Adam
HOLMES
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Born: abt. 1720 in New Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Adam had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Adam married Hannah THOMPSON 15 January 1747 in Leicester, Province of Massachusetts Bay . Hannah THOMPSON was born abt. 1718 Hannah died 21 December 1795 in New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.
Adam HOLMES died June 4, 1789 in New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA.
probate: 1789 case # 30535 Worcester Co., MA can be viewed on AmericanAncestors.org
will: August 27, 1787
In memory of Lieut. Adam Holmes, who died June 4th 1789, in his 69th year.
So Jesus slept, God's dying Son, Past through the grave and blest the bed, Rest here blest saint, till from his throne, The morning breaks to pierce the shade.
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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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Hannah THOMPSONMarriage date: 15 January 1747
Marriage place: Leicester, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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1747 Marriage / PartnerAdam HOLMES and Hannah THOMPSON 15 January 1747, Leicester, Massachusetts, USA (Cherry Valley) (Rochdale)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 1789June 4, 1789
New Braintree, Massachusetts, USA
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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