..13..NH..Attending School
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Concord, NH on 8 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Sheet 100B, District 166, Family 322, Roll 766
Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States
George W. Holmes..Self..34..NH..Works in Cabinet Shop
Mary E. Holmes..Wife..28..NH..Keeping House
Charlie Holmes..Son..7..NH
Lillian G. Holmes..Daughter..5..NH
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: George W. Holmes
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 2 Dec 1869
Event Place: Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Event Place (Original): Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Marital Status: Single
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Birth Year (Estimated): 1844
Birthplace: Salisbury, N. H.
Father's Name: Leonard F. Holmes
Mother's Name: Lavalia T. Holmes
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Elliott
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 19
Spouse's Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Race: white
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1850
Spouse's Birthplace: Concord, N. H.
Spouse's Father's Name: Hall Elliott
Spouse's Mother's Name: Sallie Elliott

Citing this Record
"New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDVW-XN4 : 24 January 2020), Sallie Elliott in entry for George W. Holmes, 1869.
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Sources


1 "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1520640 : accessed 10 Apr 2020), George W. Holmes and Mary E. Elliott, 02 Dec 1869; citing Warner, Merrimack, New Hampshire, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,265.

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 166, p. 100B, family 322, George W. Holmes and Mary E. Elliott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 766.

3 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, p. 27, family 230, George W. Holmes and Mary E. Elliott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

4 "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1601211 : accessed 10 Apr 2020), George W Holmes, 30 Mar 1897; citing Concord, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,083.

5 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 10 April 2020, memorial page for George W Holmes (1844-30 Mar 1897), Find a Grave Memorial no. 189547229, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Penacook, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, USA

6 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Concord, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States, enumeration district (ED) 147, sheet 2A, family 44, Mary E. Elliott; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 16 Apr 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.


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