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Lot 196a Sarah Holmes (1734-1754) This is an Old Parish Cemetery mystery that may never be solved. Sarah Holmes was born on September 6, 1734 to Ebenezer Holmes and his wife, Sarah Coney Holmes. They had been married on January 25, 1732. Sarah was the second of ten children. When she was nineteen, Sarah Holmes was betrothed to Mr. Ephraim Gay. Before they could marry, however, Sarah Holmes died. She died on September 13, 1754, at 20 years of age. According to records