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Francis Crapo (1733 - bef. 1830)

Francis Crapo aka Crapeau
Born in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 24 Apr 1760 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusettsmap
Descendants descendants
Died before before age 96 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Biography

When Francis Crapo was born on May 14, 1733, in Rochester, Massachusetts, his father, Francis Crapo, was 27 and his mother, Patience Spooner, was 16. [1]
Francis married Margaret (Beale) Crapo on April 24, 1760, in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. [2]

They had six children in 23 years.

  1. Patience Crapo, born 1761
  2. Rhoda Crapo, born 1766
  3. Rebecca Crapo, born 1768
  4. Susannah Crapo, born 1771
  5. Margaret (Crapo) Howe, born 1779
  6. John Beale Crapo, born 1786.
American Revolution
1776 Project
Private Francis Crapo served with 10th Massachusetts Regiment (1777), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

On 20 Apr 1778, Francis was assigned to the Massachusetts Regiment: 15th Battalion. [3]
Francis served from Freetown, Massachusetts, as a private in Capt. Amasa Soper's Co., Col. Thomas Marshall's regt enlisting on June 25, 1776 until June 19, 1778, then Capt. Benjamin Lawrance's CO., Col. Edward Pope's 2nd regt between June 19, 1778 and July 20, 1778.
His physical description was as follows in 1778: age, 38 Ht. stature, 5 ft. 8 in. complexion, dark, hair, brown, eyes, gray. Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war, A compilation from the archives by Massachusetts. Office of the Secretary of State Published 1896 Topics United States -- History Revolution, 1775-1783 Registers, Massachusetts -- History Revolution, 1775-1783, Massachusetts -- Militia SHOW MORE Volume 4 Publisher Boston, Wright and Potter Printing Co., State Printers Pages 1006 Possible copyright status NOT_IN_COPYRIGHT Language English Call number 3180790 Digitizing sponsor UMass Amherst Libraries Book contributor UMass Amherst Libraries Collection umass_amherst_libraries; blc; americana Scanfactors 4 Page 91.

Crapo, Francis, Freetown. Private, Capt. Amasa Soper's co., Col. Thomas Marshall's regt.; abstract for advance pay dated Castle Island, Aug. 13, 1776; also, same CO. and Regt. ; enlisted June 25, 1776; service to Dec. 1, 1776, 5 mos. 9 days; also, descriptive list of men raised in Bristol Co. for the term of 9 months from the time of their arrival at Fishkill, June 19, 1778; Capt. Benjamin Lawrance's CO., Col. Edward Pope's (2d) regt. ; age, 38 jts. ; statiure, 5 ft. 8 in. ; complexion, dark ; hair, brown ; eyes, gray ; residence, Freetown ; reported mustered by James Leonard, Muster Master; also, list of men raised in Bristol Co., returned as received of Jonathan Warner, Commissioner, by Col. R. Putnam, July 20, 1778; also. Private, Capt. Amasa Soper's co.. Col. Thomas Marshall's regt.; muster roll for Jan., 1779, dated West Point; enlisted June 19, 1778.
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Francis Crapo in the U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 VIEW U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 Francis Crapo Gender: Male Military Date: 20 Apr 1778 Military Place: Massachusetts, USA State or Army Served: Massachusetts Regiment: 15th Battalion [5]
His father Francis died on April 11, 1794, in his hometown, having lived a long life of 88 years.[6]
His father's Find A Grave: Memorial #7948213

Sources

  1. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Name: Francis Crapo Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 14 May 1733 Birth Place: Rochester, Massachusetts Father Name: Francies Crapo Mother Name: Patience.
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=10897927&indiv=try.
  2. Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018), Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Rochester, Massachusetts to the Year 1850. Name: Francis Crapo Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 24 Apr 1760 Marriage Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA Spouse: Margeret Beale.
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=61401&h=90139916&indiv=try.
  3. Ancestry.com, U.S., Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007), Ancestry.com, Name: Francis Crapo Gender: Male Military Date: 20 Apr 1778 Military Place: Massachusetts, USA State or Army Served: Massachusetts Regiment: 15th Battalion.
    http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=4282&h=571754&indiv=try.
  4. https://archive.org/details/massachusettssolcdrymass/page/91
  5. https://ancstry.me/324mRPf
  6. Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: Francis Crapo Birth Date: 14 Oct 1705 Birth Place: Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America Death Date: 11 Apr 1794 Death Place: Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America Has Bio?: Y Father: Peter Crapo Mother: Penelope Crapo.
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7948213/francis-crapo

See also:

  • Title: Massachusetts soldiers and sailors of the revolutionary war

Acknowledgements

First-hand information as remembered by Barry Howe, Friday, February 14, 2014.


WikiTree profile Crapo-8 created through the import of oldweymouth families072011.GED on Jul 5, 2011 by Alyson X.






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