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Male Obadiah HOLMES Click to view Obadiah HOLMES in the family tree

Obadiah was born on June 9th, 1644 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts and his baptism took place on June 9th, 1644 in Salem, Salem, Essex, Ma.  Obadiah's father was Obadiah HOLMES and his mother was Katherine HYDE.  His paternal grandparents were Robert HOLMES (HULME) and Katherine JOHNSON; his maternal grandparents are Gilbert HYDE and -Mrs Gilbert HYDE. He had five brothers and six sisters, named John, Jonathan, Samuel, Joseph, Jonathan, Mary, Lydia, Martha, Hopestill, Sarah and Sarah.  He was the sixth youngest of the twelve children.  He died at the age of 84 in 1728 in Cohansey, Creek, Nj.  He was buried in Cohansey, West Jersey.

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