John Edwards Holbrook (abt. 1794 - 1871)

Born about 30 Dec 1794 in South Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet (Rutledge) Holbrook — married 3 May 1827 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Died 8 Sep 1871 at about age 76 in Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John Edwards Holbrook was born in Beaufort, South Carolina in 1794, the son of Silas Holbrook and Mary Edwards.

He and Harriet Pickney Rutledge married in Charleston, South Carolina in 1827.

A physician and naturalist, Dr. Holbrook is known for his comprehensive study of North American reptiles.

John Edwards Holbrook died in Massachusetts in 1871. He is buried in the Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston, South Carolina.

Research Notes

Disputed date of birth: according to Theodore Gill's Memoir and John Edwards Holbrook's gravestone, Holbrook was born in 1794; as noted in Wikipedia biography, other records say he was born in 1796.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZT4-G6L : Thu Oct 05 05:43:42 UTC 2023), Entry for John Edw Holbrook and Harriett Holbrook, 1860.
• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VJ-X4W : 17 November 2022), John Holbrook, 1871.
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKM-WC25 : 24 May 2022), John Edwards Holbrook, ; Burial, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America, Magnolia Cemetery; citing record ID 29422991, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• Gill, Theodore. Biographical Memoir of John Edwards Holbrook, Read before the National Academy of Sciences, April 22, 1903.