Hiram
HOLMES
Born
June 1824
,
Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died
26 July 1890
,
Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
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Born: June 1824 in Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Father:
Moses HOLMES
Mother:
Olive BUBAR
Paternal grandparents:
Moses HOLMES
, Elizabeth GRAVES
Maternal grandparents:
John William BUBAR
, Elizabeth "Bettey" HOWLAND
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Hiram married Phoebe GREEN abt. 1846 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phoebe GREEN was born 9 February 1824 in Kent, New Brunswick, Canada. Phoebe died 8 June 1903 in Caribou, Maine, USA. Phoebe was the child of Joseph GREEN and Sophronia Susannah KINNEY.
Hiram HOLMES died 26 July 1890 in Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada.
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Hiram HOLMES married 
Phoebe GREEN
Marriage date: abt. 1846
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Phoebe GREEN was the child of Joseph GREEN and Sophronia Susannah KINNEY
Phoebe GREENMarriage date: abt. 1846
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Phoebe GREEN was the child of Joseph GREEN and Sophronia Susannah KINNEY
Children of Hiram HOLMES and Phoebe GREEN
Eleanor HOLMESBorn: 10 September 1850, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 December 1938, Giberson Settlement, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Died: 7 December 1938, Giberson Settlement, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Married: Samuel KINNEY 1873 Place: , New Brunswick, Canada
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Birth — 1824June 1824
Wicklow, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of 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)
1850 Birth of ChildEleanor HOLMES was born 10 September 1850, Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
Hiram was 26 years old.
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
Death — 189026 July 1890
Holmesville, Kent, Carleton, New Brunswick, Canada
He died at the age of 66.
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