William Holden

Brief Life History of William

When William Holden was born on 9 July 1773, in Granville, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Ebenezer Holden, was 35 and his mother, Martha Holle, was 33. He married Prudence Belden on 21 February 1795, in Stepney Parish, Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Union, Broome, New York, United States in 1830 and Maine, Broome, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died on 12 October 1869, in Broome, New York, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Maine, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Holden
1773–1869
Prudence Belden
1774–1852
Marriage: 21 February 1795
Austin Holden
1797–
Isaac Holden
1799–1874
Sylvester Holden
1801–1839
William Holden
1805–1807
Edmund Holden
1807–1892
Orpha Holden
1811–1883
Mary Holden
1816–1886
Jamin B. Holden
1818–1838

Sources (22)

  • Wm Holden, "New York State Census, 1865"
  • William, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • William Holden, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1794

Post office est. Jan 22, 1794

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from one or more of various places so named, especially Holden in Haslingden (Lancashire), but also Holden in Bolton and Holden in Silsden (both Yorkshire), Holedean Farm in Henfield and Holden in Rotherfield (both Sussex), Holding Farm in Cheriton and Woolding Farm in Whitchurch (Hampshire), and Holden in Southborough (Kent). Most of the placenames derive from Old English hol ‘hollow’ + denu ‘valley’, though Holden in Rotherfield (Sussex) and Holden in Southborough (Kent) may have Old English denn ‘pasture’ as the final element. Compare Holcomb .

Norwegian: habitational name from the name of several farms, most of them derived from Old Norse hǫll ‘slope, hillside’.

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

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