Holmes Dimmis[1]
Female 1753 - 1801

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  • Birth  17 Apr 1753  [2, 3
    Gender  Female 
    _UPD  03 OCT 2009 09:04:59 GMT-5 
    Died  14 Nov 1801  [2, 3, 4
    Person ID  I348  Alan Donald Vibber
    Last Modified  08 Dec 2009 
     
    Father  Holmes George,   b. 1694, Stow, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1759, Colchester, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Welch Catherine,   d. Aft 1787 
    Family ID  F810  Group Sheet
     
    Family  Gardner David,   b. 20 Apr 1753, Montville, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1823 
    Married  Abt 1772  [2, 3, 4
    Children 
     1. Gardner Azel or Azabel,   b. 05 Aug 1780,   d. 14 Nov 1868, Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Gardner Erastus,   b. 16 Jul 1789,   d. 20 Jul 1866
     3. Gardner David H.,   b. 02 Aug 1778,   d. 14 Apr 1863
    Family ID  F145  Group Sheet
     
  • Notes 
    • aged 49 years.

      Baker refers to her as Dennis Holmes on page 547, the gardners refer to her as Dennis Holmes on page 151, and George Arthur Gray refers to her as Dimmis Holmes on page 40.

      V. DIMMIS, b. Apr. 17, 1753 ; d. Nov. 14, 1801 ; m. about 1772, DAVID GARDNER, b. Montville, Conn. (Hist, of Montville,Ct.), Apr. 20, 1753, and d. Jan. 20, 1823, son of David and Jemima (Gustin) Gardner. Mr. Gardner m. (2) Mary Lathrop ; one son. He m. (3) Olive Metcalf. He was brother to Jemima Gardner, who married George Holmes (44). In June, 1790, Dimmis and her husband deeded to her brother John Holmes of Colchester all of their interest in the estate of Capt. George Holmes, deceased. Children, all born in or near Montville: 1. Catherine, b. May 17, 1773, m. Jabez Gardner ; 2 children. 2.Amasa, b. Nov. 1, 1776. 3. David H., b. Aug. 2, 1778; d. Apr. 14, 1863; m. Nancy Comstock. 4. Azel, b. Aug. 5, 1780 ; m. Amy Rogers, dau. of Jehial and Amy (Vibber) Rogers ; 5 children. 5. Ludnda, b.Nov. 12, 1782 ; m. David Rogers. 6. John, b. Feb. 1, 1786. 7. Austis, b. June 26, 1787; m. (1) John Gardner; m. (2) John Gates. 8. Erastus, b. July 16, 1789 ; d. July 20, 1860; m. (1) Anna Rogers, sister to Azel's wife; he m. (2) Eunice Hyde ; 4 children by first wife, one by the second. 9. Artemas, b. Jan. 16, 1792; d. in 1819.
     
  • Sources 
    1. [S2] History of Montville, H.A. Baker, (Name: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company;), 547 (Reliability: 3).
      III. David (43), b. 20 April, 1753, son of David Gardner and Jemima Gustin; married, about 1772, Dennis Holmes.. She died 14 Nov., 1801, aged 49 years. He afterwards married Mary Lathrop, by whom he had one son. After her death he married for his third wife Olive Metcalf, who survived him. He was a farmer, and resided near Gardner's Lake. He died 20 Jan., 1823. She died 8 Nov., 1827, aged 68 years.

    2. [S2] History of Montville, H.A. Baker, (Name: Press of The Case, Lockwood & Brainard Company;), 547 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S139] The Descendants of George Holmes of Roxbury, George Arthur Gray, 40 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S7] Gardner History and Genealogy, Lillian May & Charles Morris Gardner, (Name: The Erie Printing Company;), 151 (Reliability: 3).