Henry Martin HOLMES

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29 April 1826 , Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

Died

27 January 1911 , Jay, Maine, USA

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Born: 29 April 1826 in Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

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Henry Martin was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Henry Martin HOLMES died 27 January 1911 in Jay, Maine, USA.

Spouse:
Abigail Chandler Snowman Holmes (1826 - 1895)*

Children:
Isabel A. Holmes (____ - 1883)*
John A. Holmes (1855 - 1916)*
Henrietta May Holmes Flanders (1865 - 1941)*
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"Company "H", 20th Regiment Maine Volunteers -- Civil War"
"He witnessed the surrender of Lee's army at Appomatox Court House VA April 9, 1865"

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Birth — 1826
29 April 1826
Livermore Falls, Maine, USA

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

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)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1850 Jay, Franklin, Maine
Name: Henry M Holmes
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Race:
Birthplace: Maine
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
House Number: 275
Family Number: 300
Line Number: 23
Affiliate Publication Number: M432
Affiliate Film Number: 253
GS Film number: 9723
Digital Folder Number: 004193971
Image Number: 00082
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Henry M Holmes M 24 Maine
John Holmes M 71 New Hampshire
Doratha Holmes F 31 Maine
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Brighton, Somerset, Maine
Name: Henry M Holmes
Event Type:
Event Year:
Event Place:
Minor Civil Division: Brighton
Age (Expanded): 34 years
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birthplace:
Gender:
Page: 4
Household ID:
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film number: 803452
Digital Folder Number: 4311459
Image Number: 00582
1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Brighton, Somerset, Maine
Name: Henry M Holmes
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Gender: Male
Age (Original): 44y
Race: White
Birthplace: Maine
Event Place: Maine, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Henry M Holmes M 44y Maine
Abbie C Holmes F 44y Maine
Isabel A Holmes F 17y Maine
John A Holmes M 15y Maine
Henrietta Holmes F 5y Maine
Josaphine Holmes F 2y Maine
Willie Snowman M 8y Maine
1870 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1900 Wilton, Franklin, Maine
Name: Henry N Holmes
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: ED 101 Wilton town Wilton village, Franklin, Maine, United States
Birth Date: Apr 1826
Birthplace: Maine
Relationship to Head of Household: Father
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Race: White
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Widowed
Years Married:
Marriage Year (Estimated):
Mother of how many children:
Number of Living Children:
Immigration Year:
Page: 1
Sheet Letter: A
Family Number: 6
Reference ID: 24
GS Film number: 1240592
Digital Folder Number: 004119823
Image Number: 00380
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John A Holmes M 45 Maine
Wife Edith B Holmes F 31 Maine
Son John H Holmes M 12 Maine
Father Henry N Holmes M 74 Maine
Stepson Charles G Wellman M 12 Maine
1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Jay, Franklin, Maine
Name: Henry M Holmes
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Year: 1910
Event Place: Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States
District: 129
Gender: Male
Age: 84
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Father
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Father
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: Maine
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Mother's Birthplace: New Hampshire
Sheet Number and Letter: 16B
Household ID: 242
Line Number:
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M1283
GS Film number: 1374553
Digital Folder Number: 004330009
Image Number: 00655
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Head John A Holmes M 54 Maine
Wife Edith W Holmes F 40 Maine
Son Reginald U Holmes M 13 Maine
Father Henry M Holmes M 84 Maine
1910 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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Death
Name: Henry M Holmes
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 27 Jan 1911
Event Place: Jay, Maine, United States
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1826
Birthplace: East Livermore, Maine
GS Film number: 001001830
Digital Folder Number: 005246540
Image Number: 02544

'Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KXQZ-SWQ : accessed 24 Oct 2013), Henry M Holmes, 1911.