Brief Life History of Amariah
When Amariah Holbrook was born on 10 December 1749, in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Holbrook, was 28 and his mother, Patience Fisher, was 24. He married Hannah Hincher on 15 November 1779, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 5 July 1799, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (41)
- Amariah Holbrook, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Amariah Holbrook, "Find A Grave Index"
- Amariah/Holbrook, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1749–1799 Male
1746–1826 Female
Children (7)
1781–1781 Female
1781–1872 Female
1783–1863 Female
1785– Female
1787–1866 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1721–1780 Male
1725–1811 Female
Siblings (10)
1748–1800 Male
1748–1749 Male
1749–1799 Male
1751–1839 Male
1753–1784 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 27
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 27
1789
Age 40
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called with Old English hol ‘hole, hollow’ + brōc ‘brook, stream’, such as Holbrook (Derbyshire, Dorset, Suffolk) and Howbrook in Wortley (Yorkshire).
Americanized form of North German Halbrock (or some like-sounding surname), a cognate of 1 above.
History: This name was first taken to America by the brothers Thomas and John Holbrook, who emigrated to MA in the 17th century; their line can be traced back to Dundry, Somerset, England, in the first half of the 16th century. Other English bearers who started early lines of descent in the New World are Joseph Ho(u)lbrook of Warrington, Lancashire, who emigrated to MD as an indentured servant in the later 17th century; Randolph Holbrook, who was in VA in the 1720s but later returned to Nantwich, Cheshire; and Rev. John Holbrook, who emigrated from Handbury, Staffordshire, to NJ c. 1723.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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