Ebenezer
HOLMES
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Born: 27 February 1720 in Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
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Ebenezer married Phebe ABBOTT 26 August 1742 in Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Phebe ABBOTT was born 7 April 1721 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Phebe died 30 May 1756 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Phebe was the child of Daniel ABBOTT and Hannah CHANDLER.
Ebenezer HOLMES died 2 June 1794 in Woodstock, Connecticut, USA.
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Phebe ABBOTTMarriage date: 26 August 1742
Marriage place: Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
Phebe ABBOTT was the child of Daniel ABBOTT and Hannah CHANDLER
Children of Ebenezer HOLMES and Phebe ABBOTT
Dorothy HOLMESDied: December 1834, Charlton, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 172027 February 1720
Woodstock, Crown Colony of Connecticut
1742 Marriage / PartnerEbenezer HOLMES and Phebe ABBOTT 26 August 1742, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
He was 22 years old.
1745 Birth of ChildDorothy HOLMES was born 13 April 1745, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
Ebenezer was 25 years old.
1756 Death of Spouse/PartnerPhebe ABBOTT died 30 May 1756, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
1770 Marriage of ChildDorothy HOLMES married 11 January 1770, Woodstock, Connecticut, USA to John VINTON
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 17942 June 1794
Woodstock, Connecticut, USA
He died at the age of 74.
Record added: 5/31/2026 6:24:45 PM
Last updated: 5/31/2026 6:25:27 PM
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The name Connecticut originates from the Algonquian word 'Quinnehtukqut' (beside the long tidal river). (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1638 - Connecticut, New England
1638 - 1662 - New Haven Colony
1662 - 1687 - Connecticut Colony
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of Connecticut
January 5, 1788 - Connecticut becomes 5th U.S. state
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