Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Holbrook, John Robert, 1818-1883 |
Born |
1818-1820 |
Birthplace |
prob. Portsmouth, N.H. |
Deceased |
Oct. 2, 1883 |
Deceased where |
Portsmouth, N.H. (of Typhoid fever). |
Places of residence |
Portsmouth, N.H. (Court St.) |
Occupation |
Sailmaker (T. S. Gay & Co.) and ship owner. |
Father |
Robert Holbrook. |
Mother |
Catherine Rendall (or Randall?) |
Spouse |
Sarah Jane Clark, daughter of John N. Clark and Elizabeth Canney, b. Sept. 3, 18 |
Children |
All born in Portsmouth, N.H. 1. John Robert Holbrook, b. 1841, d. Sept. 7, 1858 in Portsmouth, N.H. 2. Catherine "Katie" Rugg Holbrook, b. Oct. 23, 1843, d. Jul. 23, 1876 in Portsmouth, N.H., m. Thomas S. Gay (1836-1886). 3. Frances Ella Holbrook, b. Sept. 8, 1845, d. Sept. 21, 1847 in Portsmouth, N.H. 4. Sarah E. Holbrook, b. c1848. 5. Eva Holbrook, b. Oct. 2, 1849, d. Nov. 26, 1927, m. Oct. 2, 1871 in Portsmouth, N.H. to George E. Wingate, son of George and Sarah Wingate. 6. Charles W. Holbrook, b. 1851, d. Jul. 9, 1853. 7. George Arthur Holbrook, b. Feb. 17, 1857, d. Nov. 22, 1939 in Troy, N.Y., m. 1. Lucia A. ____, b. Apr. 1851, d. Feb. 20, 1921 in Troy, N.Y. and m. 2. May 18, 1926 in N.Y., N.Y. to Mary Rauken, daughter of Robert Brown Rauken and Margaret Ann Walker. 8. (maybe, see note) Agnes R. Holbrook, b. c1874, d. Apr. 23, 1936 in Portsmouth, N.H., m. J. Edward Pickering. |
Notes |
Agnes is listed as a daughter and her obituary states that she has a brother George A. Holbrook of Troy, N.Y., but almost 20 years between 6th child and 7th. Also she is listed as a child of Katie Holbrook and Thomas Gay. Perhaps adopted/raised by her grandparents after her mother's death. |
Relationships |
Spouses: Sarah Jane Clark, daughter of John N. Clark and Elizabeth Canney, b. Sept. 3, 1822 in Portsmouth, N.H., d. Mar. 6, 1911 in Portsmouth, N.H., m. Oct. 12, 1840 in Portsmouth, N.H. |
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