Source: Hale Collection,
Connecticut Headstone Inscriptions Vol. 41
(Microfilm 0003360 from Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah). (n.b. no Home surname in index) [Footnotes are by RSH.]
Old Rathbone Cemetery (317-5) in northeast part of town, near Gardner Lake
Copied by H. W. House November 14, 1934:
| Page | Inscription |
|---|---|
| 7 | Holmes, Lucy, died Jan. 21, 1871, age 84 yrs. Holmes, John, died July 13, 1823, age 67 yrs. (Lexington Alarm) (Revolutionary War marker) Holmes, Anna, died Jan. 8, 1810, age 51 yrs. Holmes, Henry G., died Aug. 10, 1828, age 28 yrs. Holmes, Elizabeth, died Jan. 23, 1853, age 55 yrs. |
Wesley Brown Cemetery (317-7) near Wesley Brown place
Copied by H. C. Lester November 9, 1934:
| Page | Inscription |
|---|---|
| 10 | Holmes, Elias P., (Co. A, 26th Regt. Conn. Vols.) died Sept 20, 1892 (G.A.R. marker) |
Copied by H. W. House November 9, 1934:
| Page | Inscription |
|---|---|
| 17 | Holmes, Lucy, wife of Samuel 2nd, died Aug. 15, 1827, age 65 yrs. Holmes, Lucretia, wife of Samuel, died Sept. 20, 1820, age 95 yrs. [1] Holmes, William, son of Samuel & Lucy, died June 6, 1819, age 46 yrs. [2] Holmes, Samuel, died Apr. 22, 1852, age 89 yrs. Holmes, David, died Dec. 27, 1847, age 38 yrs. Holmes, Sophia, died Mar. 2, 1845, age 55 yrs. |
[1] [Baker] (p. 329) cites this inscription but says “aged 93 years”.
[2] Assuming all information here is correct, the Samuel and Lucy buried here were 10 and 11 years old, respectively, when William was born. “Samuel & Lucy” could conceivably refer to Samuel 1st and Lucretia, but Lucretia was 48 when William was born, and [GBRNC] does not list a son named William for this couple. It seems likely there is an error here.
DeWolf Cemetery (317-24) near Gardner Lake
Copied by H. C. Lester November 13, 1934:
| Page | Inscription |
|---|---|
| 39 | Holmes, Capt. George, died Feb. 6, 1759, age 57 yrs. |
References
- [Baker]
- Henry A. Baker, History of Montville, Connecticut, Formerly the North Parish of New London, from 1640 to 1896, Case, Lockwood & Brainard (Hartford, Connecticut, 1896), “Holmes Families” (pp. 327-332) and “Wickwire Families” (pages not noted).
- [GBRNLC]
- Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut, J.H. Beers & Co. (Chicago, 1905), “George N. Holmes” (pp. 833-835).
