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to the descendants of William Holden
Generation One
1. William1
Holden; b. 26 Mar 1580; d. 8 Oct 1619 at age 39. Children of William1 Holden include:
+ 2 i. Richard2
Holden, b. 1609 at Lindsey, County Suffolf; m. Martha
Fosdick.
3 ii. Justinian
Holden.
Generation Two
2. Richard2
Holden (William1); b. 1609 at
Lindsey,
County Suffolf; m. Martha Fosdick, daughter
of Stephen
Fosdick, circa 1641; d. 1 Mar 1695/96 at Groton, MA. Children of Richard2 Holden and Martha Fosdick
were as follows:
4 i. Stephen3
Holden; b. 19 Jul 1642; d. 12 Jan 1658/59 at age 16.
+ 5 ii. Justinian
Holden,
b. 1644 at; m. Mary Unknown; m. Susannah
Dutton.
+ 6 iii. Martha
Holden,
b. 15 Jan 1646 at; m. Thomas Boyden.
5. Justinian3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
b. 1644; m. Mary Unknown; m. Susannah
Dutton; d. between 1697 and 1700. Children of Justinian3 Holden and Mary Unknown
were as follows:
Children of Justinian3 Holden and Susannah Dutton
were:
19 i. Susannah4
Holden; b. 16 Oct 1694.
6. Martha3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
b. 15 Jan 1646; m. Thomas Boyden; d. 18 Mar
1687/88
at age 42. Children of Martha3 Holden and Thomas Boyden were
as follows:
20 i. Martha4
Boyden.
21 ii. Elizabeth
Boyden.
22 iii. John
Boyden.
23 iv. Jonathan
Boyden.
24 v. Joseph
Boyden.
25 vi. Benjamin
Boyden.
7. Mary3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
m. Thomas Williams 11 Jul 1666; d. Children of Mary3 Holden and Thomas Williams were
as follows:
26 i. Thomas4
Williams.
27 ii. John
Williams.
28 iii. Mary
Williams.
29 iv. Hannah
Williams.
30 v. Stephen
Williams.
9. Samuel3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
b. 1650/51; m. Anna Unknown; d. 1739. Children of Samuel3 Holden and Anna Unknown were
as follows:
31 i. Anna4
Holden; m. Unknown Leatherebee (Larrabee).
32 ii. Joseph
Holden.
+ 33 iii. Samuel
Holden,
b. 23 Jul 1699 at Stoneham; m. Elizabeth Dix.
34 iv. Abigail
Holden; m. Unknown
Hadley.
35 v. Mary
(Mercy)
Holden;
m. Unknown Johnson.
11. Sarah3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
b. circa 1658; m. Gershom Swan 20 Dec 1677; d.
after
1708. Children of Sarah3 Holden and Gershom Swan were
as follows:
36 i. Sarah4
Swan.
37 ii. Rebecca
Swan.
38 iii. John
Swan.
39 iv. Ruth Swan.
40 v. Abigail
Swan.
41 vi. Lydia
Swan.
42 vii. Rebecca
Swan.
12. Stephen3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
b. 1658/59; m. Hannah Lawrence circa 1685; d.
1715
at Groton, MA. Children of Stephen3 Holden and Hannah Lawrence
were as follows:
43 i. Stephen4
Holden; b. at Groton, MA; d. 28 Jul 1688 at Groton, MA.
+ 44 ii. Lt. John
Holden,
b. circa 1685 at Groton, MA; m. Sarah Davis.
45 iii. Stephen
Holden;
m. Hannah Sawtell; d. 1757.
46 iv. Nathaniel
Holden;
b. 1691/92 at Groton, MA; m. Abigail Stone; d.
15
May 1740.
47 v. Rachel
Holden;
b.
at Groton, MA; m. William Lun (Lund) 20 Dec 1716.
48 vi. William
Holden; m. Elizabeth
Darby (Daby); d. 1746.
49 vii. Simon
Holden; b.
at Groton, MA; m. Abigail Grover; d. 1786.
50 viii. Jonathan
Holden;
b. 1703 at Groton, MA; m. Deborah Houghton; d.
13
Sep 1758.
51 ix. Benjamin
Holden;
m. Hannah Ockington; d. before 1746.
52 x. Hannah
Holden;
b.
1707 at Groton, MA; m. William Green 9 Mar
1726/27;
d. 3 Sep 1797.
53 xi. Elizabeth
Holden;
baptized 2 Mar 1706/7; d. Died young.
54 xii. Sarah
Holden; b.
at Groton, MA; m. John Kemp 4 Nov 1731 at
Groton,
MA.
14. Elizabeth3
Holden (Richard2, William1);
m. John Reed 21 Mar 1681/82; d. 1703. Children of Elizabeth3 Holden and John Reed were
as follows:
55 i. John4
Reed.
56 ii. Ralph
Reed.
57 iii. Elizabeth
Reed.
Generation Four
16. James4
Holden (Justinian3, Richard2,
William1);
b. 1685; m. Hannah Adams; d. 1766. Children of James4 Holden and Hannah Adams were
as follows:
58 i. Hannah5
Holden; b; d. 23 Feb 1729/30.
59 ii. James
Holden; b.
2 Aug 1711; d. 1741 while in the army.
60 iii. Daniel
Holden;
b. 11 Feb 1712/13; d. 1755.
61 iv. Mary
Holden;
b.
11 Feb 1718/19.
62 v. Josiah
Holden; b.
24 Jul 1721; d. 2 Jan 1777 at age 55.
+ 63 vi. Thomas
Holden,
b. 26 Oct 1723 at; m. Ruth Baker.
64 vii. Abigail
Holden;
b. 5 May 1726; d. 8 Mar 1814 at Barre, MA, at age 87.
65 viii. Keziah
Holden;
b. 15 Aug 1729.
66 ix. Aaron
Holden; b.
26 Jan 1731/32.
33. Samuel4
Holden (Samuel3, Richard2,
William1);
b. 23 Jul 1699 at Stoneham; m.Elizabeth Dix 29 Aug
1728;
d. 12 Oct 1761 at age 62. Children of Samuel4 Holden and Elizabeth Dix were
as follows:
67 i. Samuel5
Holden.
68 ii. Elizabeth
Holden;
m. Unknown Gould.
69 iii. Anna
Holden.
70 iv. Lydia
Holden.
+ 71 v. John Holden,
b.
24 Oct 1738 at; m. Mary Knight.
72 vi. Dorcas
Holden; m. Unknown
Gould.
73 vii. Rebecca
Holden.
44. Lt.
John4 Holden (Stephen3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. circa 1685 at Groton, MA; m.Sarah Davis, daughter
of John Davis and Mehitable
Shedd, 22 Nov 1716 at Groton, MA; d. 27 Dec 1753 at Groton, MA. Children of Lt. John4 Holden and Sarah Davis were
as follows:
74 i. Sara5
Holden; b. 5 Sep 1717 at Groton, Ma; m. samuel
Hartwell 9 Jun 1737; d. 5 Mar 1798 at age 80.
75 ii. John
Holden;
b.
15 Oct 1719 at Groton, MA.
76 iii. Rachel
Holden;
b. 13 Mar 1722 at Groton, MA.
77 iv. Caleb
Holden; b.
1 Feb 1723/24 at Groton, MA; m. Agigail
Unknown;
m. Mary Farley; d. 1795.
78 v. Amos
Holden;
b. 16
Jun 1726 at Groton, MA; m. Prudence Unknown;
m. Sarah
Blood; d. 28 Mar 1803 at age 76.
79 vi. Isaiah
Holden; b.
10 Aug 1728 at Groton, MA; m. Betty Shed; d.
Nov
1811 at age 83.
+ 80 vii. Nehemiah
Holden,
b. 12 Mar 1731 at Groton, MA; m. Elizabeth
Stevens.
81 viii. Lois
Holden; b.
2 Mar 1732 at Groton, MA; d. Died young.
82 ix. Hannah
Holden; b.
24 Jun 1735 at Groton, MA; m. Caleb Blood; d. 1
Sep 1773 at age 38.
83 x. David
Holden;
b.
16 Dec 1738 at Groton, MA; m. Sarah Hemenway;
d.
8 Aug 1803 at age 64.
Generation Five
63. Thomas5
Holden (James4, Justinian3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 26 Oct 1723; m. Ruth Baker. Children of Thomas5 Holden and Ruth Baker were
as follows:
84 i. Thomas6
Holden; b. 23 Mar 1751/52; d. 5 Apr 1752.
85 ii. Levinah
Holden;
b. 2 Sep 1753.
+ 86 iii. Aaron
Holden,
b. 23 Jun 1755 at Barre, MA; m. Rachel
Richardson;
m. Anna Unknown.
87 iv. Joseph
Holden; b.
23 Jun 1755 at Barre, MA; d. 5 Nov 1833 at Chester, VT, at age 78.
88 v. Kezia
Holden;
b.
8 Apr 1757.
89 vi. Thomas
Holden; b.
17 Apr 1759; d. 11 Nov 1778 at Cherry Valley, NY, at age 19.
90 vii. Ruth
Holden; b.
12 May 1761.
91 viii. John
Holden; b.
13 Oct 1763; d. 11 Jan 1845 at age 81.
71. John5
Holden (Samuel4, Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 24 Oct 1738; m. Mary Knight, daughter
of Joseph
Knight and Sarah Richardson, 5 Dec 1760; d. 28
Feb 1807 at Otisfield, ME, at age 68. Children of John5 Holden and Mary Knight were
as follows:
92 i. John6
Holden.
93 ii. Daniel
Holden.
94 iii. Mary
Holden; m. Unknown
Hill.
95 iv. Sarah
Holden; m. Unknown
Falkner.
+ 96 v. Jesse Holden,
b.
17 May 1769 at; m. Sally Dyer.
97 vi. Nathan
Holden.
98 vii. Peter
Holden.
99 viii. Nancy
Holden;
m. Abner Breeden.
100 ix. Ezra
Holden.
101 x. Philo
Holden.
102 xi. Infant
Holden;
d. in infancy.
103 xii. Infant
Holden;
d. in infancy.
80. Nehemiah5
Holden (John4, Stephen3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 12 Mar 1731 at Groton, MA; m.Elizabeth Stevens;
d.
1809 at Woburn, MA. Children of Nehemiah5 Holden and Elizabeth Stevens
were as follows:
104 i. Elizabeth6
Holden; b. 1 Dec 1758 at Louisburg, NS; m. Levi
Lawrence; d. 3 Mar 1813 at Thetford, VT, at age 54.
105 ii. Richard
Stevens
Holden; b. 14 Apr 1761; m. Mary Greene; m. Abigail
Farrington; d. 31 Dec 1831 at age 70.
+ 106 iii. Nehemiah
Holden,
b. 16 Jul 1763 at Shirley, MA; m. Lucy A.
Clossen;
m. Abigail Bassett.
107 iv. Oliver
Holden;
b. 18 Sep 1765; m. Nancy Rand; d. 4 Sep 1844 at
age 78.
108 v. Miriam
Whitney Holden;
b. 20 Jan 1768; d. 4 Aug 1775 at age 7.
109 vi. Daniel
Holden;
b. 28 Oct 1771; m. Hannah Green; m. Abigail
Foster; d. 1854.
Generation Six
86. Aaron6
Holden (Thomas5, James4,
Justinian3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 23 Jun 1755 at Barre, MA; m.Rachel Richardson;
m. Anna
Unknown; d. at Ellisburg, Jefferson, NY. Children of Aaron6 Holden and Rachel Richardson
were as follows:
110 i. Aaron7
Holden.
111 ii. Anna
Holden.
112 iii. Charles
Holden.
113 iv. David
Holden.
114 v. Esther
Holden; b.
10 Apr 1778.
115 vi. Harriet
Holden.
116 vii. Jemima
Holden.
117 viii. John
Holden.
118 ix. Lucy
Holden.
119 x. Rachel
Holden.
120 xi. Sally
Holden.
121 xii. Thomas
Holden.
122 xiii. Lewis
Holden;
b. 1783.
+ 123 xiv. Timothy
Holden,
b. 1785 at Barre, MA or Rutland, VT; m. Elizabeth
Ellis.
124 xv. Eli
Holden;
b.
1790 at Vt.
125 xvi. Asa
Holden; b.
1791.
There were no children of Aaron6 Holden and Anna
Unknown.
96. Jesse6
Holden (John5, Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 17 May 1769; m. Sally Dyer, daughter of Joseph
Dyer and Sally Merritt, 9 Dec 1805; d. 16 Jan
1860
at Mt. Vernon, ME, at age 90. Children of Jesse6 Holden and Sally Dyer were
as follows:
+ 126 i. Jesse7
Holden, b. 5 Dec 1806 at Malden, MA; m. Mary
Oliver.
127 ii. Elisha
Holden.
128 iii. Esther
Holden.
129 iv. Sally
Dyer
Holden.
130 v. Alvah
Holden.
131 vi. Elijah
Holden.
132 vii. Sarah
Holden;
m. Unknown Waitt.
133 viii. Elizabeth
Holden;
m. Unknown Stevens.
134 ix. David
Jones
Holden.
106. Nehemiah6
Holden (Nehemiah5, John4,
Stephen3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 16 Jul 1763 at Shirley, MA; m. Lucy A.
Clossen;
m. Abigail Bassett, daughter of Elnathan
Bassett and Annastine T. Southworth, 1 May 1803
at West Fairlee, VT; d. 10 Jan 1851 at Higginsport, Brown Co, OH, at
age
87. Children of Nehemiah6 Holden and Lucy A. Clossen
were as follows:
135 i. Nehemiah7
Holden; b. 1794; m. Mary Wright; d. 1846.
136 ii. Lucy
Holden; m. Isaac
Bacon.
Children of Nehemiah6 Holden and Abigail Bassett
were
as follows:
137 i. Erastus
Swain7
Holden; b. 5 Jan 1807; m. Jane E. Dana; m. Maria
Lyons; d. 1885.
138 ii. Horace
Bassett
Holden; b. 22 Jan 1808; m. Mary Shaffer; d. 26
Jan 1861 at age 53.
139 iii. Mary
(Ann
Marion)
Holden; b. 3 May 1810 at Brunswick, ME; d. 1878 at Troy, OH.
140 iv. Elizabeth
Holden;
b. 17 Feb 1813 at Bradford, VT; m. Levi Farwell
Dillaway 26 Nov 1849; d. 1901.
+ 141 v. Elnathan
Holden,
b. 4 Jul 1816 at Bradford, VT; m. Christine
Vance.
Generation Seven
123. Timothy7
Holden (Aaron6, Thomas5,
James4,
Justinian3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 1785 at Barre, MA or Rutland, VT; m. Elizabeth
Ellis; d. 1862 at Hounsfield, NY. Children of Timothy7 Holden and Elizabeth Ellis
were as follows:
142 i. Mary8
Holden.
143 ii. Chaz
Holden; b.
1808.
+ 144 iii. Aaron
Holden,
b. 1813 at Hounsfield, NY; m. Orilla Root.
126. Jesse7
Holden (Jesse6, John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 5 Dec 1806 at Malden, MA; m.Mary Oliver, daughter
of William Oliver and Mary
Unknown, 18 May 1827 at Somerville, MA; d. 1892. Children of Jesse7 Holden and Mary Oliver were
as follows:
+ 145 i. Oliver8
Holden, b. 2 Sep 1829 at Mlden, MA; m. Louisa
Jane Mcgray.
146 ii. Esther
C.
Holden;
b. 1832 at Malden, MA; m. Orville Leonard, son
of Thomas F. Leonard, 15 Apr 1851 at Boston, MA.
+ 148 iv. Ellen A.
Holden,
b. 1836 at Malden, MA; m. John G. Bates.
+ 149 v. Warren F.
Holden,
b. 26 Jan 1847 at East Boston, MA; m. Caroline
C. Briggs.
141. Elnathan7
Holden (Nehemiah6, Nehemiah5,
John4,
Stephen3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 4 Jul 1816 at Bradford, VT; m. Christine
Vance;
d. 4 Jun 1910 at age 93. Children of Elnathan7 Holden and Christine Vance
were as follows:
144. Aaron8
Holden (Timothy7, Aaron6,
Thomas5,
James4,
Justinian3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 1813 at Hounsfield, NY; m. Orilla Root; d.
1870
at Hounsfield, NY. Children of Aaron8 Holden and Orilla Root were
as follows:
153 i. Clay9
Holden; b. 1842.
154 ii. Freedom
Holden;
b. 1844.
155 iii. Winfield
Holden;
b. 4 Jun 1847 at Hounsfield, NY; d. 20 Sep 1920 at Hounsfield, NY, at
age
73.
156 iv. Theodore
Holden;
b. 1851.
+ 157 v. Seward
Holden,
b. 22 Oct 1852 at Hounsfield, NY; m. Clara
Snell.
158 vi. Myron
Holden; b.
1855.
159 vii. Emmet
Holden;
b. 1857 at Hounsdfield, NY.
160 viii. Walter
B.
Holden;
b. 9 Mar 1858 at Chestnut Ridge, NY; d. 7 Oct 1941 at Alexandria Bay,
NY,
at age 83.
161 ix. Talcott
Holden;
b. 1860; d. 1862.
162 x. Jesse
Holden; b.
1862; d. 1865.
145. Oliver8
Holden (Jesse7, Jesse6,
John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 2 Sep 1829 at Mlden, MA; m.Louisa Jane Mcgray,
daughter
of John (or James) Mcgray and Elizabeth
Shoresenberg, 2 Oct 1851 at Boston, MA; d. 6 Jul 1893 at Brockton, MA,
at age 63. Children of Oliver8 Holden and Louisa Jane Mcgray
were as follows:
163 i. Effie
Louisa9
Holden; b. 18 Jan 1853 at Boston, MA; d. 8 Feb 1857 at Boston, MA, at
age
4.
164 ii. Walter
Albert Holden;
b. 16 Jun 1855 at Boston, MA.
165 iii. Edwin
Bates
Holden;
b. 21 Dec 1857 at Boston, MA.
166 iv. Warren
Franklin
Holden; b. 23 Jun 1870; m. Carrie Frances
Hastings,
daughter of Timothy Fay Hastings and Mary
F. Pierce, 26 Oct 1905 at Worcester, MA.
147. Mary
Elizabeth8 Holden (Jesse7,
Jesse6,
John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 1833 at Malden, MA; m. Edwin Mathias Paul,
son
of Temple Paul and Mercy
W. Ewer, 24 Nov 1853 at Boston, MA; d. 14 Feb 1919 at Rochester, NY. Children of Mary Elizabeth8 Holden and Edwin
Mathias
Paul were as follows:
+ 167 i. Herbert
Edwin9
Paul, b. 8 Feb 1855 at Somerville, MA; m. Hannah
Carolyn Mitchell.
168 ii. Clarence
Temple
Paul; b. 24 Aug 1858; d. 17 Apr 1859.
169 iii. Arthur
Holden Paul;
b. 15 May 1869 at Portsmouth, NH; m. Caroline
W.
Russell; d. 27 Feb 1946 at Rochester, NY, at age 76.
148. Ellen
A.8 Holden (Jesse7,
Jesse6,
John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 1836 at Malden, MA; m. John G. Bates, son
of Joseph
M. Bates, 17 Feb 1853 at Boston, MA. Children of Ellen A.8 Holden and John G. Bates
were as follows:
170 i. Louis R.9
Bates.
171 ii. Nellie
Bates.
149. Warren
F.8 Holden (Jesse7,
Jesse6,
John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 26 Jan 1847 at East Boston, MA; m. Caroline
C. Briggs, daughter of Dr. Richard B. Briggs
and Agnes
A. Rogers. Children of Warren F.8 Holden and Caroline C.
Briggs were as follows:
172 i. Helen
Bates9
Holden; b. 19 Aug 1875 at Chicago, IL; m. Walter
Howard Kepner Dr. 1908.
173 ii. Alma
Mary
Holden;
b. 26 Apr 1877 at Chicago, IL.
150. Louis
Henry8 Holden (Elnathan7,
Nehemiah6,
Nehemiah5,
John4,
Stephen3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 20 Feb 1856; m. Mary Ann Smith. Children of Louis Henry8 Holden and Mary Ann Smith
were as follows:
157. Seward9
Holden (Aaron8, Timothy7,
Aaron6,
Thomas5,
James4,
Justinian3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 22 Oct 1852 at Hounsfield, NY; m.Clara Snell; d.
1946 at Adams Center, NY. Children of Seward9 Holden and Clara Snell were
as follows:
179 i. Ella M.10
Holden; b. 26 Sep 1879 at Watertown Center, NY; d. 2 Dec 1957 at
Rochester,
NY, at age 78.
180 ii. Gertrude
C.
Holden;
b. 1881.
181 iii. Earl
S.
Holden;
b. 21 Sep 1884 at Sackets Harbor, NY; m. Lucy
Coffin;
d. 16 Jul 1958 at Watertown, NY, at age 73.
182 iv. Perl S.
Holden;
b. 21 Sep 1884 at Sackets Harbor, NY; d. 8 Jul 1954 at Watertown, NY,
at
age 69.
183 v. Grace L.
Holden;
b. 8 Feb 1889 at Watertown Center, NY; d. 25 Sep 1982 at Watertown
Center,
NY, at age 93.
184 vi. Lynn B.
Holden;
b. 10 Jul 1891 at Watertown Center, NY; d. 1971.
185 vii. Myrtle
H.
Holden;
b. 1895.
167. Herbert
Edwin9 Paul (Mary8Holden,
Jesse7,
Jesse6,
John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 8 Feb 1855 at Somerville, MA; m. Hannah
Carolyn
Mitchell, daughter of Darius Baldwin Mitchell
and Isabelle
Hester, 10 Jun 1896 at Corwith, IA; d. 18 Dec 1927 at Portland, OR, at
age 72. Children of Herbert Edwin9 Paul and Hannah Carolyn
Mitchell were:
186 i. Donald
Mitchell10
Paul; b. 25 Apr 1897 at Corwith, IA; m. Florence
Alice Petrie, daughter of Wallace Emmons Petrie
and Eva Allena Kyes, 25 Nov 1921 at Linton, ND;
m. Naida Johnson, daughter of Roy
Johnson, 1962; d. 29 Apr 1975 at Peoria, IL, at age 78.
174. Sanford
Scribner9 Holden (Warren8,
Jesse7,
Jesse6,
John5,
Samuel4,
Samuel3,
Richard2,
William1);
b. 4 Oct 1884 at Oak Park, IL; m. Grace
Mitchell
1907 at Chicago, IL. Children of Sanford Scribner9 Holden and Grace
Mitchell were as follows:
191 i. Mary
Vance10
Holden; b. 30 Sep 1908; m. Michel Emile
Oliveau,
son of Jean Paul Emile Oliveau and Emilienne
Francoise Pauline Havard; d. 21 Feb 1931 at Cleveland, OH, at age 22.