Polina Cole Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 29 Oct 1838 - Eastham, Massachusetts 1
Baptism:
Death: 28 Oct 1873 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Green Holbrook (1815-1898)
Mother: Priscilla Cole (1820-1914) 2
Polly Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Nov 1797 - Etna, Maine
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Daniel Holbrook (1774-1863)
Mother: Hitta Newcomb (1777-1870) 3
Polly Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1760 - (Billingsgate, (Eastham))
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Naaman Holbrook (Cir 1732-1796)
Mother: Mary Conant (Cir 1735-Bef 1793)
Notes
General:
George Murray m a Polly Holbrook, 7 nov 1787 Boston (Boston marriages 163)
Polly Jenkins Holbrook
Sex: F
AKA: Mary J Holbrook
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Apr 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 5
Baptism:
Death: 27 Oct 1879 - South Boston, Massachusetts 6
Burial: in Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Holbrook (1799-1866) 7
Mother: Temperance Holbrook (1803-1877) 8
Spouses and Children
1. *John G Higgins (1818 - 25 Feb 1894)
Marriage: Cir 1842
Status:
Children:
1. John Q A Higgins (1844-1859)
2. Ann W Higgins (1846-1869)
3. Abbie Maria Higgins (1847-1909)
4. Mary T Higgins (1849-1910)
5. Isabella W Higgins (1851- )
6. George W Higgins (1852-1905)
7. Franklin P Higgins (1853-1853) 6
8. Frederick Marshall Higgins (1856-1857) 6
9. John Quincy Adams Higgins (1865- ) 6
Notes
Marriage Notes (John G Higgins)
1850 US census, Boston
1855, 1865 Mass. census, Boston
1870 US census, South Boston
Polly Jenkins Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Aug 1810 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
Baptism:
Death: 11 Nov 1838 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 10
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Thomas Holbrook (1769-1856) 11
Mother: Thankful Atwood (1773-1838)
Spouses and Children
1. *Chipman Hinckley (23 Jan 1803 - ) 12
Marriage: 22 Mar 1829 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13
Status:
Children:
1. Temperance Ann Hinckley (1830- ) 14
2. Martha Maria Hinckley (1832-1835) 14
3. Louisa Hinckley (1834- ) 14
4. Albion Hinckley (1836- ) 14
Captain Prince Holbrook
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1813
Baptism:
Death: 8 Jan 1837 - Bangor, Maine 15
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Prince Robinson Holbrook
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Aug 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 16
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Waterman Holbrook (1810-1884) 17
Mother: Betsey Robinson (Est 1815-1848) 18
Priscilla Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Apr 1724 - Scituate, Massachusetts 19
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Samuel Holbrook (1683- )
Mother: Jane Clapp (1689- )
Spouses and Children
1. *Elisha Merritt (14 Jul 1720 - )
Marriage: 17 Sep 1741 - Scituate, Massachusetts 20
Status:
Priscilla Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 31 Dec 1769 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Isaiah Holbrook (1742- )
Mother: Priscilla Hatch (1741-1771)
Priscilla N Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Apr 1832 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 22 Aug 1832 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Solomon Holbrook (1806-1877) 22
Mother: Sarah Newcomb Atwood (1807-1837)
Notes
General:
"Prissilla N., dau. of Soloman & Sally N. Holbrook, died Aug. 22, 1832, aged 4 mos.
'An early summons Jesus sends
To call a child above
And whispers o'er the weeping friends
Tis all the fruit of love' " 23
Rachel Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1772 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Naaman Holbrook (Cir 1732-1796)
Mother: Mary Conant (Cir 1735-Bef 1793)
Spouses and Children
1. *Freeman Cobb (15 Jul 1770 - 6 Feb 1799)
Marriage: 1789 - Plymouth, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Samuel Holbrook Cobb (1789-1825)
2. Mary Cobb (1793-1840)
3. Rachel Cobb (1796-1827)
4. Freeman Cobb (1798-1799)
Richard Holbrook
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 30 Mar 1690 - Mendon, Massachusetts Bay 24
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1770 - Mendon, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Deacon Peter Holbrook (1655-1712)
Mother: Alice Godfrey (Cir 1662-1705)
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Abigail ALBEE b: 15 Mar 1701 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Married: 18 Jul 1722 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Children
Benjamin Holbrook b: 14 Feb 1723 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Abigail Holbrook b: 30 Jun 1724 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Richard Holbrook b: 7 Feb 1727
Susannah Holbrook b: ABT 1729 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Thankful Holbrook b: 24 Oct 1731 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Peter Holbrook b: 23 Jan 1735 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
Sarah Holbrook b: ABT 1740 in Mendon, Worcester, Mass
(deannedriscoll)
Richard Holbrook
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 7 Feb 1727 - Mendon, Massachusetts 25
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Young (Cir 1733 - 20 Aug 1822) 25
Marriage: 15 Oct 1751 - Pownalborough, Maine 25
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Sarah Young)
13 children
Robert H Holbrook
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 May 1868
Baptism:
Death: 28 May 1873 - (Wellfleet, Massachusetts)
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: John Wesley Holbrook (1821-1898) 27
Mother: Mary E (1836-1928)
Robert Higgins Holbrook
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 24 May 1799 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 29
Baptism:
Death: 4 Apr 1880 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 30
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death: dropsy
Parents
Father: Captain Jesse Holbrook (1766-1836) 31
Mother: Temperance Higgins (1770-1858) 32
Spouses and Children
1. *Lurania Higgins (19 Nov 1802 - 1887) 26
Marriage: 27 Aug 1820 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 33
Status:
Children:
1. John Wesley Holbrook (1821-1898) 27
2. Captain Albert Woodman Holbrook (1824-1881) 34
3. Edwin Warren Holbrook (1826-1851) 35
4. Mary Rich Holbrook (1829- ) 27
5. Penelope Winslow Holbrook (1831-1917) 27
6. Robert Marcellus Holbrook (1833-1905) 36
7. Ellen Brooks Holbrook (1837-1919) 27
8. Captain Jesse D Holbrook (1839-Between 1888/1888) 35
Notes
General:
1867 Wellfleet Commissioners of Wrecks: William Cleverly, Isaiah Hatch, Robert M. Holbrook, Medford Rich, John NewcombMedical:
age 80-10-10Marriage Notes (Lurania Higgins)
married
farmer 30
1850 Wel1fleet census
household 319
Robert Holbrook, 57, farmer, $400
Luranna Holbrook, 48
Albert W Holbrook, 26, mariner
Marselus R Holbrook, 16, mariner
Ellen B Holbrook, 13
Jsse Holbrook, 10
Augustus Hopkins, 15, b Me
Franklin H Baker, 10
all Mass. except Augustus
children aged 10-16 were in school within year
1880 Wellfleet census:
Robert H Holbrook, self, 80, laborer, self and father b Maine [sic], mother Mass.
Lurana Holbrook, wife, 77, all b Mass.
Robert Marcellus Holbrook
Sex: M
AKA: Marcellus R Holbrook
Mark Holbrook
Individual Information
Birth: 25 Nov 1833 - Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 16 Jun 1905 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 37
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Higgins Holbrook (1799-1880) 28
Mother: Lurania Higgins (1802-1887) 26
Spouses and Children
1. *Harriet A Freeman (25 Nov 1838 - 25 Apr 1919) 36
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Almenia T Holbrook (1866- )
2. Harriet Holbrook (1868- )
3. Edith W Holbrook (1874-1957) 36
Notes
General:
presumed son. no birth record seen.Marriage Notes (Harriet A Freeman)
not found in Mass VR
1880 US census, Philadelphia
fish dealer
Rozetta Holbrook
Sex: F
AKA: Rosetta Holbrook 39
Individual Information
Birth: 6 Jan 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 39
Baptism:
Death: 25 Sep 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 39
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Anthony Holbrook (1797-1848) 22
Mother: Hannah R Smith (1802-1851) 40
Notes
General:
combination stone for Hannah S., Rozetta and Wellington Holbrook, children of Anthony and Hannah Holbrook 38Medical:
age 8m 16d
Ruth Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: Cir 1769 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 May 1813 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Burial: in Old Burying Ground, Sandwich
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Naaman Holbrook (Cir 1732-1796)
Mother: Mary Conant (Cir 1735-Bef 1793)
Spouses and Children
1. *Branch Dillingham (18 May 1765 - 21 Apr 1813)
Marriage: 10 Feb 1793 - Sandwich, Massachusetts
Status:
Notes
Marriage Notes (Branch Dillingham)
Children in Sanwich
John Bartlett DILLINGHAM b: 24 APR 1794
Simeon DILLINGHAM b: 12 MAR 1796
Naaman DILLINGHAM b: 4 MAR 1798
Sarah DILLINGHAM b: 6 FEB 1800
Abigail DILLINGHAM b: 6 MAR 1802
Freeman Branch DILLINGHAM b: 25 JUL 1804
Nancy DILLINGHAM b: 11 DEC 1806
Elizabeth (Betsey) DILLINGHAM b: 9 SEP 1809
(timcole, mewingnut)
Ruth Atkins Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 19 May 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 41
Baptism:
Death: 2 Mar 1823 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 42
Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain Benjamin Holbrook (1780-1817)
Mother: Ruth Harding (1783-1813)
Spouses and Children
1. *William Pitt Snow (23 Aug 1796 - After 1865) 43
Marriage: 21 Jun 1822 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 44
Status:
Notes
General:
"In memory of Mrs. Ruth A. Snow, wife of Mr. William P. Snow, who died March 2nd., 1823 in the 19th. year of her age.
'Fresh in the morn thy summer rose
Hung withering ere its noon
We scarce enjoyed its balmy breath
But mourn its fragrance gone.' " 45
Sabra A Holbrook
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 1835 - Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joseph Holbrook (1809-1878) 46
Mother: Margery Doane Harding (1811-1898) 47
Notes
General:
identified from 1850 Wellfleet census
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