Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameJoseph Rider FARRINGTON , M
Birth5 May 1830, Brewer, Penobscot, ME
Death30 May 1897, Portland, Cumberland, ME
BurialOak Hill Cemetery; Brewer, Penobscot, ME
FatherOliver FARRINGTON , M (1797-1863)
MotherHannah RIDER , F (~1803-1893)
Spouses
Birth12 Mar 1832, Brewer, Penobscot, ME
Death28 Feb 1895, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland, ME
BurialOak Hill Cemetery; Brewer, Penobscot, ME
FatherEdward HOLYOKE , M (1802-1861)
MotherMelinda SNOW , F (1808-1881)
Family ID381
Marriage11 Oct 1855
ChildrenArthur Manly , M (1856-1931)
 Sarah Perkins , F (1858-1894)
 Edward Holyoke , M (1860-1934)
 Oliver Cummings , M (1864-1933)
 Horace Parker , M (1867-1939)
 Wallace Rider , M (1871-1933)
Notes for Joseph Rider FARRINGTON
• Taught school

• In the brick business with his brother, Henry

• Deacon of the church in Brewer, ME.

• 1871 appointed as Superintendent of the state farm in Orono, ME, and was the instructor in agriculture.
Notes for Elizabeth Ellen (Spouse 1)
• Some records record her name as “Ellen E. Holyoke” or “Mary Ellen Elizabeth Holyoke” or “Ellen Elizabeth Holyoke”
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