Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameMary ELIOTT 
2, F
2, FBirth10 Jun 1655, Boston, Suffolk, MA
BurialGranary Burying Ground; Boston, Suffolk, MA
FatherJacob ELIOT , Jr. , M (1632-1693)
MotherMary POWELL , F (~1632-1707)
Spouses
Birth13 Oct 1651, Springfield, Hampden, MA
Death11 Aug 1711, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Burial14 Aug 1711, Granary Burying Ground; Boston, Suffolk, MA
FatherElizur HOLYOKE , M (~1617-1676)
MotherMary PYNCHON , F (~1621-1657)
Marriage2 Jan 1677, Boston, Suffolk, MA
Notes for Mary ELIOTT
• Last name has also been spelled as “Eliot” in some records.
• Some records have:
- her birth date as “5 Oct 1655,” … or simply “1654”
- her date of death as “2 Feb 1719,” … as well as “2 Feb 1720”
• Some records have:
- her birth date as “5 Oct 1655,” … or simply “1654”
- her date of death as “2 Feb 1719,” … as well as “2 Feb 1720”
Notes for Elizur (Spouse 1)
• Elizur was a wealthy and influential businessman who held several local town offices and served in the legislature.
• The family lived in North Square, Boston, Suffolk, MA; next to Paul Revere's house.
• [Old Post Road by S. Holbrook] "Among the older families resident here (North Square) were the HOLYOKE’s. The father of the celebrated President of Harvard College, he was a respectable soap boiler." His shop was next door to Paul Revere’s shop. However, there are some references to Elizur HOLYOKE, Jr. as a brazier, "one working with brass."
• Some records also say he was a gold smith.
• Elizur owned his own business and was a man of influence and wealth in Boston, and he held several local town offices and served in the legislature.
• He was also one of the founders of the Old South Church in Boston.
• In 1735, Nathaniel Holmes, son of Captain Nathaniel and Sarah (Thaxter) Holmes, purchased a distillery from the heirs of Elizur, which was located on what is now Salem Street, Boston.
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• The family lived in North Square, Boston, Suffolk, MA; next to Paul Revere's house.
• [Old Post Road by S. Holbrook] "Among the older families resident here (North Square) were the HOLYOKE’s. The father of the celebrated President of Harvard College, he was a respectable soap boiler." His shop was next door to Paul Revere’s shop. However, there are some references to Elizur HOLYOKE, Jr. as a brazier, "one working with brass."
• Some records also say he was a gold smith.
• Elizur owned his own business and was a man of influence and wealth in Boston, and he held several local town offices and served in the legislature.
• He was also one of the founders of the Old South Church in Boston.
• In 1735, Nathaniel Holmes, son of Captain Nathaniel and Sarah (Thaxter) Holmes, purchased a distillery from the heirs of Elizur, which was located on what is now Salem Street, Boston.
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