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HOLLEY, Ben

Male Abt 1886 -


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  HOLLEY, Ben was born about 1886 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada (son of HOLLEY, Adam and GOULD, Agnes Elizabeth 'Nancy').

    Notes:

    went to US after WW1


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  HOLLEY, Adam was born in Aug 1859 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada (son of HOLLEY, Adam and JONES, Sarah "Sally"); died on 07 Oct 1941 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

    Notes:

    left his money to cousin John ALLEN of Albion in 1941.

    Birth:
    1911 Census.

    Adam married GOULD, Agnes Elizabeth 'Nancy' on 02 Oct 1883 in Flesherton, Ontario, Canada. Agnes was born in Feb 1871 in Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  GOULD, Agnes Elizabeth 'Nancy' was born in Feb 1871 in Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Agnes Elizabeth 'Nancy' Holley

    Notes:

    5 sons in France in WW1, acc. to Markdale paper of 26 Jul 1917, p5

    Birth:
    1911 Census.

    Notes:

    Married:
    From web site of hazel no 5 paf
    by hazel gerodo on Gencircles at http://www.gencircles.com/users/gerodo1/14/data/184846. Feb 2011. Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924: Name: Agnes Elizabeth Gould,
    Birth Place: On, Age: 16, Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867, Father Name: James Gould, Mother Name: Mary Gould, Spouse Name: Adam Holley, Spouse's Age: 24, Spouse Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859, Spouse Birth Place: On, Spouse Father Name: Adam Holley, Spouse Mother Name: Sarah Holley, Marriage Date: 2 Oct 1883, Marriage Place: Flesherton, Marriage County: Grey, Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_42.

    Children:
    1. HOLLEY, Ed Adam "Addy" was born about 1884 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    2. 1. HOLLEY, Ben was born about 1886 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    3. HOLLEY, Jim was born about 1888 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada.
    4. HOLLEY, William T. was born about 1888 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died in 1908 in Grey, Ontario, Canada.
    5. HOLLEY, Porter was born est 1890 in Ontario, Canada; died on 26 Aug 1935 in Anderson Station, British Columbia, Canada.
    6. HOLLEY, Herbert was born in Jul 1896.
    7. HOLLEY, Harold was born in Aug 1899; died about 1919 in Detroit, Michigan, USA.
    8. HOLLEY, Cliff was born in Sep 1902; died in Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada.
    9. HOLLEY, Raymond was born in Jul 1910; died in Vancouver area, British Columbia, Canada.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  HOLLEY, Adam was born about 1811 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada (son of HOLLY, John and SCHANTZ [JOHNS], Frances Veröne); died on 16 Jan 1892 in Artemesia Twp., Grey, Ontario, Canada.

    Notes:

    lived SW half, Lot 23, 4th Con.,Albion Twp.,pre 1837-1851 (near Centreville) [There is a small road on next door property called Mill Lane]

    Adam's brother John lived at Lot 22, 3 Conc. Albion Twp. Peel Co. [we are still assuming they are brothers 2013].

    lived Lot 132 & 133, 3rd Con.,Artemesia 1852 on.

    The Centreville Primitive Wesleyan Cemetery is located on W 1/2 of Lot 23, Con. 4, Albion Twp. (this just happens to be the land which Adam HOLLEY owned in the 1830's)

    Adam married JONES, Sarah "Sally" on 13 Nov 1855 in Artemesia Twp., Grey, Ontario, Canada. Sarah (daughter of JONES, James and Agnes) was born about 1839 in Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1903 in Markdale, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  JONES, Sarah "Sally" was born about 1839 in Ontario, Canada (daughter of JONES, James and Agnes); died on 24 Jan 1903 in Markdale, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Sarah "Sally" Holley

    Children:
    1. HOLLEY, Catherine was born on 26 Jul 1856 in Meaford Road, Artemesia Twp., Grey, Ontario, Canada; died on 12 Mar 1953 in Dundalk, Ontario, Canada.
    2. HOLLEY, Susan was born on 09 Oct 1857 in Vandeleur, Ontario, Canada; died on 03 Mar 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Canada; was buried est 05 Mar 1941 in Delia, Alberta, Canada.
    3. 2. HOLLEY, Adam was born in Aug 1859 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died on 07 Oct 1941 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
    4. HOLLEY, James was born on 10 May 1860 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died on 29 Apr 1940.
    5. HOLLEY, Mary Ann was born on 09 Oct 1862 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died on 16 May 1924 in Ontario Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; was buried est 18 May 1924 in Flesherton, Grey, Ontario, Canada.
    6. HOLLEY, Joseph was born on 12 Jun 1864 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died est 1930 in Canada.
    7. HOLLEY, George was born about 1866 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died est 1930 in Canada.
    8. HOLLEY, Thomas was born about 1873 in Grey Co., Ontario, Canada; died est 1930 in Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  HOLLY, John was born est 1786 in Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA (son of HOLLY, David and GINDLESPERGER, Catherine); died on 13 Sep 1815 in York, Ontario, Canada.

    Notes:

    John was set up on a clergy lot by his father, this lot was lot # 29 on the west bank of the Humber. John died intestate in 1815,He had built a mill on the property and after his death this was operated for the benifit of his widow by a joint trust of David Holley and Christian Christener. There is reference that John was married to Veronica Frainie Johns. who would have been his first cousin. and that they married in Somerset but John would have only been age 20 when they came to U.C..

    Birth:
    from Loren L. Johns 2010 email.

    Died:
    from Loren L. Johns 2010 email. Also noted in Probate Papers filed by his father, David Holly Sr..

    John married SCHANTZ [JOHNS], Frances Veröne est 1808 in Ontario, Canada. Frances (daughter of SCHANTZ, Joseph and HöLLE, Veröne) was born on 22 Jan 1786 in Berlin, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Oct 1869 in Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  SCHANTZ [JOHNS], Frances Veröne was born on 22 Jan 1786 in Berlin, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA (daughter of SCHANTZ, Joseph and HöLLE, Veröne); died in Oct 1869 in Peru, Miami, Indiana, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Frances Veröne Holly

    Notes:

    Birth:
    from Loren L. Johns 2010 email.

    Died:
    from Loren L. Johns, 2010 email.

    Children:
    1. 4. HOLLEY, Adam was born about 1811 in Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Jan 1892 in Artemesia Twp., Grey, Ontario, Canada.
    2. HOLLY, John F. was born est 1814 in Ontario, Canada; died est 1880 in Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  JONES, James

    James married Agnes. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Agnes
    Children:
    1. 5. JONES, Sarah "Sally" was born about 1839 in Ontario, Canada; died on 24 Jan 1903 in Markdale, Ontario, Canada.


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