Stephen Farnsworth by Eleanor Law Johnson. Stephen is my 5th great, grandfather.
He was born in Groton, Massachusetts in 1715 to Samuel & Mary Farnsworth. Stephen married Eunice Hastings and they had nine children. His capture by the French & Indians is well documented in the history books and was a famous story of the time. I was thrilled to visit the Old Fort in Charlestown, New Hampshire and find that their home is part of the fort. I was also grateful to find Stephens grave on the hill side in the Forest Hills Cemetery. The inscription on stone read "Here lies buried Mr. Stephen Farnsworth who died Sept. 6, 1771 aged 57"
His wife, Eunice, later moved to Woodstock, Vermont and is buried there.
An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA l655 - l890 by Dr. Samuel A. Green Groton: l894 p. 66, 67 The 1st settlement of Charlestown, NH - then known as No. 4 (note by ELJ http://fortat4.com/) was made in the year l740 by three brothers; Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth natives of Groton, MA; and they were soon followed by Isaac Parker and his sons, and Obadiah Sawtell, also of Groton. The Farnsworth's were leading men at Charlestown and they distinguished themselves on several occasions in fights with the Indians. Samuel Farnsworth, the eldest brother, was killed in a skirmish on May 2, l746. David was taken prisoner by a party of French and Indians on April 20, l757 and carried to Canada. He managed to escape and reached home not a long time probably after his capture. Stephen, the youngest brother, had also his bitter experience with the enemy. He was captured April l9, l746 and taken to Montreal, where he remained seventeen long months before he was exchanged. His health was so broken down by the hardships of his captivity that he never fully regained it. He died Sep. 6, l77l leaving behind the reputation of a brave man and a good citizen.
History of Woodstock p.135-136
Three brothers, Samuel, David, and Stephen Farnsworth, settled in No.4, afterwards Charlestown, N.H., in 1740. Stephen married, Eunice Hastings, born in Watertown, Mass., September 3, 1722. His captivity among the Indians, which occurred in 1746, is one of the well-known events of those days. He died in Charlestown, September 6, 1771, at the age of fifty-seven. In 1778, his widow moved to this town (Woodstock, VT.) and lived with her son, Stephen, till her death, which took place Friday, the 21st of June, 1811. She left a numerous offspring, namely, six children, forty-six grandchildren, and seventy-five great-grandchildren, making in all one hundred and twenty-seven. She never experienced a fit of sickness in the course of her life, except a slight attack of fever She never made use of many of the luxuries of life; was much averse to spirituous liquor of any kind. Her principal diet was milk and vegetables. She was confined in her last sickness about nine weeks, during which distressing scene she manifested the greatest calmness, composure of mind, and Christian fortitude, and left the world in the full assurance of a blessed immortality beyond the grave.1
1 Vermont Republican, July 8, 1811.
He was born in Groton, Massachusetts in 1715 to Samuel & Mary Farnsworth. Stephen married Eunice Hastings and they had nine children. His capture by the French & Indians is well documented in the history books and was a famous story of the time. I was thrilled to visit the Old Fort in Charlestown, New Hampshire and find that their home is part of the fort. I was also grateful to find Stephens grave on the hill side in the Forest Hills Cemetery. The inscription on stone read "Here lies buried Mr. Stephen Farnsworth who died Sept. 6, 1771 aged 57"
His wife, Eunice, later moved to Woodstock, Vermont and is buried there.
An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA l655 - l890 by Dr. Samuel A. Green Groton: l894 p. 66, 67 The 1st settlement of Charlestown, NH - then known as No. 4 (note by ELJ http://fortat4.com/) was made in the year l740 by three brothers; Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth natives of Groton, MA; and they were soon followed by Isaac Parker and his sons, and Obadiah Sawtell, also of Groton. The Farnsworth's were leading men at Charlestown and they distinguished themselves on several occasions in fights with the Indians. Samuel Farnsworth, the eldest brother, was killed in a skirmish on May 2, l746. David was taken prisoner by a party of French and Indians on April 20, l757 and carried to Canada. He managed to escape and reached home not a long time probably after his capture. Stephen, the youngest brother, had also his bitter experience with the enemy. He was captured April l9, l746 and taken to Montreal, where he remained seventeen long months before he was exchanged. His health was so broken down by the hardships of his captivity that he never fully regained it. He died Sep. 6, l77l leaving behind the reputation of a brave man and a good citizen.
History of Woodstock p.135-136
Three brothers, Samuel, David, and Stephen Farnsworth, settled in No.4, afterwards Charlestown, N.H., in 1740. Stephen married, Eunice Hastings, born in Watertown, Mass., September 3, 1722. His captivity among the Indians, which occurred in 1746, is one of the well-known events of those days. He died in Charlestown, September 6, 1771, at the age of fifty-seven. In 1778, his widow moved to this town (Woodstock, VT.) and lived with her son, Stephen, till her death, which took place Friday, the 21st of June, 1811. She left a numerous offspring, namely, six children, forty-six grandchildren, and seventy-five great-grandchildren, making in all one hundred and twenty-seven. She never experienced a fit of sickness in the course of her life, except a slight attack of fever She never made use of many of the luxuries of life; was much averse to spirituous liquor of any kind. Her principal diet was milk and vegetables. She was confined in her last sickness about nine weeks, during which distressing scene she manifested the greatest calmness, composure of mind, and Christian fortitude, and left the world in the full assurance of a blessed immortality beyond the grave.1
1 Vermont Republican, July 8, 1811.
Stephen Farnsworth by Eleanor Law Johnson. Stephen is my 5th great, grandfather.
He was born in Groton, Massachusetts in 1715 to Samuel & Mary Farnsworth. Stephen married Eunice Hastings and they had nine children. His capture by the French & Indians is well documented in the history books and was a famous story of the time. I was thrilled to visit the Old Fort in Charlestown, New Hampshire and find that their home is part of the fort. I was also grateful to find Stephens grave on the hill side in the Forest Hills Cemetery. The inscription on stone read "Here lies buried Mr. Stephen Farnsworth who died Sept. 6, 1771 aged 57"
His wife, Eunice, later moved to Woodstock, Vermont and is buried there.
An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA l655 - l890 by Dr. Samuel A. Green Groton: l894 p. 66, 67 The 1st settlement of Charlestown, NH - then known as No. 4 (note by ELJ http://fortat4.com/) was made in the year l740 by three brothers; Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth natives of Groton, MA; and they were soon followed by Isaac Parker and his sons, and Obadiah Sawtell, also of Groton. The Farnsworth's were leading men at Charlestown and they distinguished themselves on several occasions in fights with the Indians. Samuel Farnsworth, the eldest brother, was killed in a skirmish on May 2, l746. David was taken prisoner by a party of French and Indians on April 20, l757 and carried to Canada. He managed to escape and reached home not a long time probably after his capture. Stephen, the youngest brother, had also his bitter experience with the enemy. He was captured April l9, l746 and taken to Montreal, where he remained seventeen long months before he was exchanged. His health was so broken down by the hardships of his captivity that he never fully regained it. He died Sep. 6, l77l leaving behind the reputation of a brave man and a good citizen.
History of Woodstock p.135-136
Three brothers, Samuel, David, and Stephen Farnsworth, settled in No.4, afterwards Charlestown, N.H., in 1740. Stephen married, Eunice Hastings, born in Watertown, Mass., September 3, 1722. His captivity among the Indians, which occurred in 1746, is one of the well-known events of those days. He died in Charlestown, September 6, 1771, at the age of fifty-seven. In 1778, his widow moved to this town (Woodstock, VT.) and lived with her son, Stephen, till her death, which took place Friday, the 21st of June, 1811. She left a numerous offspring, namely, six children, forty-six grandchildren, and seventy-five great-grandchildren, making in all one hundred and twenty-seven. She never experienced a fit of sickness in the course of her life, except a slight attack of fever She never made use of many of the luxuries of life; was much averse to spirituous liquor of any kind. Her principal diet was milk and vegetables. She was confined in her last sickness about nine weeks, during which distressing scene she manifested the greatest calmness, composure of mind, and Christian fortitude, and left the world in the full assurance of a blessed immortality beyond the grave.1
1 Vermont Republican, July 8, 1811.
He was born in Groton, Massachusetts in 1715 to Samuel & Mary Farnsworth. Stephen married Eunice Hastings and they had nine children. His capture by the French & Indians is well documented in the history books and was a famous story of the time. I was thrilled to visit the Old Fort in Charlestown, New Hampshire and find that their home is part of the fort. I was also grateful to find Stephens grave on the hill side in the Forest Hills Cemetery. The inscription on stone read "Here lies buried Mr. Stephen Farnsworth who died Sept. 6, 1771 aged 57"
His wife, Eunice, later moved to Woodstock, Vermont and is buried there.
An Historical Sketch of Groton, MA l655 - l890 by Dr. Samuel A. Green Groton: l894 p. 66, 67 The 1st settlement of Charlestown, NH - then known as No. 4 (note by ELJ http://fortat4.com/) was made in the year l740 by three brothers; Samuel, David and Stephen Farnsworth natives of Groton, MA; and they were soon followed by Isaac Parker and his sons, and Obadiah Sawtell, also of Groton. The Farnsworth's were leading men at Charlestown and they distinguished themselves on several occasions in fights with the Indians. Samuel Farnsworth, the eldest brother, was killed in a skirmish on May 2, l746. David was taken prisoner by a party of French and Indians on April 20, l757 and carried to Canada. He managed to escape and reached home not a long time probably after his capture. Stephen, the youngest brother, had also his bitter experience with the enemy. He was captured April l9, l746 and taken to Montreal, where he remained seventeen long months before he was exchanged. His health was so broken down by the hardships of his captivity that he never fully regained it. He died Sep. 6, l77l leaving behind the reputation of a brave man and a good citizen.
History of Woodstock p.135-136
Three brothers, Samuel, David, and Stephen Farnsworth, settled in No.4, afterwards Charlestown, N.H., in 1740. Stephen married, Eunice Hastings, born in Watertown, Mass., September 3, 1722. His captivity among the Indians, which occurred in 1746, is one of the well-known events of those days. He died in Charlestown, September 6, 1771, at the age of fifty-seven. In 1778, his widow moved to this town (Woodstock, VT.) and lived with her son, Stephen, till her death, which took place Friday, the 21st of June, 1811. She left a numerous offspring, namely, six children, forty-six grandchildren, and seventy-five great-grandchildren, making in all one hundred and twenty-seven. She never experienced a fit of sickness in the course of her life, except a slight attack of fever She never made use of many of the luxuries of life; was much averse to spirituous liquor of any kind. Her principal diet was milk and vegetables. She was confined in her last sickness about nine weeks, during which distressing scene she manifested the greatest calmness, composure of mind, and Christian fortitude, and left the world in the full assurance of a blessed immortality beyond the grave.1
1 Vermont Republican, July 8, 1811.
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"Here lies buried Mr. Stephen Farnsworth who died Sept. 6, 1771 aged 57"
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