Nelson L.
HOLMES
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Born: abt. 1827 in New Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA
Nelson L. HOLMES died 17 December 1863 in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Dorothy Smith
m. Mary Boardman
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Recorded occupation: Farmer
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
Name: Nelson L. Holmes
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Sheffield
Death Date: 17 Dec 1863
Death Place: Sheffield
Age: 36
Birth Date: 1827
Birth Place: New Marlboro
Occupation: Farmer
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Father's Name: Henry
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Mother's Name: Dorothy
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B00349-3
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 250248
Reference ID: p15 cn8
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F41C-TLP : 10 December 2014), Nelson L. Holmes, 17 Dec 1863; citing Sheffield, reference p15 cn8; FHL microfilm 250,248.'
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Last updated: 6/13/2018 7:36:31 AM
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