Eighth Generation

2591. Susan Gardner BURLINGAME^660,1110 was born on 1 July 1816 in North Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island.⁴⁰⁸

She died on 2 November 1895 at the age of 79 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.⁴⁰⁸ She was buried on 6 November 1895 at Pocasset Cemetery in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.⁴⁰⁸

“Gardner” is from RI VRs, Deaths, and could be incorrect. May be Gardiner, given that her grandson is Alfred Gardiner Holden. Nevertheless, Gardner, Gardiner, Trescott, etc, may be clues to Mary Burlingame's parents. The North Kingstown old records have serious water damage. Many dates can not be read.

RESIDENCES:
1889 - 1895: 781 Manton Ave, Manton, Providence (same location as 465 Manton. Numbers changed, in 1888.)

Susan Gardner BURLINGAME and Christopher HOLDEN were married between 1834 and 1837 in (probably) Rhode Island.⁴⁰⁸

Christopher HOLDEN^660,1110, son of Stephen HOLDEN and Roby/Robie COLLINS, was born on 22 April 1815 in Natick Village, West Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island.¹¹¹¹ He died on 6 March 1888 at the age of 72 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.¹¹¹¹ He was buried on 11 March 1888 at Pocasset Cemetery in Cranston, Providence, Rhode Island.¹¹¹¹

He was Sheriff of Providence County, Rhode Island, from the mid 1860s thru 1887. He was a descendant of founders of Warwick and Portsmouth, Rhode Island.

OCCUPATIONS:
Grocery Clerk (c. 1832); Accountant, Manager, Agent, A.W. Sprague Co. (1835-53); Rep. to Genl. Assy. of RI (Warwick) (1852-53), (N. Prov) (1860-63);
Grocer, Storekeeper (1854-1864); Sheriff of Providence County, RI (1865 - 1887).

RESIDENCES:
1815 - 1853: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island (Natick for some or all of this period)
1853: Manton, North Providence (or Johnston)
1860: North Providence
1865: North Providence
1870: North Providence
1874: Fisher Ave (between Dyerville & Manton), Providence
1875: Manton Ave (between Dyerville & Manton), Providence
1880: Manton Ave, Manton, Providence
1884-85: 465 Manton Ave, Manton

As Sheriff: 1865-66, 1867-69, 1870-73, 1874-87. Previous Sheriff, Burrows, did serve one term following CH's 1st year. A Mr. Ballou served as Sheriff for a term or two between 1869 and 1873.

Grocery business taken over by his sons, Christopher Lucius and Alfred, dba C. L. Holden & Co.. Alfred left that partnership and Christopher L. took on his brother-in-Law, Emery Thurber as partner, dba Thurbers. The business was sold around 1898 and C. L. went into new pursuits, incl. politics. Name of store prior to 1864 not yet known. The relocation, by Christopher Holden in 1853, was the first move of this line of Holdens out of Warwick, where they had lived since 1648. Line to Christopher: Randall, Charles, John, Thomas, Thomas, Stephen, Christopher.

Middle initial given as “R.” in “Our French Allies: Rochambeau and His Army, Lafayette and His Devotion, D'Estaing, De Ternay ...” By Edwin Martin Stone. p. 573. publ. by The Providence Press Company, 1884.

Susan Gardner BURLINGAME-54619 and Christopher HOLDEN-54620 had the following children: