Theophilus D. Freeman (abt. 1823)

Born about 1823 in Fitzwilliam, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

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Biography

Theophilus Freeman is a part of US Black heritage.

Theophilus D. Freeman was born about 1823^[1] Fitzwilliam^[2], New Hampshire or Massachusetts^[3]. He served with the famous 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry during the American Civil War.

Occupations

• 1860^[3], 1863^[1]: Barber

Residences

• 1863: South Brookfield, Massachusetts (military enlistment)^[1]
• 1860: North Brookfield, Massachusetts with the Ayers (Baxter, Pricilla and Charles), the Babbits (Charles, Adelaide, George and Emma), and Marshall Doane^[3]
• 1880: Worcester County, Massachusetts.^[4]

Military Service

During the Civil War, he served as a Private in Company F of the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry of the Union Army, the second^[5] regiment in the United States made up entirely of enlisted men of color. He was about 40 years old, married and working as a barber when he enlisted on 3 December 1863 from South Brookfield, Massachusetts. He mustered out with his regiment on 20 August 1865.^[1]

Military Pension

Military Pension Application No. 595005 Certificate No. 387628 (26 January 1887)^[6]

Race

• 1860^[3]: Mulatto

On September 7, 1891, Theophilus D Freeman died at the age of 68 in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was born about 1823 in Fitzwilliam, New Hampshire to Amos Freeman and Amy Humphrey.^[7]

Projects

• 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Emilio, McKay Roster
2. ↑ regimental descriptive
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} 1860 federal census
4. ↑ 1880 Census: "1880 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1880; Census Place: Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: 568; Page: 403C; Enumeration District: 894
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 6742 #23332111 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   Thomas D Freeman (57), married, Barber, head of household in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Massachusetts.
5. ↑ and the first with federal recognition; the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry regiment was against the wishes of the Secretary of War and filled only six companies, but did see action a full year before the 54th
6. ↑ Military pension index card
7. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2101 #2242069 (accessed 29 July 2022)
   Theophilus D Freeman death 7 Sep 1891 (age 68), son of Amos Freeman & Amy Humphrey, in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA.

• 1860 United States Federal Census Year: 1860; Census Place: North Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_533; Page: 60; Family History Library Film: 803533 (as Theopolis Freeman)
• Emilio, Luis Fenollosa. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865, Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Book Co., 1891 (1st ed.) and 1894 (2nd ed.)
• Fold3.com. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900." National Archives Catalog #2588825. "Organization Index to Pension Files of Veterans Who Served Between 1861 and 1900, compiled 1949 - 1949, documenting the period 1861 - 1942." Free Access Black History Collection Records 5-28 February 2019.
• Fold3.com. "Records of the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Infantry Regiment (Colored), 1863-1865." National Archives Catalog #577134. "Regimental and Company Books of Civil War Volunteer Union Organizations, compiled 1861 - 1865." Free Access Civil War Records 1-15 April 2018.
• 1889 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
  Original source: Worcester Mass City Directory
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 2469 #523164038 (accessed 29 July 2022)
  Name: Theophllus D Freeman; Residence Year: 1889; Street Address: 100 Lafayette; Residence Place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA; Occupation: H.R; Publication Title: Worcester, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1889.