Eastham, Wellfleet and beyond


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picture Betsey Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1760
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Naaman Holbrook (Est 1730-1796)
         Mother: Mary Conant (Est 1735-Bef 1793)

Spouses and Children
1. *Hezekiah Doane (20 Feb 1757 - 22 Nov 1781) 1 
       Marriage: 1 Jul 1779 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Hezekiah Doane (1780-      ) 3

Notes
General:
m Jonathan Arey

picture Betsey Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 6 Dec 1812 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 4
        Baptism: 
          Death: 31 Aug 1895 - Newburyport, Massachusetts 5
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: Cancer of Rectum 5


Parents
         Father: David Holbrook (1784-      )
         Mother: Nancy Rider (1793-1819) 6

Spouses and Children
1. *Solomon Dyer (16 Sep 1810 - 20 Feb 1872) 7 
       Marriage: 18 Dec 1831 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Mary Ann Dyer (1832-1857) 9 10
                2. John R Dyer (1848-1865)

2. John Rich Dyer (2 Oct 1805 - 28 Sep 1880) 7 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Solomon Dyer)
1850 Census at Welfleet, MA:
Solomon Dyer 39 mariner;
Betsey; 37,
Mary A. 17.

1860 Census, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Ma: (all b. Ma)
Solomon Dyer, 48, Master Mariner, $1500, $300
Betsey, 45
John, 11

1870 Census, Wellfleet, Barnstable, Ma:
Dyer, Solomon, 59, Seaman, $1500, $1200, Ma
Dyer, Betsey, 56, Keeping House, Ma 5

picture Betsey Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 14 Oct 1799 - Hampden, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 27 Aug 1832 - Hampden, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Samuel Holbrook (1776-1819)
         Mother: Ruth Swett (1774-1850) 11 12

Spouses and Children
1. *Cephas Turner (Cir 1794 - 16 Sep 1865)
       Marriage: Est 1820 - Maine
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Cephas Turner)
Children
Cephas TURNER (II)
Ruth Crosby TURNER
Lucy E. TURNER b: 1821
Betsey TURNER b: 1823
Sarah G. TURNER b: 1825 in Hampden, Penobscot, Maine
Caroline Holbrook TURNER b: 1830
(mewingnut)

picture Betsey Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 27 Jan 1777 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 13 14
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Aug 1834 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Isaiah Holbrook (1742-      )
         Mother: Tabitha Snow (1748-Abt 1791) 16

Spouses and Children
1. *Thomas Dill (5 Sep 1777 - Abt 1802) 17 
       Marriage: 7 Jun 1798 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 18
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sally A Dill (1800-1872) 19

2. Barnabas Horton (3 Jan 1779 - 25 Jan 1867)
       Marriage: 30 Nov 1802 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 20
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sally Dill Horton (1800-      ) 14
                2. Polly Cushing Horton (1803-      ) 14
                3. Thomas Dill Horton (1805-      ) 14
                4. Barnabas Horton (1807-1877) 14
                5. Perez Chipman Horton (1809-1865) 14
                6. Cushing Horton (1812-After 1850)
                7. Captain Isaiah Holbrook Horton (1814-1874) 14
                8. Betsey H Horton (1816-1842) 14


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Betsey Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 24 May 1787 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
        Baptism: 
          Death: 17 Sep 1864 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 23
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: heart complaint


Parents
         Father: David Holbrook (1750-1831)
         Mother: Hannah Hopkins (1756-1822) 24

Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Henry Baker (7 Jul 1786 - 27 Jan 1869) 23 
       Marriage: 9 Nov 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 25
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Seth Hopkins Baker (1805-1873)
                2. Hannah Holbrook Baker (1807-      ) 26
                3. Elisha Holbrook Baker (1809-1883) 23 26
                4. Henry Baker (1812-1822) 27
                5. Ruth Harding Baker (1814-After 1880)
                6. Betsey Baker (1817-1897) 28
                7. Captain David Holbrook Baker (1820-1883) 29 30
                8. Nancy Baker (1823-1892) 31
                9. Abigail Doane Baker (1825-1862) 32
                10. Henry Baker (1827-1898) 33
                11. Mary Higgins Baker (1830-1896)
                12. Benjamin Holbrook Baker (1835-1872)

Notes
General:
gravestone:
Our mother
Betsy
Wife of Henry Baker
died Sept 17, 1864
AEt 77 yrs 4m
"Sleep on sweetly for Jesus said;
Marvel not at this for the hour is coming
in whch all that are in the graves
shall hear his voice and shall com forth. John 5:28" 23 27
Medical:
town record, deaths p 6:
Sept 17, 1864, Betsey Baker, 77y 4m, died at Wellfleet, married, born Wellfleet, parents David and Hannah, cause: heart complaint, interred Wellfleet, undertaker: John Harding 34
Marriage Notes (Captain Henry Baker)
Intentions registered in Wellfleet Oct 9, 1804.
list of children from Wellfleet Vital Records, book 1 p 92 (fiche 5)
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1850 Wellfleet census:
house 134, family 147
Henry Baker, 64, farmer, $200;
Betsey, 63;
Henry, 23, mariner;
Mary, 19;
Benjamin, 15
all born in Mass.
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"The long row of [salt] vats east of Jeremiah Hawes' residence once belonged to Henry Baker. " Deyo - p 804
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picture Betsey Doane Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 20 Dec 1829 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 36
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Joseph Holbrook (1809-1878) 37
         Mother: Margery Doane Harding (1811-1898) 38


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Caleb Holbrook

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 14 Jan 1731 - Bellingham, Massachusetts 39
        Baptism: 
          Death: 10 May 1757 - Bellingham, Massachusetts 40
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Eliphalet Holbrook (1691-1775)
         Mother: Johannah Rockwood (1692-1777)


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Carile Dillingham Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 3 Oct 1807 - Hampden, Maine
        Baptism: 
          Death: 20 Nov 1834 - Hampden, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Samuel Holbrook (1776-1819)
         Mother: Ruth Swett (1774-1850) 11 12

Notes
General:
m Otis Briggs

picture Caroline Augusta Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 25 Jan 1832 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 41
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Henry Atkins Holbrook (1805-      )
         Mother: Eunice Atwood (1809-Abt 1892) 42 43


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Carolyn Emerson Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 29 Apr 1867 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 45
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1949
         Burial: in Oak Dale Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Willliam Johnson Holbrook (1839-1902) 44 46
         Mother: Hannah Holbrook Baker (1843-1901) 44 47 48

Spouses and Children
1. *Edward H Barter (12 Apr 1866 - 25 Jun 1922) 44 49 
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Ralph H Barter (1892-1918) 44 50

Notes
General:
Marriage 2 George STENSON

picture Charles A Holbrook

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Est 1900 - (Haverhill, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Spouses and Children
1. *Berryl Ginn (Est 1900 -       )
       Marriage: 30 Jul 1923 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Status: 


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Charles Henry Holbrook

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 14 Sep 1841 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 51
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Thomas Holbrook (1794-1880) 52
         Mother: Mary S Smith (1799-1879) 53


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Charles W Holbrook

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 3 Jan 1847 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 54
        Baptism: 
          Death: 2 Jul 1848 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: dysentery 55


Parents
         Father: Joseph Holbrook (1809-1878) 37
         Mother: Margery Doane Harding (1811-1898) 38

Notes
General:
"Charles W. Holbrook, son of Joseph & Margaret D. Holbrook, died July 2, 1848, aged 1 yr. 6 mos." 56
Medical:
age 1-6
b Wellfleet
s/o Joseph & Margaret Holbrook

picture Chloe Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 25 May 1815 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 52
        Baptism: 
          Death: 30 Jun 1815 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 52
         Burial: in Duck Creek Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Captain Joseph Holbrook (1771-1853) 57
         Mother: Polly Jenkins (1773-1827)

Notes
General:
"In memory of Chloey, dau. of Joseph & Polly Holbrook, died June 30, 1815, aet. 1 mos. 3 days." 58

picture Clarissa Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 23 Dec 1790 - Braintree, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 3 Dec 1862 - Randolph, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Colonel John Holbrook (1745-1802) 59
         Mother: Anna Wild (1748-1835) 59

Spouses and Children
1. *Barnabas Lothrop (18 Mar 1784 - 6 Apr 1851) 59 
       Marriage: 23 Apr 1810 - Randolph, Massachusetts 59
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Eleanor Lothrop (1827-1880)

Notes
Marriage Notes (Barnabas Lothrop)
Children, all in Randolph, Mass.
Caleb Holbrook Lothrop b: 6 NOV 1811
Barnabas Lothrop b: 12 OCT 1813
Henry Tisdale Lothrop b: 22 MAY 1817
Mary Ann Lothrop b: 15 JUN 1820
Henry Tisdale Lothrop b: 16 MAR 1823
Eleanor Lothrop b: 26 FEB 1827
Edward Everett Lothrop b: 17 MAY 1833

picture Clarissa Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 4 Jul 1846 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 60
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Wesley Holbrook (1821-1898) 61
         Mother: Dorcas W Mayo (1820-1863)


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Cora F Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1886 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 1981 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Henry Weston Holbrook (1853-1939) 32 62
         Mother: Lizzie Atwood Williamson (1864-1936) 32 63


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Cora Lena Holbrook

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 22 Dec 1896 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 64
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: John Holbrook (1854-1923) 65 66 67
         Mother: Maggie Berrio (1864-1936) 65 67


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Cornelius Holbrook

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: Nov 1662 - Scituate, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 14 Dec 1742 - Weymouth, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Captain William Holbrook (1620-1699)
         Mother: Elizabeth Pitts (Cir 1622-Cir 1696)


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Daniel Holbrook

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 11 Mar 1783 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 68
        Baptism: 
          Death: 19 Mar 1834 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Jonathan Holbrook (1745-      )
         Mother: Marcy Covell (1754-      ) 69
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Sources


1 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:16. Capt. Hezekiah & Elizabeth Doane family.

2 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:533. Marriages.

3 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:30. son of Hezekiah Doane Jr and Betty his wife.

4 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:106. The children of Joel and Susanna Atwood.

5 Frank Dyer, "Descendants of William & Mary (Barrett) Dyer of Rhode Island" (Rootsweb files will_riged, spragueged).

6 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:83.

7 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:67.

8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:585. Marriages.

9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 95. frequently differ from other records

10 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:162. The daughters of Solomon and Betsey Dyer.

11 Ben H. Swett, "Sweat and Swett Families of Cape Cod
John Swett of Newbury" (2005. http://swett-genealogy.com/10CapeCod.html
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13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:18. Isaiah & Tabitha Holbrook family.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:111. Barnabus and Betsey Horton family.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:239. deaths.

16 Chrisman Pedigree (chrisman.org).

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:61.

18 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:549 Marriages.

19 Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society), Evergreen H4.

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21 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:345.

22 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:36. David & Hannah Holbrook family.

23 Pleasant Hill cemetery, Henry and Betsy Baker family.

24 New England Historical and Genealogical Register (New England Historic Genealogical Society. Boston), 102:261 (1948).

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26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:92. Henry & Betsey Baker family.

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28 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 6, lot 4. Robert H. Libby & Betsey Libby family.

29 1870 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, 400, #444.

30 1850 United States census.

31 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 32, row 6. Warren Kendrick Freeman & Nancy Baker Freeman family.

32 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 123. Thomas F. & Abby D. Holbrook family.

33 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, LDS film # 1254519, NA film T9-0519, p 125D.

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36 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:177. The children of Joseph Holbrook & Margery his wife.

37 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:62.

38 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:82 Joseph Harding 3d & Hannah family.

39 Vital Records of Bellingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (1904. Boston, NEHGS [online]), 41.

40 Vital Records of Bellingham, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (1904. Boston, NEHGS [online]), 191.

41 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:149. The children of Henry A Holbrook and Eunice his Wife.

42 M. Natale, Ancestors of Mercy Holbrook Higgins (2005. email).

43 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:98. Amaziah and Sally Atwood family.

44 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 45, lot 154. Barter & Holbrook families.

45 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 11.

46 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:177. sons of David B Holbrook & Thankful his wife.

47 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:158. the children of Elisha H. and Ann M. Baker.

48 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 3.

49 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1922.

50 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1918. Deaths, not in Wellfleet.

51 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:121. the children of Thomas junr and Mary Holbrook.

52 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:51. children of Joseph and Polly Holbrook.

53 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), row 70, lot 1. Thomas & Mary. S. Holbrook.

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55 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Deaths 1843-1859 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 79.

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63 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lot 30. Daniel Williamson family.

64 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1896. Births.

65 Our Lady of Lourdes gravestones (Route 6, Wellfleet).

66 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, Sussana W Holbrook household.

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68 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:43. the children of Jonathan and Mercy Holbrook.

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