Francis Brayton
1797 - 1881 (84 years)
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Name Francis Brayton Born 20 Mar 1797 Tiverton, RI 
[1] Gender Male Died 11 Jul 1881 North Burial Ground, Fall River, MA [2] Person ID I16274 Sorensen-Remington Family Tree Last Modified 7 Aug 2018
Father Borden Brayton, b. 25 May 1760, Newport, RI , d. 10 Dec 1849, Tiverton, RI (Age 89 years) Mother Mary Remington, b. 16 Oct 1762, Tiverton, RI , d. 17 Jan 1838 (Age 75 years) Married 12 Sep 1784 Tiverton, RI [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) Married 23 Feb 1821 [2] Children 1. William Brayton, b. Abt 1823, MA 2. Ruth Ann Brayton, b. 1824 3. Rachel Brayton, b. 1826 4. Sarah Potter Brayton, b. 13 May 1828, Fall River, MA , d. 12 Mar 1908, Fall River, MA (Age 79 years)5. Elizabeth Brayton, b. 1830, Fall River, MA 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 Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 Family ID F06291 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- BRAYTON Borden, of David, and Mary Remington, of Joseph; m by Rev. Peleg Burroaghs, Sept. 12, 1784.
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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.
- "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)
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