Joseph
Hollis
Sr
Born in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of John Hollis IV
and Alethea (White) Hollis
Brother of
Esther (Hollis) Blanchard and John Hollis
Husband of
Sarah (Hunt) Hollis
— married
4 Dec 1782 (to 29 Dec 1793) in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Husband of
Hannah (Orcutt) Hollis
— married
3 Jul 1794 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 80
in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Jan 2014
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Biography
Joseph Hollis was born on December 25, 1755 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts. His parents were John Hollis and Alethea White.
He married Sarah Hunt on December 04, 1782.[1] Children:
Joseph married a second time to Hannah Orcutt on July 03, 1794.[2]
He died on April 12, 1836 in Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZY-YRLW : 11 May 2022), Joseph Hollis and Sarah Hunt, 17 Aug 1782; citing Marriage, Braintree, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009769.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28L-63WV : 22 July 2021), Joseph Hollis and Hannah Orcutt, 3 Jul 1794; citing Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,031,514.
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74473244/joseph-hollis : accessed 12 July 2022), memorial page for Joseph Hollis (1756–12 Apr 1836), Find A Grave: Memorial #74473244, citing Pond Street Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Charles Baker (contributor 47201082) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Charles Hastings
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test HVR1 and HVR2, haplogroup W4a1, FTDNA kit #920411
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~0.78%
Robert Richards :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A157853 [compare], Ancestry member wampatuk
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~0.78%
Reid Brodie :
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