Puffer Genealogy

FARNSWORTH, Capt. Jonas

Male 1744 - 1808  (63 years)


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  • Name FARNSWORTH, Jonas 
    Title Capt. 
    Birth 2 Oct 1744  Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
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    Death 5 Apr 1808  Machias, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I23507  Puffers
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2013 

    Father FARNSWORTH, Jonas,   b. 14 Oct 1713, Groton, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Dec 1803, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother WARD, Thankful,   b. 15 Feb 1712, Sudbury, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1799, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years) 
    Marriage 1739  Worcester, MA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 LEWIS, Peggy,   b. Abt 1748, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1808, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage Aft 30 Nov 1785  Machias, ME Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7627  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 DUNLAP\ DELAP, Sarah,   b. Abt 1750, Granville, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Nov 1785 (Age 35 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jun 1775 
    Family ID F7628  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Mar 2024 

  • Notes 
    • He joined his fortunes with the revolted colonies and moved into Maine. H e was one of the original settlers of Machias, ME. He was a captain in t he militia and was Adjutant of Colonel Benjamin Foster's regiment at Ma chias; was in service in 1777, and was recognized as an efficient offic er and patriotic man.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1086] Massachusetts Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850.