Born in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Holbrook
and Mary (Jenkins) Holbrook
Sister of
Thomas Holbrook, Hannah Harding (Holbrook) Dyer, Joseph Holbrook, Sarah (Holbrook) Dyer, Mary Jenkins (Holbrook) Cole, Samuel Waterman Holbrook, Jesse Holbrook, Chloe Holbrook and William Allen Holbrook
Wife of
Reuben Arey III.
— married
2 Dec 1824 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
David Brown Arey, Micah Dyer Arey, Polly Holbrook Arey, Richard Henry Arey, Waterman Holbrook Arey, John Arey, Clara Josephine Arey, Reuben Arey, William Henry Arey and Edwin Everett Arey
Died
at age 63
in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
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Descendant of Mayflower Passengers:
John Howland and John Tilley.
John Howland and John Tilley.
Biography
Married Reuben Arey on 2 December 1824 in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts[1][2]
In the 1855 census Jerusha (age 46) was in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.[3]
In the 1860 census Jerusha (age 53) was in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.[4] Children: Richard (29), Josephine (19), William (17), Reuben (14), Edwin (10)
In the 1870 census Jerusha (age 62) was in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.[5]
Jerusha died (age 62y) on 5 February 1871 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.[6] Born about 1809, daughter of Thomas Holbrook and wife Polly.
Sources
- ↑ Richard Arey and some of his Descendants. NEHGR. Volume 86, 1932 and Volume 87, Jan.1933, P.24
- ↑
Marriage:
"Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988"
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #69543766 (accessed 19 March 2022)
Jerusha Holbrook marriage to Reuben Arey on 29 Oct 1824 in Wellfleet, Massachusetts. - ↑
1855 Census:
"Massachusetts State Census, 1855"
Citing Line: 29; FHL microfilm: 000953973; Record number: 34892;
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
FamilySearch Image
Jerusha Arey (46) in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
1860 Census:
"United States Census, 1860"
Citing Page: 27; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 486; FHL microfilm: 803486; Record number: 19801;
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00524
Jerusha Avey (53) in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Massachusetts. - ↑
1870 Census:
"United States Census, 1870"
Citing Page: 4; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 29; FHL microfilm: 000552099; Record number: 29157;
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
FamilySearch Image Image number 00745
Jerusha Arey (62) in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. - ↑
Death:
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924"
Citing Wellfleet, Massachusetts, v 238 p 20, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,198.
FamilySearch (accessed 19 March 2022)
Jerusha Holbrook Arey death 5 Feb 1871 (age 62y) in Wellfleet, Massachusetts.
- Mayflower Families vol 1:109
- "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZ61-TVF : 15 January 2020), Jerusha Holbrook, 1807.
Acknowledgements
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