Fones Austin

Male Abt 1812 - 1904  (91 years)

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  • Name Fones Austin 
    Birth Abt Jun 1812  North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 8 Mar 1904  North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Austin Burial Ground, Hunt's River, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I00666  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Russell Austin,   b. 7 Jul 1775, North Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Feb 1847 (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Catherine Essex,   b. Abt 1787, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1880 (Age 93 years) 
    Marriage Nov 1802 
    Family ID F00242  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth "Betsey" Bowen Arnold,   b. 1814   d. 18 Oct 1875 (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage Jan 1844  Smithfield, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • One source has the marriage year as 1845.
    Children 
     1. George Russell Austin,   b. 23 Nov 1844, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1907, Cranston, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)
     2. Henry W. Austin,   b. 1847, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Emily M. Austin,   b. Abt Jun 1849   d. 3 Dec 1864 (Age 15 years)
     4. Charles L. Austin,   b. Abt Sep 1852   d. 25 Nov 1864 (Age 12 years)
     5. Mary Melinda Austin,   b. 21 Nov 1855, East Greenwich, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jun 1902, North Kingstown, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
     6. Fannie E. Austin,   b. Abt 3 Dec 1857   d. 7 Jul 1860 (Age 2 years)
    Family ID F00297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • The 1850 census at North Kingstown shows Fones Austin 38, Betsey B. 35, and George Russell 5 months.

      Note from Shirley M. Greene: "He worked 11 years in a cotton mill and several years on the railroad. My father-in-law told us that every fall he would set his grass afire along the tracks, blame the railroad, and collect enough money to pay his taxes every year."

      Fones Austin (under 21) is mentioned as s/o Russell Austin in the 1817 will of Daniel Fones. Daniel was the uncle of Catherine (Essex) Austin.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012827] Email from Shirley M. Greene, 15 September 2003.