Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Holmes was born on 3 November 1824, in Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, his father, Samuel Judd Holmes, was 30 and his mother, Lucina Todd, was 28. He married Mary Howe Goodale on 3 June 1856, in Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in New York County, New York, United States in 1860 and Montclair, Essex, New Jersey, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 December 1897, at the age of 73, and was buried in Orange, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Samuel Holmes in entry for Mary Goodale Holmes, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Samuel Holmes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Samuel Holmes, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1824–1897 Male
1829–1900 Female
Children (5)
1857–1902 Female
1859–1932 Male
1862–1960 Female
1865–1944 Male
1867–1953 Male
Parents and Siblings
1794–1867 Male
1796–1876 Female
Siblings (6)
1823–1895 Male
1824–1897 Male
1826–1828 Male
1829–1877 Female
1830– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 3
1844
Age 20
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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