Mary Holman (1802)

Born 14 Aug 1802 in Dixfield, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Wife of James D (Whitman) Holman — married 2 Aug 1819 in Dixfield, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Mary was born in 1802, the daughter and eldest child of Nathan Holman and Polly Child.

She married James D Whitman at Dixfield, Maine on 2 August 1819. They were the parents of nine known children.

The 1850 US census for Carthage, Maine lists residents of a home as James B Whitman (47), a farmer, Polly Whitman (47), Lorenzo Whitman (16), a farmer and a student, Sarah Whitman (13), a student, Mary A Whitman (10), a student, Eliza Ann Whitman (9), a student, Charlotte Whitman (7), a student, Monroe Whitman (2), John Bryant (63), a laborer, and Arethusa Bryant (59). James was born in Massachusetts, the Bryants in New Hampshire and all the rest in Maine. James owns real estate valued at $200.

The 1860 US census for Waltham, Massachusetts lists residents Polly Whitman (57), Lanora Whitman (female) (27), a watch factory operative, Sarah Whitman (24), a watch factory operative, Mary Whitman (20), a watch factory operative, Eliza Whitman (18), a watch factory operative, and Monroe Whitman (12), a student. All were born in Maine.

Sources

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4CP-W3T : 14 January 2020), Polly Holman, 1802.

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28Q-SMYG : Tue Oct 31 19:38:07 UTC 2023), Entry for James D Whitman and Polly Holman, 02 Aug 1819.

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JG-Y15 : Thu Oct 05 00:08:03 UTC 2023), Entry for James B Whitman and Polly Whitman, 1850.