Abel Holmes and Mary Canfield

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Husband Abel Holmes ¹

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            AKA: John Holmes 2
           Born: 1760 - Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 12 May 1849 - Unadilla Center, Otsego Co, NY 2
         Buried: 

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         Father: Reuben Holmes (Abt 1732-      ) 1
         Mother: Unknown (      -      )

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       Marriage: 

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   Other Spouse: Esther [Unk] (1777-1863) 1 2

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Wife Mary Canfield ¹

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Children

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General Notes: Husband - Abel Holmes

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He [John Holmes] was born in Chenango County, New York. He died at Oxford, Chenango Co, New York. [PAH-NW, 16]

He was a farmer by occupation and was a member of the Universalist church.

He had eight children by his first wife, and ten by his second wife.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 128.

2 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (NW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 16.