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The 27th Maine Volunteers
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John W Freeman
Corporal, Company D, Age 19 from York
Corporal, Company D, Age 19 from York
MoH
JOHN WESLEY FREEMAN was born on 28 Dec, 1842 [gravestone; death rec has 1841] in
York, ME, the son of Oliver and Marcia (Storer?) Freeman. He died in York on 24 Jan,1920 at
age 78 yrs,27 das of cancer of the eye, a condition he had for over 2 years [death rec]. He is
buried in the 1st Parish Cemetery in York Village, ME [YCCI p2233].
He married on 11 Jan, 1873 in Wells, ME [VR of Wells p475, and York County Marr p330] to MARY A RAMSDELL, also of York, the daughter of Oliver and Olive (Smith) Ramsdell. She was born in York on 23 Dec,1852 and died in same town on 15 Nov,1914 at age 61 yrs,10 mos,23 das from tuberculosis of lungs [ME Death Rec]. She was buried in the Ramsdell lot on Clay Hill Rd in York [YCCI 2394].
For most of his life, John was a mariner, and always lived in York, Maine. By 1900, he retired from the sea and became a farmer. An 1872 map of York shows his father and other Freeman names in the Cape Neddick district. He filed for a pension on 10 Jun, 1899 (app #1,229,509 cert #996,090).
John and Mary had 6 children [1900 census data], only 4 seen in census rec's:
I. EVERETT PLUMMER was born around 4 Aug,1873 [WWI Draft Card; 1880 census shows him at age 5 and 1900 gives him Aug,1872 birth date]. He moved to Manchester, Hillsborough, NH, where he worked as a pipe fitter at Amoskeag Cotton Mill. He married on 29 Jan 1901 in Manchester, NH to ANNIE MARY REYNOLDS, the daughter of John and Mary (Sheridan) Reynolds [NH VR]. She was born ca 1882 in Ireland. She was a widow in the 1945 Manch. street directory. The 1920 census for this city shows them with the following children, all born NH:
1. Mary A
2. George M, born 14 Aug 1903 in Manchester, NH [NH VR]
3. Catherine E
4. Clara E
5. Pauline
II. NELLIE A was born in Mar,1881 [1900 census] and died in 1968 [YCCI p2279]. She married on 10 Nov, 1904 to FRED H BOWDEN of York [ME Marr]. He was born 1874 and died 1942 [g.s.]. They are both buried in 1st Parish Cem, York [YCCI p2279]. The 1910 York census shows them with two children:
1. Ruth E, age 4 in 1910
2. Hotchkiss A, age 2 in 1910
III. RALPH RAYMOND was born 5 Oct,1883 [WWI Draft Reg Card; 1884 on grave] and died in 1946 [YCCI p2233]. He is buried with father. He married ABBIE, who was born in 1889 and died in 1931 [grave] and is buried with her husband. Except for a brief time in Lowell, MA, Ralph lived in Cape Neddick and was a sheet metal worker at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They had at least one child:
1. Theresa, born ca 1915 in MA [age 5 in 1920 census]
IV. GEORGE WESLEY, born 20 Dec,1884 [WWI Draft Card; 1885 on 1900 census]. He lived in Cape Neddick and worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He married EDNA MAY PERKINS on 23 Dec,1914 [ME Marr], both of York Beach,ME. She was born on 2 Apr, 1897 and died on 9 Aug, 1977 [YCCI p2279] and they are both buried in 1st Parish Cem, York.
Additional Source Data:
1850 York census: hh 159/159 - John age 7 w/ Oliver, a sailor, and Lucy
1860 York (pg 98): hh 734/773
1870 York (pg 21): hh 174/185
1880 York (pg 2): hh 16/18
1890 Vet Sch: John in York, Cape Neddick PO
1900 York (pg 6B): hh 144/148; owned home
1910 Lowell Wrd-1, Middlesex,MA (pg 11B): Ralph R, single, liv lodging house at 39 Elliot St
1920 York (pg 6A): hh 68/70
1920 Manchester Wrd-1, Hills., NH (pg 4A): Everett + family llived 338 Front St
- York County Cemetery Inscriptions by MOCA c1995 Picton Press
- Vital Records of Wells,ME 1619-1950 edited by Hope M Shelley c2005 Picton
He married on 11 Jan, 1873 in Wells, ME [VR of Wells p475, and York County Marr p330] to MARY A RAMSDELL, also of York, the daughter of Oliver and Olive (Smith) Ramsdell. She was born in York on 23 Dec,1852 and died in same town on 15 Nov,1914 at age 61 yrs,10 mos,23 das from tuberculosis of lungs [ME Death Rec]. She was buried in the Ramsdell lot on Clay Hill Rd in York [YCCI 2394].
For most of his life, John was a mariner, and always lived in York, Maine. By 1900, he retired from the sea and became a farmer. An 1872 map of York shows his father and other Freeman names in the Cape Neddick district. He filed for a pension on 10 Jun, 1899 (app #1,229,509 cert #996,090).
John and Mary had 6 children [1900 census data], only 4 seen in census rec's:
I. EVERETT PLUMMER was born around 4 Aug,1873 [WWI Draft Card; 1880 census shows him at age 5 and 1900 gives him Aug,1872 birth date]. He moved to Manchester, Hillsborough, NH, where he worked as a pipe fitter at Amoskeag Cotton Mill. He married on 29 Jan 1901 in Manchester, NH to ANNIE MARY REYNOLDS, the daughter of John and Mary (Sheridan) Reynolds [NH VR]. She was born ca 1882 in Ireland. She was a widow in the 1945 Manch. street directory. The 1920 census for this city shows them with the following children, all born NH:
1. Mary A
2. George M, born 14 Aug 1903 in Manchester, NH [NH VR]
3. Catherine E
4. Clara E
5. Pauline
II. NELLIE A was born in Mar,1881 [1900 census] and died in 1968 [YCCI p2279]. She married on 10 Nov, 1904 to FRED H BOWDEN of York [ME Marr]. He was born 1874 and died 1942 [g.s.]. They are both buried in 1st Parish Cem, York [YCCI p2279]. The 1910 York census shows them with two children:
1. Ruth E, age 4 in 1910
2. Hotchkiss A, age 2 in 1910
III. RALPH RAYMOND was born 5 Oct,1883 [WWI Draft Reg Card; 1884 on grave] and died in 1946 [YCCI p2233]. He is buried with father. He married ABBIE, who was born in 1889 and died in 1931 [grave] and is buried with her husband. Except for a brief time in Lowell, MA, Ralph lived in Cape Neddick and was a sheet metal worker at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. They had at least one child:
1. Theresa, born ca 1915 in MA [age 5 in 1920 census]
IV. GEORGE WESLEY, born 20 Dec,1884 [WWI Draft Card; 1885 on 1900 census]. He lived in Cape Neddick and worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. He married EDNA MAY PERKINS on 23 Dec,1914 [ME Marr], both of York Beach,ME. She was born on 2 Apr, 1897 and died on 9 Aug, 1977 [YCCI p2279] and they are both buried in 1st Parish Cem, York.
Additional Source Data:
1850 York census: hh 159/159 - John age 7 w/ Oliver, a sailor, and Lucy
1860 York (pg 98): hh 734/773
1870 York (pg 21): hh 174/185
1880 York (pg 2): hh 16/18
1890 Vet Sch: John in York, Cape Neddick PO
1900 York (pg 6B): hh 144/148; owned home
1910 Lowell Wrd-1, Middlesex,MA (pg 11B): Ralph R, single, liv lodging house at 39 Elliot St
1920 York (pg 6A): hh 68/70
1920 Manchester Wrd-1, Hills., NH (pg 4A): Everett + family llived 338 Front St
- York County Cemetery Inscriptions by MOCA c1995 Picton Press
- Vital Records of Wells,ME 1619-1950 edited by Hope M Shelley c2005 Picton