Tamar Lounsbury

11 September 1755–11 October 1788 (Age 33)
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

The Life Summary of Tamar

When Tamar Lounsbury was born on 11 September 1755, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, her father, Monmouth Lounsbury, was 40 and her mother, Jemima June, was 36. She married Col James Holmes about 1776. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died on 11 October 1788, in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, at the age of 33, and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Col James Holmes
1737–1824
Tamar Lounsbury
1755–1788
Marriage: about 1776
Tamar Holmes
1786–1875
Sally Holmes
1787–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1776
    • Children

    (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (4)

    1776
    Age 21
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
    Age 26
    The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
    1783 · A Free America
    Age 28
    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    Name Meaning

    English: probably an altered form of Lownsbrough, a habitational name from Londesborough in the East Yorkshire, which is named with the Old Norse personal name Lothinn + Old English burh ‘stronghold’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Lounsbery
    Lounsberry

    Sources (2)

    • Tamar Lounsbery, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

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