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     Irene Holcombe was born on 15 April 1853 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Alson Holcombe and Candace Almina Holcombe. Irene Holcombe died on 1 November 1886 at age 33; unmarried, typhoid fever.¹ She was buried at West Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Irving Holcombe was born on 9 September 1856 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Alson Holcombe and Candace Almina Holcombe. Irving Holcombe died on 18 February 1934 at Noble Hospital, Westfield, Hampden Co., MA, at age 77.² He was buried at West Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.²

Irving was a naturalist, a specialist in botany and gathered in his home garden wild flowers that thousands of garden club members, students and botanists from many countries visited. He also made research and wrote on ornithology and wildlife in general. Died unmarried.

Irving was listed in the 1920 census of Granby, CT, page 4A, line 13, age 64, as the head of the household (listed as married) with his sister Fanny, and cousin Mary.

Irving was enumerated in the 1930 West Granby Village, Granby Town, Hartford Co., CT, federal census, page 13B. He was a single nurseryman, age 74. His sister Fanny H. was also in the household, age 72.

     Frances Hayes Holcombe was born in January 1858 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.² She was the daughter of Alson Holcombe and Candace Almina Holcombe. Frances Hayes Holcombe died on 7 March 1934 at age 76. She was buried at West Granby Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT.³

Fanny was a naturalist and writer; lived with her brother, Irving. Died, unmarried, of a serious illness following the death of her brother, at home.³

      Frank L. Holcombe was also known as Fred L. Holcombe. He was born in April 1861 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Alson Holcombe and Candace Almina Holcombe. Frank L. Holcombe married Florence Roberts, daughter of Thomas Roberts and Laua Buckley.

     Japhet Holcombe died young. He was born at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Alson Holcombe and Candace Almina Holcombe.

     Shaney Holcombe was born at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. Shaney Holcombe was the child of Alson Holcombe and Candace Almina Holcombe.

     Clyde Holcombe was born. He was the son of John Albert Holcombe and Minnie Delbridge.

Clyde enlisted in the US Navy, 1939, and was in Hawaiian waters in 1941. Married and had two sons.

     Delbridge Holcombe was born on 29 August 1895.¹ He was the son of John Albert Holcombe and Minnie Delbridge. Delbridge Holcombe died in December 1986 at Springfield, Lane Co., OR, at age 91.¹

Delbridge enlisted in the US Navy and served in the Pacific.

     Blanche Holcombe was born. She was the daughter of John Albert Holcombe and Minnie Delbridge.

     Charles H. Burke was born on 4 April 1868 at Liverpool, England. He married Lucy Antoinette Holcombe, daughter of Grove Robert Holcombe and Sarah Ann Lyell.

     Lyell Burke was the son of Charles H. Burke and Lucy Antoinette Holcombe.

     John Robert Burke was the son of Charles H. Burke and Lucy Antoinette Holcombe.

     Dr. George Burke was the son of Charles H. Burke and Lucy Antoinette Holcombe. George was engaged by the Sou. Pac. RR hospital; in 1941 he went into service of the US Navy in its California coast camps and hospitals; went to Yard Dispensary at Pearl Harbor, April 1942 as a 1st Lt. and was there past May 10, 1943.

     Kay Burke was the daughter of Charles H. Burke and Lucy Antoinette Holcombe. Kay was a nurse.

     Billie Burke was the daughter of Charles H. Burke and Lucy Antoinette Holcombe. Billie was a teacher in McGill, White Pine Co., NV, a copper mining camp.

     Thomas M. Mansfield was born in 1872. He married Kate Holcombe, daughter of Grove Robert Holcombe and Sarah Ann Lyell. Thomas M. Mansfield died in 1945.

     William John Stevenson was born on 18 November 1884 at Turrif, Bamfshire, Scotland. He married Alicia Myrtle Holcombe, daughter of Grove Robert Holcombe and Sarah Ann Lyell, on 7 August 1906.¹

     John Rice was born on 19 August 1843 at Blooming Grove, Richland Co., OH. He married Florence Nevada Holcombe, daughter of John Flavel Holcombe and Antoinette Casandra Thompson, on 30 July 1871. John Rice died on 7 June 1909 at Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA, at age 65.

     Sunney A. Rice was born in October 1873 at CA. He was the son of John Rice and Florence Nevada Holcombe. Striking resemblance to his cousin, William Thompson Holcombe.¹

     Ernest Rice was born in August 1875 at CA.¹ He was the son of John Rice and Florence Nevada Holcombe. Small of stature, is intensely interested in prospecting for valuable ores.

     Mabel Rice was born in August 1879 at CA.¹ She was the daughter of John Rice and Florence Nevada Holcombe.

     Hezekiah Holcombe III was born on 25 March 1773 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Hezekiah Holcombe III was baptized on 13 June 1773 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT. He married Orpha Roberts, daughter of Nathan Roberts and Rhoda Woodford, in 1791. Hezekiah Holcombe III married Elizabeth Pettibone, daughter of Gen. Chauncey Pettibone and Theodosia Hayes, on 21 June 1821. Hezekiah Holcombe III died on 19 September 1822 at East Granby, Hartford Co., CT, at age 49. He was buried on 20 September 1822 at East Granby, Hartford Co., CT.

     Samantha Holcombe died young. She was born on 20 January 1772 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney.

     Susannah Holcombe was born on 30 January 1775 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Susannah Holcombe was baptized on 9 July 1775. She died on 14 April 1864 at age 89.

     Abraham Holcombe was born on 10 October 1777. He was the son of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Abraham Holcombe married Rosanna Adams on 10 July 1798. Abraham Holcombe died after 1850.

Abraham was enumerated in the 1850 Granby, Hartford Co., CT census, age 73, a landlord. Milo was living next door.

     Alexander Holcombe was born on 20 July 1786 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.² He was the son of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Alexander Holcombe married Trypnena Thrall on 15 March 1804 at Bloomfield, Hartford Co., CT.³ Alexander Holcombe died on 7 November 1855 at Trumbull Co., OH, at age 69.

Alexander moved from Bloomfield, CT, to Albany, NY, whre he chopped wood to earn money for removal trip to OH on which he carried on a bob sled his wife, young children, feather beds, pots, pans, etc. Henry Lyman Holcombe, his nephew, when sixteen years old drove the sled to Albany for him. He transferred en-route to Trumbull Co., OH, from the sled to a lake boat which shipwrecked.

Alexander became blind many years before death. Henry Lyman Holcombe visited his uncle Alexander there while blind and expressed regret that he did not take him back to CT with him. ⁴

Alexander appears in the 1820 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, federal census. The household consisted of 1 male 26 to 45, 1 male 16 to 26, 1 male 10 to 16, 2 males under 10, 1 female 26 to 45, 1 female 10 to 16, and 2 females under 10.

Alexander appears in the 1830 Simsbury, Hartford Co., CT, federal census. The household contained 1 male aged 40 and under 50, one male 15 and under 20, one male 10 and under 15, one male 5 and under 10, 1 female 40 and under 50, one female 10 and under 15, and one female under 5.

     Hilpah Holcombe was born on 15 May 1785 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Hilpah Holcombe died young.

     Hilpah Holcombe was born on 8 June 1787 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Hilpah Holcombe married Erastus Roberts, son of Nathaniel Roberts and Rhoda Woodford, on 21 August 1805. Hilpah Holcombe died in 1820.

     Daniel Bates Holcombe was born on 9 September 1790 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. He was the son of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Dorothy Bates.

     Capt. Lemuel Bates was born in 1729 at East Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He died in 1820 at East Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹

     Daniel Bates was born in 1697. He died in 1736.

     Chloe Pinney Holcombe was born on 5 August 1769 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney. Chloe Pinney Holcombe was baptized on 13 May 1770. She died on 19 March 1771 at age 1.

     Chloe Holcombe was baptized on 13 May 1770. She was born on 16 November 1770 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT. She was the daughter of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney.

     Orpha Roberts was born on 16 July 1773. She was the daughter of Nathan Roberts and Rhoda Woodford. Orpha Roberts married Hezekiah Holcombe III, son of Hezekiah Holcombe II and Chloe Pinney, in 1791. Orpha Roberts died on 26 January 1820 at age 46. She was buried on 28 January 1820 at Episcopal Parish Christ's Church, Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.

     James Lanman Holcombe was born on 16 March 1855 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was the son of Amherst Lanman Holcombe and Julia A. Jones. James Lanman Holcombe died on 7 March 1861 at age 5.^2,3 He was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT; Lot IV-67.⁴

     Chelsea Jones Holcombe was born in 1862. He was the son of Amherst Lanman Holcombe and Julia A. Jones. Chelsea Jones Holcombe died on 28 November 1862 at Granby, Hartford Co., CT.¹ He was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT; Lot IV-67.²

     

Buried in the family plot with Amherst and her daughter Julia. Meriam H. (?) was born circa 1789.¹ She died on 26 January 1870. She was buried at Center Cemetery, Granby, Hartford Co., CT; Lot IV-67.²

     Margaret (?) was born circa 1609. She married Edward Griswold, son of George Griswold and Dousabel Leigh, circa 1628 at England. Margaret (?) died on 23 August 1670 at Killingworth (now Clinton), CT.

     James Bemis married Sarah Dimond, daughter of John Dimond and Rebecca Bemis.

     Sarah Griswold was born on 28 March 1653 at Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT. She was the daughter of Francis Griswold and Sarah (?).

     Joseph Griswold was born on 4 June 1655 at Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT. He was the son of Francis Griswold and Sarah (?). Joseph Griswold died in July 1655 at age 0.

     Mary Griswold was born on 26 August 1656 at Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT. She was the daughter of Francis Griswold and Sarah (?).

     Hannah Griswold was born on 11 December 1658 at Saybrook, Middlesex Co., CT.² She was the daughter of Francis Griswold and Sarah (?). Hannah Griswold died on 20 February 1687/88 at age 29.² She was buried at Plymouth, MA.²