 1757 - 1839 (82 years)
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| Name |
Francis White |
| Born |
29 Jun 1757 |
Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
14 Aug 1839 |
Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont U.S.A. |
| Buried |
Riverstreet Cemetery, Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Francis was in one of the two Minute Man units from Groton and was also in the Battle of Bunker Hill along with his brother, Asa. They had both marched to Lexington - Concord on 19 Apr 1775, but their unit arrived too late to take part in the actual battle. Their unit, under LT. Farwell, went on to Cambridge and then to Charlestown, to take part in the Bunker Hill battle. Francis' widow, Annis, also collected a pension from his service in the Revolutionary War.
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| Person ID |
I5092 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
29 Jun 2010 |
| Father |
Thomas White, b. 21 Apr 1722, Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. Aft 26 May 1780, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age > 58 years) |
| Mother |
Hannah Faulkner, b. 12 Mar 1726/27, Andover, Essex, Massachusetts , d. 26 May 1780, Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts (Age 53 years) |
| Married |
04 Feb 1747/48 |
Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts |
| Notes |
- Hannah's great grandfather's, Edmund Faulkner and and Francis Dane, who was Abigail Dane's (Hannah's grandmother) father, were among the earliest settlers of Andover, MA which is near Salem. Abigail DANE Faulkner was tried and convicted in the Salem Witch Trial's. She would have been put to death, but was pregnant with Hannah's father, Ammiruhammah, at the time. The Puritans would not put an unborn child to death, so Abigail remained in jail. By the time she had Amniruhamah in Mar. 1693, the witch hysteria had passed. She named him Amniruhamah which is supposed to mean "mercy for my people". Abigail wasn't pardoned until about 7 years later. Amniruhamah married Hannah Ingalls in Andover and Hannah, their first child, was born there. The family moved to Littleton, MA and then to Acton, MA where Amniruhamah had a mill in the south part of the town. Acton is just west of Concord, MA; and was part of Concord until 1735. Hannah's brother, Francis, was a very prominent citizen in Acton and was a Col. in the Revolutionary War. Four of Hannah's & Thomas' sons: Thomas, Ammi, Francis and Asa were Minutemen and marched to the Lexington-Concord area during the first battle with the British on 19 Apr 1775. Francis and Asa also fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill.
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| Family ID |
F1799 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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