John Francis1
M, (4 January 1650 - 2 January 1727/28)
| Father-Biological* | Richard Francis1 |
| Mother-Biological* | Alice ______1 |
Last Edited=1 Apr 2024
John Francis was born on 4 January 1650 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.1 He was the son of Richard Francis and Alice ______.1 According to Judge Sewall's diary entry of 7 August 1674, he "had his right leg (both bones) broke, a little above the ankle, and his left thigh, about four inches below the joint, by a piece that fell on him" while helping build the New College". He was probably permanently lame after that as let out of service owing to lameness in 1676.2 John was a brickmaker.1
John Francis, age 38, married Lydia Cooper, age 25 , daughter of Deacon John Cooper and Anna Sparhawk, on 5 January 1687/88 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
John Francis died on 2 January 1727/28 at Medford, Massachusetts, at age 77.3,1
John Francis, age 38, married Lydia Cooper, age 25 , daughter of Deacon John Cooper and Anna Sparhawk, on 5 January 1687/88 at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Children:
1. John Francis (1688-____)
2. John Francis (1690-1750)
3. Stephen Francis (1691-____)
4. Nathaniel Francis (c1693-1764)
5. Samuel Francis (1696-1775)
6. Anna Francis (1697-____)
7. Joseph Francis (1700-1748)
8. Ebenezer Francis (1701-1703)
9. Lydia Francis (1703-1778)
10. Ebenezer Francis (1708-____.)1
1. John Francis (1688-____)
2. John Francis (1690-1750)
3. Stephen Francis (1691-____)
4. Nathaniel Francis (c1693-1764)
5. Samuel Francis (1696-1775)
6. Anna Francis (1697-____)
7. Joseph Francis (1700-1748)
8. Ebenezer Francis (1701-1703)
9. Lydia Francis (1703-1778)
10. Ebenezer Francis (1708-____.)1
John Francis died on 2 January 1727/28 at Medford, Massachusetts, at age 77.3,1
Citations
- Gozzaldi, Mary Isabella. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a Genealogical Register - Supplement and Index. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Cambridge Historical Society, 1930.
- Adams, Herbert Freeman. The Compendium of Tufts Kinsmen - A Substitutive Genealogy. Boston: privately printed, 1973.
- Paige, Lucius Robinson. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a Genealogical Register. Boston: H. O. Houghton and Company, 1877.