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Robert HOLMES was born July 1801 in England
Robert HOLMES was the child of ? and ?Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Robert married Jane COOKE 10 August 1835 in Drummondville, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jane COOKE was born abt. 1814 in Canada. Jane died abt. 1899 in Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada (Saint-Fulgence-de-Durham).
Robert HOLMES died 13 November 1887 in Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada .
Details of the family tree of Robert appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Robert HOLMES
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Jane COOKE-- Date: 10 August 1835 Place: Drummondville, Lower Canada
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Robert HOLMES and Jane COOKE:
John Alexander HOLMES (b.17 May 1836, Durham, Drummond, Lower Canada d. 30 July 1934, Averill, Vermont, USA)
m. Sarah Jane PATRICK 6 February 1865
Jane COOKE-- Date: 10 August 1835 Place: Drummondville, Lower Canada Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Robert HOLMES and Jane COOKE:
John Alexander HOLMES (b.17 May 1836, Durham, Drummond, Lower Canada d. 30 July 1934, Averill, Vermont, USA)m. Sarah Jane PATRICK 6 February 1865
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1801 Birth July 1801
England
1835 Marriage / PartnerRobert HOLMES and Jane COOKE 10 August 1835, Drummondville, Québec, Canada (Saint-Frédéric-de-Drummondville)
He was 34 years old.
1836 Birth of ChildJohn Alexander HOLMES was born 17 May 1836, Durham, Drummond, Québec, Canada
Robert was 34 years old.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1887 Death 13 November 1887
Durham-Sud, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 86.
Added: 11/9/2025 11:17:27 AM
- Updated: 11/9/2025 11:18:03 AM
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