James
H
Holmes
Born in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Simpson) Holmes
— married
about 1825 in Nova Scotia
Husband of
Jane (Stoddard) Holmes
— married
14 Dec 1851 in Aroostook County, Maine, United States
Descendants 
Father of
James Edwin Holmes, Sarah (Holmes) Randall, Eliza M. (Holmes) Randall, Mary Jane (Holmes) Elliott, Marian Prusilla (Holmes) Bolster, Hugh Patterson Holmes, Alexander Holmes, Daniel Holmes, Samuel Holmes, Meriam Holmes, William Henry Holmes and Stephen Waterhouse Holmes
Died
at age 84
in Wade, Aroostook, Maine, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 May 2015
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Biography
James H Holmes was born 18 Nov 1800 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada [1]
He married Sarah Jane Simpson about 1825.
In September 1844 James H. Holmes, resident at Trescott, Washington County, Maine, United States became a naturalized American citizen. [2]
He married Jane Newell Stoddard Dec 14 1851 [3]
He resided in
- 1840 Trescott, Washington, Maine, USA. [4]
- 1850 Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, USA. [5]
- 1870 Wade, Aroostook, Maine, USA. [6]
- 1880 Wade, Aroostook, Maine, USA. [7]
He died 24 Feb 1885 in Wade, Aroostook, Maine, USA. and was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, USA. [8]
Sources
- ↑ Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Maine State Archives,Washington County District Court records; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9586-9WND?i=390&wc=M62S-668%3A226492901%2C226511801&cc=1930294
- ↑ Maine State Archives: Washington County District Court, 1839-1846. Maine Department of the Secretary of State (online archives) Reprinted ($ online db) Provo, UT., USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2003. Accessed 13 Nov 2023. Source text quoted verbatim.
- ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4DZ-DZG : 10 February 2018), James Holmes and Jane Randall, 14 Dec 1851; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 11,736.
- ↑ Source: United States Federal Census; Year: 1840; Census Place: Trescott, Washington, Maine; Roll: 152; Page: 106; Family History Library Film: 0009709
- ↑ Source: United States Federal Census; Year: 1850; Census Place: Salmon Brook Plantation, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M432_248; Page: 162A; Image: 311
- ↑ Source:United States Federal Census; Year: 1870; Census Place: Wade, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M593_538; Page: 370B; Family History Library Film: 552037
- ↑ Source:United States Federal Census; Year: 1880; Census Place: Wade, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 476; Page: 281A; Enumeration District: 210
- ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVK6-ZKB1 : 13 December 2015), James H Holmes, 1885; Burial, Washburn, Aroostook, Maine, United States of America, Riverside Cemetery; citing record ID 43361573, Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43361573
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with James:
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~0.78%
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