"He was associated with Cyrus Field in the laying of the first transatlantic cable, he founded the town of Cairo, Ill., and was one of the promoters of the Illinois Central railroad."(Biloxi, Miss. DAILY HERALD, Oct. 10, 1903, p.7.)
Darius Blake Holbrook was born Darius Holbrook Jr., the son of Darius Holbrook Sr. and Elizabeth Ridgeway Miller Holbrook; grandson of David Holbrook and Abigail Blake Holbrook.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA.), March 3, 1821, p.1:
AN ACT to change the Names of certain
Persons therein mentioned.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
…that Darius Holbrook, jun. of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Darius Blake Holbrook….
Salem (MA) Gazette, March 6, 1821, p.4: same
New Bedford (MA) MERCURY, Apr. 13, 1821, p.1: same.
A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois (1910) by J.M. Lansden, page 193:
"The following short sketch of her father was furnished me by his daughter, Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques.
"Darius Blake Holbrook was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Holbrooks were from Shropshire in England. His mother was a Ridgeway. Her family came to the United States in 1628. Richard Ridgeway was the brother of Sir Thomas Ridgeway, the first Earl of Londonderry, 1622, which title lapsed and passed to the Tempests on failure of male heirs in England. The Ridgeways came to the United States on the ship Jacob and Mary in November 1679. They landed in the Delaware River and settled in Springfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey."
"He was a prominent man in the city of New York for many years and had great ability and large personal influence with all with whom he was associated. Besides his work in establishing the city of Cairo, Illinois, and in securing the great land grant for the Illinois Central Railroad, he was associated with Cyrus W. Field in laying the first Atlantic cable. He died in New York City, January 22, 1858. His wife was Elizabeth Thurston Ingraham; and their only child, now Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques, married William Chandler, of the banking house of St Johns, Powers and Company, of Mobile, Alabama. To them was born Holbrook St. John Chandler, who died in Paris unmarried, and Florence Elizabeth Chandler, who married James Maybrick in St James, Piccadilly, London, and whose children are James C. Maybrick and Gladys Maybrick."
Darius Blake Holbrook was born Darius Holbrook Jr., the son of Darius Holbrook Sr. and Elizabeth Ridgeway Miller Holbrook; grandson of David Holbrook and Abigail Blake Holbrook.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA.), March 3, 1821, p.1:
AN ACT to change the Names of certain
Persons therein mentioned.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
…that Darius Holbrook, jun. of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Darius Blake Holbrook….
Salem (MA) Gazette, March 6, 1821, p.4: same
New Bedford (MA) MERCURY, Apr. 13, 1821, p.1: same.
A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois (1910) by J.M. Lansden, page 193:
"The following short sketch of her father was furnished me by his daughter, Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques.
"Darius Blake Holbrook was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Holbrooks were from Shropshire in England. His mother was a Ridgeway. Her family came to the United States in 1628. Richard Ridgeway was the brother of Sir Thomas Ridgeway, the first Earl of Londonderry, 1622, which title lapsed and passed to the Tempests on failure of male heirs in England. The Ridgeways came to the United States on the ship Jacob and Mary in November 1679. They landed in the Delaware River and settled in Springfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey."
"He was a prominent man in the city of New York for many years and had great ability and large personal influence with all with whom he was associated. Besides his work in establishing the city of Cairo, Illinois, and in securing the great land grant for the Illinois Central Railroad, he was associated with Cyrus W. Field in laying the first Atlantic cable. He died in New York City, January 22, 1858. His wife was Elizabeth Thurston Ingraham; and their only child, now Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques, married William Chandler, of the banking house of St Johns, Powers and Company, of Mobile, Alabama. To them was born Holbrook St. John Chandler, who died in Paris unmarried, and Florence Elizabeth Chandler, who married James Maybrick in St James, Piccadilly, London, and whose children are James C. Maybrick and Gladys Maybrick."
"He was associated with Cyrus Field in the laying of the first transatlantic cable, he founded the town of Cairo, Ill., and was one of the promoters of the Illinois Central railroad."(Biloxi, Miss. DAILY HERALD, Oct. 10, 1903, p.7.)
Darius Blake Holbrook was born Darius Holbrook Jr., the son of Darius Holbrook Sr. and Elizabeth Ridgeway Miller Holbrook; grandson of David Holbrook and Abigail Blake Holbrook.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA.), March 3, 1821, p.1:
AN ACT to change the Names of certain
Persons therein mentioned.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
…that Darius Holbrook, jun. of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Darius Blake Holbrook….
Salem (MA) Gazette, March 6, 1821, p.4: same
New Bedford (MA) MERCURY, Apr. 13, 1821, p.1: same.
A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois (1910) by J.M. Lansden, page 193:
"The following short sketch of her father was furnished me by his daughter, Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques.
"Darius Blake Holbrook was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Holbrooks were from Shropshire in England. His mother was a Ridgeway. Her family came to the United States in 1628. Richard Ridgeway was the brother of Sir Thomas Ridgeway, the first Earl of Londonderry, 1622, which title lapsed and passed to the Tempests on failure of male heirs in England. The Ridgeways came to the United States on the ship Jacob and Mary in November 1679. They landed in the Delaware River and settled in Springfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey."
"He was a prominent man in the city of New York for many years and had great ability and large personal influence with all with whom he was associated. Besides his work in establishing the city of Cairo, Illinois, and in securing the great land grant for the Illinois Central Railroad, he was associated with Cyrus W. Field in laying the first Atlantic cable. He died in New York City, January 22, 1858. His wife was Elizabeth Thurston Ingraham; and their only child, now Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques, married William Chandler, of the banking house of St Johns, Powers and Company, of Mobile, Alabama. To them was born Holbrook St. John Chandler, who died in Paris unmarried, and Florence Elizabeth Chandler, who married James Maybrick in St James, Piccadilly, London, and whose children are James C. Maybrick and Gladys Maybrick."
Darius Blake Holbrook was born Darius Holbrook Jr., the son of Darius Holbrook Sr. and Elizabeth Ridgeway Miller Holbrook; grandson of David Holbrook and Abigail Blake Holbrook.
The Essex Register (Salem, MA.), March 3, 1821, p.1:
AN ACT to change the Names of certain
Persons therein mentioned.
SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same,
…that Darius Holbrook, jun. of Boston, merchant, may take the name of Darius Blake Holbrook….
Salem (MA) Gazette, March 6, 1821, p.4: same
New Bedford (MA) MERCURY, Apr. 13, 1821, p.1: same.
A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois (1910) by J.M. Lansden, page 193:
"The following short sketch of her father was furnished me by his daughter, Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques.
"Darius Blake Holbrook was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts. The Holbrooks were from Shropshire in England. His mother was a Ridgeway. Her family came to the United States in 1628. Richard Ridgeway was the brother of Sir Thomas Ridgeway, the first Earl of Londonderry, 1622, which title lapsed and passed to the Tempests on failure of male heirs in England. The Ridgeways came to the United States on the ship Jacob and Mary in November 1679. They landed in the Delaware River and settled in Springfield township, Burlington County, New Jersey."
"He was a prominent man in the city of New York for many years and had great ability and large personal influence with all with whom he was associated. Besides his work in establishing the city of Cairo, Illinois, and in securing the great land grant for the Illinois Central Railroad, he was associated with Cyrus W. Field in laying the first Atlantic cable. He died in New York City, January 22, 1858. His wife was Elizabeth Thurston Ingraham; and their only child, now Baroness Caroline Holbrook Von Roques, married William Chandler, of the banking house of St Johns, Powers and Company, of Mobile, Alabama. To them was born Holbrook St. John Chandler, who died in Paris unmarried, and Florence Elizabeth Chandler, who married James Maybrick in St James, Piccadilly, London, and whose children are James C. Maybrick and Gladys Maybrick."
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