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Richard Holmes (earlier spelled Richard Homes) (c. 1633 —1704) was a founding settler of Norwalk, Connecticut. Holmes was born about 1633, in York, England, the son of Francis Holmes and his first wife, whose name is unknown. Francis married a woman named Ann, and came to America with her prior to 1634.
Darien (/ ˌ d ɛər i ˈ æ n / DAIR-ee-AN) is a coastal town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.With a population of 21,499 and a land area of just under 13 square miles (34 km 2), it is the smallest town on Connecticut's Gold Coast.
The Francis H. Holmes House is a historic house at 349 Rocky Hill Ave. in New Britain, Connecticut.Built in 1906–08, it is an architecturally eclectic brick building, designed by a prominent local architect for the owner of a local brickmaking business, as a showcase for the latter's wares.
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After the war, Holmes returned to Brooklyn a rich man. The widespread use of arterial embalming for fallen soldiers made Holmes' technique widely known, and as a result embalming as part of funeral preparations became more accepted in America.
Home of the first U.S. Ambassador, now a museum. Partially rebuilt in 1733. NRHP. Hoyt-Barnum House: Stamford: 1699 Early Cape Cod Cottage, Stamford Historical Society museum. NRHP. [27] Stanton-Davis Homestead Museum: Stonington: 1700 A working farm for the last 350 years. NRHP. [28] [29] Eells-Stow House: Milford: 1700
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Funeral homes arrange services in accordance with the wishes of surviving friends and family, whether immediate next of kin or an executor so named in a legal will. The funeral home often takes care of the necessary paperwork, permits, and other details, such as making arrangements with the cemetery, and providing obituaries to the news media ...