Seth Holt and Abigail ("Nabby") Cheney

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Husband Seth Holt [633]

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      Born: 25 Apr 1776 - , Westminster, Worcester, MA ^{1 2 3}
 Christened:
      Died: Abt 1813 - Schlosser, [now Niagara], Niagara, NY ^{2 3}
     Buried:

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Father: Silas Holt [5766] (1752-1815)
Mother: Sarah Herrington [5767] (1752-Abt 1778/1780)

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    Married: 5 Dec 1799 - , Brandon, Rutland, VT ⁴

More records for this person:
Biography ⁵
Military ⁶, War of 1812

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Wife Abigail ("Nabby") Cheney [623]

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      Born: 20 Jun 1781 - , Dublin, Cheshire, NH ^{3 7 8 9}
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      Died: 12 Oct 1866 - , probably in Fairhaven, Carroll, IL ³
     Buried:

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Father: Edward Cheney Deacon [146] (1752-1813)
Mother: Abigail Hale [157] (1752-1841)

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Other
Spouse: Daniel Galusha [4208] (1768-1840/1850) - 16 Jan 1817 ^{3 10}

More records for this person:
Estate ^{11 12}
Other references ^{10 13}

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Children

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1 F (Female) Holt [4209]

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      Born: 1800-1810 ³
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      Died: Bef 1820 ³
     Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M Daniel Putnam Holt [4210]

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      Born: Jun 1805 - , Brandon, Rutland, VT ^{3 9 14}
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      Died: 1888 - , Savannah, Carroll, IL ^{3 14}
     Buried:
Spouse: Sarah Huntington [4502] (1804-) Marr: 24 Nov 1824 ^{3 6 14}
Spouse: Nancy Coy [4539] (1818-) ¹⁵

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3 M Elijah Hale Holt [4211]

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      Born: Aug 1807 - , Sempronius, Cayuga, NY ^{3 9 14}
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      Died: Aug 1862 - , Fairhaven, Carroll, IL ^{3 14}
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Spouse: Eliza Jane Herrington [4503] (1806-) Marr: 15 Jun 1833 - , , Armstrong, PA ^{2 3 14}

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4 F Philancia ("Philancy") M. Holt [4212]

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      Born: 1811 - , Sempronius, Cayuga, NY ^{3 16}
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      Died: Abt 1864 - , Pilot Knob, Iron, MO ³
     Buried:
Spouse: Samuel Lucas Hopkins [4504] (1800-1856) Marr: Abt 1833 ³
Spouse: Mr. Diamond [4546] (Bef 1830-) Marr: 1860-1864 ³

1 B251. A Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States, "More particularly, Descendants of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and Andover, Mass, 1634-1644", by Daniel S. Durrie ( Munsell, Albany, 1864), p. 79.

2 M009. International Genealogical Index, database kept by LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT.

3 M255. "Diana's Genealogy Web Pages" (Cheney and Holt Family Genealogy), (genealogy) By Diana Matthiesen, published on the internet at http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/GenealogyHome.shtml, copyright 2003-2005.

4 A027. Deed Book, V. 4, 1799-1815, VT Rutland Brandon, kept by the VT Rutland Brandon Courthouse; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, p. 354.

5 B251. A Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States, "More particularly, Descendants of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and Andover, Mass, 1634-1644", by Daniel S. Durrie ( Munsell, Albany, 1864), p. 79. Seth b. Westminster Apr. 25, 1776; m. Abigail Cheney of Brandon, Vt. After marriage he removed to Sempronius, N.Y. In 1812 he enlisted and went to the frontiers under Capt. John Husted, and d. a short time afterwards at Schlosser, near Niagara Falls. His widow m. 2d, Daniel Galusha, and has lived at Sodus, N.Y, and Warren, Du Page county, Ill. 3 ch.

6 B251. A Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States, "More particularly, Descendants of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and Andover, Mass, 1634-1644", by Daniel S. Durrie ( Munsell, Albany, 1864).

7 Bible1. "Family Bible of Daniel and Polly Rowley," 1814, inscription by Rowley, Daniel, transcribed by Elizabeth (Rowley) McKnight, 1990s; original was in the possession of Daniel and Polly Cheney Rowley of Freeport, PA, passed to Elizabeth (Rowley) McKnight, now kept in my files.

8 B214. The Cheney Genealogy, by Pope, Charles Henry (Published by the author, Boston, MA: 1897); scanned and available online at http://books.google.com/books?id=toU7AAAAMAAJ; also text online at http://archive.org/stream/cheneygenealogy00pope/cheneygenealogy00pope_djvu.txt.

9 C86. United States Federal Census, year 1860.

10 B251. A Genealogical History of the Holt Family in the United States, "More particularly, Descendants of Nicholas Holt of Newbury and Andover, Mass, 1634-1644", by Daniel S. Durrie ( Munsell, Albany, 1864), p. 79.

11 A017. Deed Book, V. 8, 1814, VT Rutland Brandon, kept by the VT Rutland Brandon Courthouse; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, p. 181. Edward Cheney's estate.

12 A056. Probate Records, V. 9, 1815, VT Rutland County, kept by the VT Rutland County Courthouse; film reproduction at LDS Library, Salt Lake City, UT, p. 343 Edward Cheney's estate.

13 L1815.1. Family Letter, by Dutton, Elizabeth (Cheney), about 1814-1820, posted from Brandon, VT, written to Polley Rowley in New York; original was in the possessions of Daniel and Polly Cheney Rowley of Freeport, PA, now kept in my files.

14 Ancestral File Database, "Ancestral File" database, FamilySearch; published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/.

15 M282. Iowa County Marriages, 1838-1934 (database) by FamilySearch. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records; published on the internet at https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551, named in son's Albert holt's record.

16 C85. United States Federal Census, year 1850.

Rowley Genealogy Site & Family Charts, compiled by I. Rowley, version of Nov. 10, 2016.

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