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Robert Francis

Birth	:	26 Apr 1763 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	13 Feb 1855 Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial	:	Newington Cemetery, Newington, Hartford County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6978455, -72.7239532
Plot	:	Section A
Description	:	Aged 92 [ Robert Francis, Pension No. W25606 Served under Capt. Absalom Willisms; 9th Ct. Regiment, Col. S.B. Webb Placed on Pension Roll Aug 19, 1833, age 71. Sate of Connecticut, County of Hartford, Hartford On the 31 day of May 1833 before the Probate Court forth District of Hartford in said State of Connecticut personally appeared Robert Francis of Wethersfield in the County of Hartford, and made oath that he is the same person named as a declaration taken before said Probate Court the 31st day of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the... Read More	Aged 92 [ Robert Francis, Pension No. W25606 Served under Capt. Absalom Willisms; 9th Ct. Regiment, Col. S.B. Webb Placed on Pension Roll Aug 19, 1833, age 71. Sate of Connecticut, County of Hartford, Hartford On the 31 day of May 1833 before the Probate Court forth District of Hartford in said State of Connecticut personally appeared Robert Francis of Wethersfield in the County of Hartford, and made oath that he is the same person named as a declaration taken before said Probate Court the 31st day of August 1832 in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7, 1832.- That by reason of age of the ...acquired loss of memory he cannot swear acurately[?] as to the precise lenght of his service but ascerting to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below and with following grades - For not less than one month, I served as a private soldier in Captain Absom Williams company of infantry at New Haven not less than three weeks and fifteen days. The name of the other officers are not distinctly recollected. I served as a private not less than four months in a company of Continental infantry Commanded accending to my unoruouib[?] by Roger ... John Meys whom was Lieutenant and Adjungutant[?] I joined a regiment formerly commanded by Samuel B. Webb, but as said Webb was a prisoner at Henry[?] Uprl at that time the Regiment was under the comman[d] of Lt. Colonel Ebenezer Huntington.__ I think that Jabez H. Tomlinson was ensign of the company but .. not belonged to the same regiment. I believe said Tominson is father to the Geden Tomlinson of the Sanate and was placed on pension roll of the Connecticut agency April 4, 1833 as I have.. been informed since myh application for a pension.. 3rd I served as a private soldier at [?Mulfin?] as a member of a Coast Guard one Brune was of the Guard. I served in this company six weeks - ... I am unable to detail hte particulars of there services more distintly than as already set forth in my declaration before the Probarte Court August 31, 1833. I served a eight days upon an alarm when the British under Governer Tryors[?] invaded New Haven & also when they burnt... Also ... marced from Wethersfield to Farmington These town Cost ..ing of Service were not inserted in my first declaration - as I was absent only two days on the first town & one week the second town I did not consider it very inportant to state it. The name of my officers are entirely forgotton. & I cannot recall their names to my best nenirt already addnced - My services as a private Soldier in the revolutionary war Amount to not less than Six months, two weeks and four days and for such services I claim a pension under the Act of 7 Jun 1832... can procure no further evidence than Therefo[rth] already addned niether can I detail my services with more distintness or parcticularlty. Sworn to & ... evited? this 31 day of May 1833, signed Robert Francis Contributor: Ann Hinckley Levy ] [Exact birth year supported by church records in Barbour collection and family genealogy. Family genealogy can be found in Francis, Charles E.. Francis : descendants of Robert Francis of Wethersfield, Conn. : genealogical records and fragments of history of the various branches of the Francis families of Connecticut origin, also records of some other Francis families. New Haven: Tuttle, Morehouse & Taylor, 1906., 154 Contributor: LINDA CUNHA (50896274)]

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Robert Francis's memorial is located at: Newington Cemetery, Newington, Hartford County, USA.
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Robert Francis death on 13 Feb 1855 in Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Latitude: 41.6978455
Longitude: -72.7239532

Family Members:

Parent

Timothy Francis

(1732 - 1807)

Elizabeth Hammer Francis

(1733 - 1814)

Spouse

Anne Francis Francis

(1762 - 1845)

Lydia Deming Francis

(1794 - 1872)

Siblings

Lucy Francis Griswold

(1765 - 1849)

Children

Robert Francis Jr.

(1791 - 1868)

John Francis

(1795 - 1850)

(unknow - unknow)

Timothy Francis

(1801 - 1838)

Heman Francis

(1804 - 1825)

Lydia Francis Camp

(1805 - 1837)

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