Franklin Cross (1812 - 1889)

Born 1812 in Bethel, Oxford, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Lucy Ann (Coffin) Cross — married 12 Jun 1834 in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 15 Nov 1889 at about age 77 in Albany Township, South Oxford Territory, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Biography

Franklin was born in 1812, most likely in Bethel, Maine. He was the son of Jesse Cross and Lydia Twitchell.^[1]

He was married to Lucy Ann Coffin on June 12, 1834, in Bethel, Maine.^[2] They lived in Albany, Maine.^[1] Their children included:^[3]

• Wellington R., born March 24, 1835
• Franklin R., born May 20, 1836
• Jesse Alfonzo, born May 15, 1837
• Roland Alanson, born October 25, 1838
• Sidney Turner, born March 9, 1841
• Thirza L., born December 6, 1842; died May 15, 1843
• Henry Augustus, born May 1, 1844^[4]
• Albert Leonidas, born December 2, 1846^[5]
• Caroline Lucretia, born March 12, 1847^[6]
• Alcander Herman Bean, born October 21, 1848^[7]
• Lucy Ann, born June 27, 1850^[8]
• Edwina L., born about 1856^[9]

Franklin died on November 15, 1889, in Albany, Maine.^[10] His son, Wellington R. Cross, of Milltown, New Brunswick, Canada, visited Bethel on his return from his father's funeral.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Lapham, 515
2. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FM-65T : 14 January 2020), Franklin Cross, 1834.
3. ↑ Lapham, 516
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43N-7R3 : 18 August 2020), Franklin Cross in entry for Henry Augustus Cross, 1844.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43N-7RW : 18 August 2020), Franklin Cross in entry for Albert Leonidas Cross, 1846.
6. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2Q-MLC : 2 March 2021), Franklin Cross in entry for Caroline Lucretia Cross, 12 Mar 1847; citing Albany, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F43N-7RC : 18 August 2020), Franklin Cross in entry for Alcander Hermon Bean Cross, 1848.
8. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HJT-8MC : 2 March 2021), Franklin Cross in entry for Lucy Ann Cross, 27 Jun 1850; citing Albany, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DP-9KX : 29 May 2021), Edwina L Cross in entry for Franklin Cross, 1870.
10. ↑ Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.), 26 Nov. 1889. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009653/1889-11-26/ed-1/seq-2/>
11. ↑ Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.), 26 Nov. 1889. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83009653/1889-11-26/ed-1/seq-3/>

• Lapham, William Berry. History of Bethel, formerly Sudbury, Canada, Oxford County, Maine, 1768-1890. Augusta, Me., Press of the Maine farmer. p. 515-516
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VM-7SH : 22 December 2020), Franklin Cross, Albany Township, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDCW-N63 : 18 February 2021), Franklin Cross, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6DP-9KC : 29 May 2021), Franklin Cross, 1870.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3Y-F5L : 19 February 2021), Franklin Cross, Albany, Oxford, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district ED 115, sheet 11C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,484.