Samuel Franklin (abt. 1794 - 1849)

Born about 9 Sep 1794 in Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Betsey (Appleby) Franklin — married 1821 in New York, United States

Descendants

Died Jul 1849 at about age 54 in Kearny, Kansas, United States

Biography

When Samuel Franklin was born on September 9, 1794, in Williamstown, Vermont, his father, Samuel, was 30 and his mother, Clara, was 29. He married Betsey Appleby in 1821 in New York. They moved to Illinois to pioneer in the area of Joliet. They had eight children in 13 years. He left for the California Gold Rush and died of fever in July 1849 in Kearny, Kansas, at the age of 54. ^[1]

Military Enlisted in Marines December 1819

Property Jun 1844 Wesley Sec. 24-80 acres/Dec 1844 ^[2] 4 Mar 1854 • Dorset, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA

Despite Samuel's demise on the trail to the California Gold Rush, his relatives were not deterred. His son in law, Elmira's husband Solomon Basset, left Ohio in a "Forty-Niners" group in March 1854.

• Fact: Residence (1800) Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, USA
• Fact: Residence (1810) Williamstown, Orange, Vermont, USA
• Fact: Departure (December 1819) Enlisted in Marines
• Fact: Residence (1830) Marion, Wayne, New York
• Fact: Residence (1 June 1840) 1840 census:2 adults,5 children. Males - 10 thru 14-1 is Nathaniel Males - 15 thru 19-1 is Jessie Marion, Wayne, New York, USA
• Fact: Bought Land (June 1844) Jun 1844 Wesley Sec. 24-80 acres/Dec 1844 Wesley Sec 16-10 acres/?Sep 1845 80acres,16 S of Kankakee river/80 acres in Will16 acres South of Kankakee River
• Fact: Property (10 December 1844) Purchaser FRANKLIN SAMUEL Residence of Purchaser UNKNOWN Social Status Legal Description Aliquot Parts or Lot LOT7 Section Number 16 Township 32N Range 10E Meridian 3 County of Purchase WILL Details of Sale Acres 10.00 Price per Acre 11.00 Total Price 110 Will Co, , Illinois, USA

Sources

1. ↑ Samuel Franklin mention in John J Corlett profile p 327 Portrait and Biographical Album of Will County, Illinois Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County Together with Portraits and Biographies of the Presidents of the United States and Governors of the State. Chapman Brothers, Chicago, Illinois. 1890.
2. ↑ Wesley Sec 16-10 acres/?Sep 1845 80acres,16 S of Kankakee river/80 acres in Will16 acres South of Kankakee River. Purchaser FRANKLIN SAMUEL Residence of Purchaser UNKNOWN Social Status Legal Description Aliquot Parts or Lot LOT7 Section Number 16 Township 32N Range 10E Meridian 3 County of Purchase WILL Details of Sale Acres 10.00 Price per Acre 11.00 Total Price 110. 10 December 1844, Will Co, , Illinois, USA

• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index: Surname Samuel Franklin, Year 1850, County Will CO., State IL, Age 55, Gender M, Month of Death Jun, State of Birth VT, ID# 197_ 110254, Occupation FARMER, Cause of Death FEVER

"The party of 'Forty-Niners' of which I was a member left Dorset on March 4, 1854. The personnel included Solomon Bassett" Source: Dorset, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA