Francis Brayton

Francis Brayton

Male 1797 - 1881  (84 years)


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  • Name Francis Brayton 
    Birth 20 Mar 1797  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jul 1881  North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I16274  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Borden Brayton,   b. 25 May 1760, Newport, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Dec 1849, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Mary Remington,   b. 16 Oct 1762, Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Jan 1838 (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1784  Tiverton, RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Notes 
    • BRAYTON Borden, of David, and Mary Remington, of Joseph; m by Rev. Peleg Burroaghs, Sept. 12, 1784.

      Their original marriage entry at Tiverton Town Hall has been photographed.
    Family ID F01516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Agnes Lake,   b. 1798   d. 27 Oct 1852 (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 23 Feb 1821  [2] 
    Children 
     1. William Brayton,   b. Abt 1823, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ruth Ann Brayton,   b. 1824
     3. Rachel Brayton,   b. 1826
     4. Sarah Potter Brayton,   b. 13 May 1828, Fall River, MA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1908, Fall River, MA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. Elizabeth Brayton,   b. 1830, Fall River, MA Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Letitia Brayton,   b. 1832
     7. Israel Brayton,   b. 1834
     8. Mercy Brayton,   b. 1836
     9. George Holmes Brayton,   b. 18 Jul 1838
     10. Stephen Francis Brayton,   b. 1841
    Family ID F06291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

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  • Notes 
    • "He was engaged in farming a good part of his life, and was also a manufacturer of soap at Fall River, MA, and near New Bedford, MA." (from "History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," Biographical; NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920; p. 190f)

      In his father's will, Francis received 70 acres of his father's land in Fall River, taken from the easterly part with dwelling and buildings thereon.

      In the Federal Census of 1850, Francis and Agnes and family are living at Fall River, MA. He is a farmer.

      In the Federal Census of 1860, Francis is a widower age 65, still a farmer at Fall River. Three of his adult children are in the household.

      In the Federal Census of 1870, Francis age 73 is living at Fall River, MA. He is a farmer, living with the family of Cornelius Kennedy.

  • Sources 
    1. [S013207] History of the State of RI and Providence Plantations, (NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920), 190.

    2. [S013461] Stephen Borden's website.

    3. [S012445] Martha A. Benns, Remington Family, 45.

    4. [S012373] James N. Arnold's Vital Record of RI, Tiverton: Intentions and Marriages, 43.