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John Hollis (1691 - abt. 1747)

John Hollis
Born in Weymouth, Suffolk County, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 21 May 1717 in Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died about at about age 55 in Braintree, Suffolk , Massachusettsmap
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Biography

John Hollis was born[1] November 26, 1691, Weymouth, Massachusetts.

John Hollis and Hannah Ruggles were married[2] May 21, 1717, in Braintree, Massachusetts, by Rev. Mr. Niles.

John Hollis died[3] in November 1746, and was buried Sep. 15, 1747[4], "disabled in his limbs."

Note that previous duplicate profiles stated that John died Nov 1746 in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Which year of death is correct?

Sources

  • Bates Massachusetts, Braintree Records, Samuel A Bates, Esq., Town Clerk of Braintree, Mass., Daniel H Huxford, Printer, Randolph, Mass: 1886;

www.archive.org

  • Sprague Genealogy of the Families of Braintree, Mass. 1640-1850, Waldo Chamberlain Sprague - CD, NEHGS, Picton Press
  1. Sprague [2618R]
  2. Bates p 744. "John Hollis & Hannah Ruglle were married by the R'vd. Mr. Samuel Niles 21 May 1717."
  3. Sprague [2618R] Family of John Hollis and Hannah Ruggles. Death date of Nov 1746, referencing "Town Rec., p 736"
  4. Sprague [2618R] ref. "Ch. Rec."

Acknowledgements

  • WikiTree profile Hollis-119 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X.




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Profile adopted and merge agreed to.
posted by Bruce Veazie
Hollis-774 and Hollis-119 appear to represent the same person because: same approximate dates and spouse
posted by Karen Lowe

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