FRENCH, Sewell Worcester

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• Residence: 1820, Washington County, ME

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There is some mystery regarding Sewell and his family. The Family French Association has Barnes French as his father and other sources show a Freeman French as his father and Eunice Worcester as his mother. Places of birth are also confusing as some family members state he was born in Epping, NH and others (and himself) in Columbia, ME. To further complicate matters there is a section of Columbia, ME called "Epping". I have done extensive research on Sewell and have no conclusions as to his true parentage. (DMC 10/24/2022)
UPDATE: Apr 23, 2023 I found an old "Rememberance" book for his daughter, Ursual. This book was given to her in Epping New Hampshire in Apr 1839 and is proof that it was Epping, NH, not Epping, ME that the family is from. (DMC)

According to the 1840 Federal Census, he was a living in Turner, Maine and had a wife, one son 15-19 (Rowland?), one son 5-9 (Talbot?), one son under 5 (Freeman?).

On Sept. 18, 1843 he bought 300+- acres for $250 from Elijah L. Hamlin, Isaac Farrow, Abner Coburn, and Arnold F. Wells. (David M. Caranci has the original deed.)

According to the 1850 census, he was a laborer and born in New Hampshire. (Ed. Note: I've been unable to locate Sewell French in NH or his ancestry!)

On July 7, 1851 he bought about 1/2 acre for $120 from Lucy S. and Roger W.E. Brown. (David M. Caranci has the original deed.)

On Sept. 27, 1851 he bought ten acres of land for $100 from Joseph Crandon of Columbia, Me. (David M. Caranci has the original deed).

On Oct 12 1854 he sold one pair of brown and white, two year old steers for $50. (David M. Caranci has the original deed.)

According to the 1860 census, he was a farmer and born in NH .

According to the 1870 census, he was a farmer.

According to the 1880 census he was a farmer; his father was born in MA, mother born in ME. He listed his occupation as 'farmer', and his wife as 'keeping house'.

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There is some mystery regarding Sewell and his family. The Family French Association has Barnes French as his father and other sources show a Freeman French as his father and Eunice Worcester as his mother. Places of birth are also confusing as some family members state he was born in Epping, NH and others (and himself) in Columbia, ME. To further complicate matters there is a section of Columbia, ME called "Epping". I have done extensive research on Sewell and have no conclusions as to his true parentage. (DMC 10/24/2022)

According to the 1840 Federal Census, he was a living in Turner, Maine and had a wife, one son 15-19 (Rowland?), one son 5-9 (Talbot?), one son under 5 (Freeman?).

On Sept. 18, 1843 he bought 300+- acres for $250 from Elijah L. Hamlin, Isaac Farrow, Abner Coburn, and Arnold F. Wells. (David M. Caranci has the original deed.)

According to the 1850 census, he was a laborer and born in New Hampshire. (Ed. Note: I've been unable to locate Sewell French in NH or his ancestry!)

On July 7, 1851 he bought about 1/2 acre for $120 from Lucy S. and Roger W.E. Brown. (David M. Caranci has the original deed.)

On Sept. 27, 1851 he bought ten acres of land for $100 from Joseph Crandon of Columbia, Me. (David M. Caranci has the original deed).

On Oct 12 1854 he sold one pair of brown and white, two year old steers for $50. (David M. Caranci has the original deed.)

According to the 1860 census, he was a farmer and born in NH .

According to the 1870 census, he was a farmer.

According to the 1880 census he was a farmer; his father was born in MA, mother born in ME. He listed his occupation as 'farmer', and his wife as 'keeping house'.

Birth:
There is some confusion on his birth place. Some records show 'Epping, NH', some show 'Epping, ME'. His daughter's death certificate shows his birth place at Wolfesboro, NH. "Early Pleasant Families" shows Exeter, NH

Residence:
Another 1820 Federal Census shows 1 male (10-15) living in South Hampton, NH with his (supposed) father and mother and siblings.

Sewell married TUCKER, Sara on 27 Nov 1829 in Columbia, ME. Sara (daughter of TUCKER, Samuel and LEIGHTON, Esther) was born on 24 May 1806 in Columbia, ME; died on 27 Mar 1885 in Columbia Falls, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. FRENCH, Rowland was born in 1829 in Columbia, ME; died in 1830 in Columbia, ME.
2. FRENCH, Ursula S. was born on 24 Mar 1830 in Columbia, ME; died on 3 Apr 1916 in Columbia Falls, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME.
3. FRENCH, Talbot Smith was born on 10 Jun 1834 in Columbia, ME; died on 17 Jan 1911 in Columbia, ME; was buried in Columbia Falls, ME.
4. FRENCH, Freeman Worcester Sr. was born on 28 Mar 1838 in Columbia, ME; died on 15 Mar 1874 in Columbia Falls, ME; was buried in Columbia, ME.
5. FRENCH, Venleson Everett was born on 15 Mar 1841 in Columbia Falls, ME; died on 19 Jul 1863 in Richmond, VA; was buried in Columbia, ME.
6. FRENCH, Syldania was born on 4 Jan 1844 in Columbia, ME; died on 24 Jun 1905 in Concord, NH; was buried in Concord, NH.

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Freeman married WORCESTER, Eunice in CA 1800 in ME. Eunice (daughter of WORCESTER, Deacon Moses Sr. and NORWOOD, Jude Judith) was born in 1780 in Columbia, ME; died in CA 1828 in Trescott, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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He moved to Pleasant River, Me., some time after May 2, 1763, as on this date he witnessed a deed from Gowen Wilson to Joseph Wilson at Falmouth or vicinity. He was living in Pleasant River on May 2, 1769 when he served as one of the appraisers of personal estate of Gowen Wilson. He is credited with several periods of service during the Revolutionary War. He enlisted Sept. 9, 1775, in Capt. Francis Shaw´s Co. and served 4 mos., 1 day, Company stationed at Gouldsborough, No. 4 Narraguagus (Cherryfield, Me.) and Pleasant River for the defense of the sea coast. He also enlisted Aug. 9, 1777, in Capt. Reuben Dyer´s Comp. Raised for the expedition against St. Johns, N.S., continued in service at Machias for its defense, and dismissed on Dec. 6, 1777. He also entered into service again on Oct. 27, 1780 in Capt. Sullivan´s Company, ordered out by Col. John Allen to protect the inhabitants of Frenchmans Bay. Discharged on Nov. 14, 1780 He first married around 1764. Although the name of his first wife eludes genealogists, it could have been Judith or Jude Norard or possibly Norwood, according to family historians, because a granddaughter was named Judith Norard and the name appears again in the Davis-Grant family of Cherryfield, ME. "Moses Worcester came from Old York on or before 1775. He married Susanna Knowles of Addison, in 1802. He settled in that part of Columbia known as Saco. Children: Amos, Lenoard, Moses, Molly, Judy, Hannah and Deborah. He was a long time deacon of the Baptist church."

Moses married NORWOOD, Jude Judith in 1764 in Columbia, ME. Jude (daughter of NORWOOD, Capt. William and WOODBURY, Judith) was born on 16 May 1738 in Gloucester, MA; died in 1790 in Columbia, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Thomas married SPINNEY, Ann on 20 Jan 1738 in Kittery, ME. Ann (daughter of SPINNEY, John and SHEPARD, Patience) was born on 12 Apr 1719 in Kittery, ME; died about 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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William married WOODBURY, Judith. Judith was born on 12 Jul 1710 in Gloucester, MA; died on 19 Jul 1775 in Gloucester, MA; was buried in Gloucester, MA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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