. Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . in 1802, whodied in 1890 (she was the wife of Marshall ( ?)Townsend) ; Betsey, born in 1804, who mar-ried a Mr. Benson; Jonathan, born in 1806,.who died in 1813; and Nye, born in 1808. (XXIV) Josiah Holmes, son of Ebenezer(3), born in 1779 in the town of Rochester,grew to manhood there upon a farm andlearned the trade of ship carpenter fromAbner Pease, of Pease Point. He followedthe business of shipb
. Representative men and old families of southeastern Massachusetts : containing historical sketches of prominent and representative citizens and genealogical records of many of the old families . in 1802, whodied in 1890 (she was the wife of Marshall ( ?)Townsend) ; Betsey, born in 1804, who mar-ried a Mr. Benson; Jonathan, born in 1806,.who died in 1813; and Nye, born in 1808. (XXIV) Josiah Holmes, son of Ebenezer(3), born in 1779 in the town of Rochester,grew to manhood there upon a farm andlearned the trade of ship carpenter fromAbner Pease, of Pease Point. He followedthe business of shipbuilder for over forty on his own account in 1800, lie be-came quite extensively interested in thatindustry, building a large number of coastingand whaliiig vessels. In time he took his sonJosiah, Jr., into the business with him underthe firm name of Josiah Holmes & Son ; andwhen he retired, in 1846, it was continuedby his sons Josiah, , and Jonathan. Dur-ing a long period he was one of the leading-business men of the town, employing numerousmechanics and teamsters, and conducting ageneral country store in connection with hisshipyard. He was well known throughout the. SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 1427 region and respected as a good citizen. InNovember, 1820, he was one of the originalproprietors of the meetinghouse erected onChurch street, wliicli later came to be used bythe Baptist Society, and always retained a pewthere. While not a communicant of anychurch he was a frequent attendant, either atthe Baptist Church or with his wife at theCongregational, and late in life he often wentwith his son Josiah, Jr., to the Friends Meet-ing. Mr. Holmes was not a strong sectarian,but a generous giver to all the churches intown. Many years ago the Legislature ofMassachusetts passed a law compelling everyvoter to contribute a certain amount towardthe support of some church. If a communi-cant and sul)scriber to any regular establishedchurch that was sufficient; otherwise li
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