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Peleg Holmes and Mary Trefry

Capt. Peleg Holmes, the son of Nathaniel Holmes and Abigail Kimball, was born on Friday, 15 April 1785 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. He died at the age of 71 in December 1856.

Peleg Holmes (aged 20) married Mary Trefry (aged 19) on Tuesday, 31 December 1805 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia.

Mary Trefry, the daughter of Joshua Pitman Trefry and Elizabeth Kenney, was born on Tuesday, 1 August 1786 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. She died at the age of about 34 in about 1821.

Their children were:

• Matilda Mahala Holmes, born on Saturday, 12 December 1818 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, died on Wednesday, 29 October 1902 in Independence, Missouri (locale uncertain). She married Gould Nelson Davison on Tuesday, 22 December 1835.

• Peleg Holmes, born on Tuesday, 16 December 1806 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. He married Sarah Beckwith.

• Abigail Kimball Holmes, born on Saturday, 30 July 1808 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. She married Levi Lockhart.

• Capt. Kendall Holmes, born on Tuesday, 26 June 1810 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, died on Friday, 3 November 1871. He married Mary Frost.

• Mary Holmes, born on Thursday, 16 July 1812 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. She married Robert Davison.

• Joshua Holmes, born on Monday, 6 June 1814 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. He married Naomi Lockhart.

• John Holmes, born on Monday, 6 June 1814 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. He never married.

• Harriet Newell Holmes, born on Friday, 13 September 1816 in Central Chebogue, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia. She married William Barker.

Children of Mary Trefry--Peleg b. 1806. Abigail b. 1808. Kendall b. 1810, 2nd m. Sarah Elder (b. 1822, b. 14 Sep 1896). Mary b. 1812. Joshua b. 1814. John b. 1814. Harriet b. 1816. Matilda b. 1818. James b. 1822. Tenth child unnamed, died in infancy.

Children of Mary Lockhart--John b. 1828. Grace b. 1829, 2nd m. Capt J. Whitman Holmes. Almira b. 1830. Daniel b. 1833. Lydia b. 1835 Ruth b. 1837. George b. 1839. Ruth A. b. 1842. Hazeltine b. 1844. Mary E. b. 1846. Nelson b. 1847.

From IGI--Mary Lockhart m. 1821 and James and 10 are hers. George b. 17 Nov 1839. Ruth A. b. 8 Feb 1842. Hazeltine (F) b. 18 Feb 1844. Nelson b. 1848. Mary Trefry born in 1789 and 1 Aug 1786. Her daughter Mary born in Hantsport and Central Cheborgue both on 16 Jul 1812.

I have a mysterious note that "Abigail b. 3 Jul 1808". Can't find source on this. /s/JLB

From the newspaper series 'Yarmouth Genealogies'--Abigail b. 30 Jul 1808. Peleg & Mary Trefry m. Jan 1806.

AHD: Lists Peleg m. Mahala Travoy Matilida d. Feb 1902, Independeance, MO When Matilda was 2, her mother died. She went to live with her grandmother. When she returned 10 years later after the grandmother died, her father had married Miss Emery Lockhart. [from E.B.B.] Lists: Abigail Kimball, Mary, Joshua, James, John William and George Levi.  Peleg Holmes had the following children by his second wife Mary Lockhart:

• James Holmes, born 1 Jul 1822 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia, married Abigail Michener.

• 10 Holmes, born 1824 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia, died 1824.

• John William Holmes, born 10 Oct 1828 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia

• Grace Ann Holmes, born 1829 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia, married Joseph Nelson Trefry on 13 Jun 1846.

• Almira Louisa Holmes, born 3 Nov 1830 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Daniel Lockhart Holmes, born 3 Mar 1833 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Lydia Lucinda Holmes, born 31 Aug 1835 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Ruth Holmes, born 12 Dec 1837 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• George Levi Holmes, born 17 Nov 1839 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Ruth Amelia Holmes, born 8 Feb 1842 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Hazeltine Holmes, born 18 Feb 1844 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Mary Emery Holmes, born 27 Dec 1846 in Hantsport, Hants county, Nova Scotia.

• Nelson Trefry Holmes, born 1848.