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Capt. Peleg Holmes, 3rd

Male 1785 - 1856  (71 years)


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  • Name Peleg Holmes 
    • Captain Peleg Holmes 3rd. Born 1785 at Yarmouth N.S. married 1st 1806, Mary Trefry, 2nd married Mary Lockhart of Horton. When he removed to Halfway River with his wife and family, in 1820 they brought 8 children with them. In 1821 he bought land from Peter Coalfleet and Sam Beckwith, and settled in Lower Horton. When the Baptist Church was organized in 1830 he was ordained Deacon. Thereafter, he was generally addressed as Deacon or Deacon Peleg Holmes. His house was just across the Horton-Falmouth Township line, on the Bluff Road. He resided there all of his life. Peleg died December 3rd. 1856. Buried in Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport.
    Title Capt. 
    Suffix 3rd 
    Birth 15 Apr 1785  Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 4 Dec 1856  Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I9877  Hantsport Families
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2019 

    Father Nathanial Holmes,   b. 21 Oct 1755, Kingston, Plymouth, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Feb 1839, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Abigail Kimball,   b. 30 Nov 1754, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1846, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1774  Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F3522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Trefry,   b. 1 Aug 1786, Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1825 (Age 38 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1805  Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Peleg Holmes, 4th,   b. 16 Dec 1806, Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1860, Halifax, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
    +2. Abigail Kimball Holmes,   b. 30 Jul 1808, Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1887, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +3. Capt. Kendall Holmes,   b. 1810, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1871 (Age 61 years)
    +4. Mary Holmes,   b. 1812, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Joshua Holmes,   b. 1814
     6. John Holmes
    +7. Harriet Newall Holmes,   b. 1816, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Nov 1842, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 26 years)
    +8. Matilda Mahala Holmes,   b. 12 Dec 1818, Yarmouth, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Oct 1902, Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +9. James Holmes,   b. 1822, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F3513  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2019 

    Family 2 Mary Emily Lockhart,   b. Abt 1802, Horton Twp., Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1872, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Children 
    +1. John William Holmes,   b. 10 Oct 1828, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Aug 1918, Wallasey, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     2. Grace Ann Holmes,   b. 1829, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Almira Louisa Holmes,   b. 1830
     4. Daniel Holmes
     5. Lydia Lucinda Holmes,   b. 1835
     6. Ruth Holmes,   b. 1837, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Capt. George Levi Holmes,   b. 17 Nov 1839, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1925, Kentville, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     8. Ruth Amelia Holmes,   b. 1842
     9. Hazeltine Holmes,   b. 1844, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location
     10. Mary Emery or Emily Holmes,   b. 27 Dec 1846, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1914, Boston, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     11. Nelson Holmes,   b. 1847, Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. at sea
    Family ID F3514  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2019 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 15 Apr 1785 - Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 31 Dec 1805 - Chebogue, Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 4 Dec 1856 - Lr. Horton, Kings, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverbank Cemetery, Hantsport, Hants, Nova Scotia Link to Google Earth
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