
1st tier candidates
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William Holdridge, Rensselaer, NY b 1789
1850 and 1855 cabinet maker
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William Holdridge, Groton, CT 1794-1850
carpentry tools in inventory
W Holdridge

W Holdridge
Two tier 1 candidates.
William Holdridge, Rensselaerville, NY 1789/1790-1868
William Holdridge, Groton, CT 1794-1850
Of the four William Holdridges in the 1820 US census, the one without a known trade was William Holdridge of Marcellus, NY.
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William Holdridge, Rensselaerville, NY 1789/1790-1868
m Elizabet/Betsy Jackson in 1815, both of Rensselaerville.
1850 and 1855 census, William is listed as a cabinetmaker.
In a 1830 deed, William and Betsy sell land with a sawmill which he erected.
In a 1825 deed, William's land is seized for a debt. It has a sawmill and a turning lathe.
In a 1860 deed, William sells land in Rensselaerville with a cabinet shop occupied by John Holdridge and himself.
1860 deed 162-174, William Holdridge, Rennselaerville, NY sells lot including a cabinet shop occupied by John and William Holdridge.


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William Holdridge, Groton, CT 1794-1850
Common carpentry tools in his estate inventory include 3 bench planes, 4 saws, 6 augers, a work bench and a shop. No mention of molding planes.
This William, through his mother Jerusha Spicer, was the grandson of Oliver Spicer, plane maker 1726-1804.
parents William Holdridge and Jerusha Spicer
married Fanny Stark in 1826
1850 estate inventory with carpentry tools.

