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Obadiah Holmes

Obadiah Holmes

Male 1607 - 1682  (75 years)

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  • Name Obadiah Holmes 
    Birth 8 Mar 1606/7  Reddish, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christening 18 Mar 1609/10  Didsbury, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 24 Mar 1639 
    Established a glass foundry, the first in America to make window glass. 
    Court Case 20 Jul 1651  Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Obadiah Holmes was arrested and indicted once again. In 1651 William Witter, an elderly member of their congregation living in Lynn, Massachusetts, was too infirm to come to Newport, so the three men visited him on 21 July. While Mr. Clarke was preaching
    Occupation 1652  Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Pastor of the Baptist Church for 30 years. 
    Freeman 20 May 1656  Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Made a Freeman of Rhode Island Colony 
    Religion Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Baptist 
    _AMTID 192683653201:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 14 
    _FSFTID LZ4G-RN2 
    _UID 58FA85B35B454DFB93F9F213E03252BA2179 
    Burial Oct 1682  Holmes Burying Ground, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 15 Oct 1682  Middletown, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3808  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 19 Jun 2023 

    Father Robert Holme,   b. 18 Aug 1578, Reddish, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1640, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Mother Katherine Johnson,   b. 15 Feb 1584, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Sep 1630, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 8 Oct 1605  Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Saint Mary's Church 
    Family ID F66511  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Katherine Hyde,   b. 27 Oct 1608, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1682, Middletown, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years) 
    Marriage 20 Nov 1630  Collegiate Church, Lancaster, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. John Holmes,   b. 1631, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jun 1633, Stockport, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     2. Mary Holmes,   b. Abt 1632, Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1690, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years)
     3. Capt. Jonathan Holmes,   b. Abt 1634, England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Oct 1713, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     4. Lydia Holmes,   b. 1637, England, Unitd Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1701, Monmouth, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     5. Martha Holmes,   b. 1640, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1711, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     6. Samuel Holmes,   b. 20 Mar 1642, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1679, Gravesend, Kings, Colony of New York, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     7. Obadiah Holmes, Jr.,   b. Bef 9 Jun 1644, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1728, Cohansey, Cumberland, New Jersey, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 83 years)
     8. Hopestill Holmes,   b. 1645, Salem, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1675, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
     9. Lt. John Holmes,   b. 17 Aug 1649, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Oct 1712, Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Family ID F900  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 8 Mar 1606/7 - Reddish, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 18 Mar 1609/10 - Didsbury, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCourt Case - 20 Jul 1651 - Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Baptist - - Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Oct 1682 - Middletown, Newport, Colony of Rhode Island, British Colonial America Link to Google Earth
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