Moses
HOLMES
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Born: 2 August 1831 in New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Moses married Sophronia GREEN abt. 1858 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sophronia GREEN was born March 1839 in Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada. Sophronia was the child of Joseph GREEN and Sophronia Susannah KINNEY.
Moses HOLMES died 15 March 1900 in Woodland, Maine, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Moses HOLMES
Sophronia GREENMarriage date: abt. 1858
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Sophronia GREEN was the child of Joseph GREEN and Sophronia Susannah KINNEY
Children of Moses HOLMES and Sophronia GREEN
Florence HOLMESDied: abt. 1940, , Maine, USA
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Birth — 18312 August 1831
New Brunswick, Canada
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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 Birth of ChildFlorence HOLMES was born December 1870, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Moses was 39 years old.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1888 Marriage of ChildFlorence HOLMES married 25 February 1888, Woodland, Maine, USA to Dudley GREEN
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
Death — 190015 March 1900
Woodland, Maine, USA
He died at the age of 68.
Record added: 9/30/2025 6:31:21 PM
Last updated: 11/5/2025 1:38:23 PM
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