James William HOLMES

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3 November 1853 , Lee, Massachusetts, USA

Died

10 June 1912 , Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA

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Born: 3 November 1853 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA

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James William married Martha Washington BAGARD 4 June 1880 in Lenox, Massachusetts, USA . Martha Washington BAGARD was born 4 July 1851 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Martha Washington died 1 July 1919 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Martha Washington was the child of Felix BAGARD and Margaret DAVIS.

James William HOLMES died 10 June 1912 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA .

son of Samuel Holmes and Christiana Wesbit

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James William HOLMES married

Martha Washington BAGARD
Marriage date: 4 June 1880
Marriage place: Lenox, Massachusetts, USA
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Martha Washington BAGARD was the child of Felix BAGARD and Margaret DAVIS

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Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910

groom's name: James Holmes

groom's birth date: 1854

groom's birthplace: Lee

groom's age: 26

bride's name: Martha Bagard

bride's birth date: 1851

bride's birthplace: Pittsfield

bride's age: 29

marriage date: 04 Jun 1880

marriage place: Lenox, Berkshire, Massachusetts

groom's father's name: Samuel Holmes

groom's mother's name: Christina

bride's father's name: Felix Bagard

bride's mother's name: Margaret

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indexing project (batch) number: M50278-2

system origin: Massachusetts-EASy

source film number: 250307

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Name: James William Holmes
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Event Date: 03 Nov 1853
Event Place: Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts
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Father's Name: Samuel Holmes
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Mother's Name: Christina Holmes
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Reference ID: 84
GS Film Number: 1420836
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Digital Folder Number: 004285087
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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

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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: James Holmes
Age in 1870: 16
Birth Year: abt 1854
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1870: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Race: White
Gender: Male
Occupation: Woolen Operative
Father of Foreign Birth: Y
Mother of Foreign Birth: Y
Inferred Mother: Christina Holmes
Household Members:
Name Age
Christina Holmes 40
James Holmes 16
Janette Holmes 15
Thomas Holmes 12
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)

1880 Marriage / Partner
James William HOLMES and Martha Washington BAGARD 4 June 1880, Lenox, Massachusetts, USA

He was 26 years old.

1880 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: James Holmes
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Pittsfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
District: ED 60
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Works In Woolen Mill
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1854
Birthplace: Massachusetts, United States
Father's Birthplace: Scotland
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
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Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 460
Sheet Number and Letter: 460B
Household ID: 4528730
Person Number: 1
Volume: 1
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T9
Affiliate Film Number: 0522
GS Film Number: 1254522
Digital Folder Number: 005160783
Image Number: 00152

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Christina Holmes Self F 54 Scotland
James Holmes Son M 26 Massachusetts, United States
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1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Name: James Holmes
Age: 46
Birth Date: Nov 1853
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Home in 1900: Pittsfield Ward 1, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Ward of City: 1 (Part of)
Street: Weller Ave
House Number: 73
Sheet Number: 11
Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation: 198
Family Number: 208
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Martha Holmes
Marriage Year: 1880
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: Scotland
Occupation: Laborer Mill
Months not employed: 0
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Can Speak English: Yes
House Owned or Rented: O
Home Free or Mortgaged: F
Farm or House: H
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Household Members:
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James Holmes 46
Martha Holmes 48

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