FARNSWORTH, Matthias b. 20 Jul 1612 Farnworth, Lancashire, England d. 21 Jan 1688/9 Groton, MA

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1612 - 1689 (76 years)

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Name	FARNSWORTH, Matthias
Birth	20 Jul 1612	Farnworth, Lancashire, England
Gender	Male
FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 41582800
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Death	21 Jan 1688/9	Groton, MA
Burial	Groton, MA
Person ID	I4105	Puffers
Last Modified	16 Jul 2020

Father	FARNSWORTH, Richard, b. Abt 1584, Eccles, Lancashire, England d. Between 1616 and 1675, England (Age 32 years)
Mother	MARSHE, Elizabeth, b. 1 Nov 1584, Eccles, Lancashire, England d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	12 Jan 1607/8	Eccles, Lancashire, England
Family ID	F5514	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family FARR, Mary, b. 6 Jan 1644, Lynn, MA d. 7 Jan 1717, Groton, MA (Age 73 years)

Marriage 1654 Lancashire, England

Children

	1. FARNSWORTH, Elizabeth, b. 6 Mar 1647, Lynn, MA d. 22 Dec 1729, MA (Age 82 years)
	2. FARNSWORTH, Matthias, b. Jan 1649, Lancashire, England d. 8 Nov 1693, Groton, MA (Age 44 years)
	3. FARNSWORTH, John, b. 1 Jun 1651, Lynn, MA d. 17 Oct 1729 (Age 78 years)
	4. FARNSWORTH, Benjamin, b. 6 Nov 1653, Groton, MA d. 15 Aug 1733, MA (Age 79 years)
	5. FARNSWORTH, Joseph, b. 17 Nov 1657, Lynn, MA d. 17 Aug 1725 (Age 67 years)
	6. FARNSWORTH, Thomas, b. 1659 d. 20 Feb 1686, Groton, MA (Age 27 years)
	7. FARNSWORTH, Mary, b. 11 Oct 1660, Lynn, MA d. 17 Aug 1725 (Age 64 years)
	8. FARNSWORTH, Sarah, b. 29 May 1663, Groton, MA d. 16 Sep 1731, Groton, MA (Age 68 years)
	9. FARNSWORTH, Samuel, b. 8 Oct 1669, Groton, MA d. 1727, MA (Age 57 years)
	10. FARNSWORTH, Jonathan, b. 1 Jun 1675, Groton, MA d. 16 Jun 1748, Harvard, MA (Age 73 years)
	11. FARNSWORTH, Joseph, b. 11 Apr 1676 d. 1687 (Age 10 years)

Family ID F2414 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Apr 2024

Notes

Matthias was a resident of Lynn, MA IN 1657 . He removed to Groton, MA c a. 1660, He resided on a farm which is now (1909) Federal Street, he had a grant of 1000 acres in Groton. His property w as destroyed by Indians, March 13, 1676. He removed to Concord, MA an d lived there for 2 years and then returned to Groton where he built an other home which was still standing in 1826. He filled several town of fices in Groton such as Selectman and Constable. His occupation was a w eaver. He was a freeman in 1670. The Farnsworth family arrived in America about 1628. In 1655 we find Mathias Farnsworth living in Lynne (near Boston) Protestant by religion. He later moved to Groton, MA where he was one o f the pioneer settlers and founding fathers of the town.