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.
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
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Francis Crapo
Gender: Male
Military Date: 20 Apr 1778
Military Place: Massachusetts, USA
State or Army Served: Massachusetts
Regiment: 15th Battalion
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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
See also:
First-hand information as remembered by Barry Howe, Friday, February 14, 2014.
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