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Holmes, Obediah
Erected to the Memorial of Rev. Obadiah Holmes
Ancestor of Abraham Lincoln in the Sixth Generation
born 1606 died October 15 1682
Second Pastor of First Baptist Church, Newport, R.I.
Eminent Citizen - Champion of Soul Liberty
Persecuted at Whipping Post, Boston, Mass.
For his religious faith.
His grave is in this family burial ground,
Middletown, R.I.
File name | holmes-obediah-plaque.jpg |
File Size | 81.89k |
Dimensions | 599 x 383 |
Linked to | Rev. Obadiah* Holmes, Sr (immigrant) |