FRENCH, Freeman^[1]

1791 - 1852  (61 years)

• Name	FRENCH, Freeman
  Birth	10 Apr 1791	Taunton, MA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 126061862
  Milit-Beg	2 May 1814	Eastport, ME   [2]
  	His military records show that he was rather tall for that time, 5’ 11”, blue eyes, brown hair, light complexion, age 23, a farmer and laborer born in Taunton, Bristol, MA. He was a Private in the U.S. Infantry. His enlistment took place in Eastport, Maine, which is a small city consisting entirely of islands in Washington County, Maine. As he was in Eastport during his military service in May 1814 during the War of 1812, the troops were forced to leave the island when the island was captured by a British fleet under command of Sir Thomas Hardy on 11 Jul 1814 as part of the initiative to establish the colony of New Ireland. The town was returned to U.S. control in 1818. Freeman moved to nearby Cherryfield, Washington County, ME, as on 24 Aug 1815 he marries. At that time, Cherryfield had a population of about 220.
  Milit-End	4 Jul 1815	Plattsburgh, NY   [2]
  _COLOR	11
  Death	10 Oct 1852	Cutler, ME
  Burial	Cutler, ME
  	Address: Cutler Cemetery
  Person ID	I23608	Puffers
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2022

  
  

  Father	FRENCH, Joseph,   b. 6 Mar 1743, Berkley, MA d. 21 Sep 1793, Berkley, MA (Age 50 years)
  Mother	MACOMBER, Mary,   b. 1740, Bristol, MA d. 26 Sep 1794, Berkeley, MA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1774	Taunton, MA
  Family ID	F18888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	DAVIS, Mary Ann,   b. 1795, Cutler, ME d. 1888, Penobscot County, ME (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	CA 1815	Columbia, ME
  Married	24 Aug 1815	Cutler, ME
  Residence	1820	Cherryfield, ME   [3]
  Residence	1850	Jonesport, ME   [5]
  Children	1. FRENCH, Capt. Edmund B.,   b. 26 May 1816, Columbia, ME d. 8 May 1891, Bath, ME (Age 74 years)   2. FRENCH, Seth Bryant,   b. 1817, Columbia, ME d. 9 May 1887, Cutler, ME (Age 70 years)   3. FRENCH, John Davis,   b. 2 Jan 1819, Columbia, ME d. 29 Oct 1903, Bath, ME (Age 84 years)   4. FRENCH, Julia A.,   b. Jul 1822, Cutler, ME d. 23 Oct 1889, Jonesport, ME (Age 67 years)   5. FRENCH, Emeline,   b. 20 Sep 1826, Cutler, ME d. 19 Aug 1913, Jonesport, ME (Age 86 years)   6. FRENCH, William III,   b. 3 Oct 1829, Waldoboro, ME d. 8 Oct 1880, Waldoboro, ME (Age 51 years)   7. FRENCH, Mercy Jane,   b. 24 May 1834, Cutler, ME d. 1 Oct 1910, Jonesport, ME (Age 76 years)   8. FRENCH, Elizabeth,   b. 1835, Columbia, ME d. 3 Jul 1868, Penobscot County, ME (Age 33 years)   9. FRENCH, Angeline,   b. CA 1837, ME d. Bef 1937 (Age < 99 years)   10. FRENCH, Mary Elizabeth,   b. 23 Jun 1838, Cutler, ME d. 1904, ME (Age 65 years)   11. FRENCH, Amantha,   b. Abt 1843, Cutler, ME d. Aft 9 Aug 1850, Cutler, ME (Age > 7 years)
  Family ID	F10630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  In the 1820 Federal Cenus, for Plantation 11 (Cherryfield), he is listed with his wife and 3 children. 1 Male 26-44 (1776-1794); 1 Female 16-25 (1795-1804); 3 males under 10. The 1840 census shows him living in Cutler, ME with wife and 5 kids. 1 daughter under 5, one son and one daughter 5-9; one son and daughter 10- 14

  
  

• Sources

  [S644] French Family Association, Chart #147. [S470] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914. [S777] _1820 United States Federal Census. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. [S164] _1850 United States Federal Census.