Brief Life History of Obadiah
When Obadiah Holmes was born on 8 September 1760, in Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States, his father, Obadiah Holmes, was 31 and his mother, Mary Clunn, was 29. He married Jane Richardson about 1785, in Woodville, Scott Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1790 and Fayette Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died in June 1834, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Oedia Holmes, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: Holmes - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Holmes
- Obadiah Holmes, "Find A Grave Index"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
Name Meaning
English: either from the plural form of Holme , or else a variant of Holme or Home , with excrescent -s (see Holm ).
Scottish: probably a habitational name from Holmes near Dundonald (Ayrshire), or possibly from another place so called in the barony of Inchestuir (Angus). Both placenames likely derive from the plural form of Middle English, Older Scots holm ‘islet, raised land in a marsh’ (see Holm ).
Scottish and Irish: adopted for Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Thómais, Mac Thómais (see McComb ). In parts of western Ireland, Holmes is also a variant of Cavish, from Gaelic Mac Thámhais, another patronymic from Thomas . Early bearers in Ireland were probably immigrants from Scotland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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