Age 90y, 7mos.
Rev. Francis Tufts was a true pioneer. He was born in Medford, Mass., but as ME and MA were one large area, he moved from Medford, MA to Farmington, Maine, and was an early contributor to that area.
*He was a Lieut. in the Mass. 8th Reg. in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in 1775-1777. He finally received a pension shortly before his death. (His grave is marked with the 1776 Revolutionary War symbol for a veteran).
Where and when he was ordained is unk at this time, but his name was associated with the Farmington Q.M., when it was dealing with Rev. Edward Lock on the subject of open communion before 1800, and the votes came out yeas for Rev. Tufts to have open communion. Rev. Moses Dudley(of Maine)had moved to Ohio from Maine, served in the ministry and meetings in this area. They are both buried in this cemetery. (Maineville history states that in 1850 this name was adopted because so many citizens had migrated there from Maine).
Maine mar. records for Francis Tufts shows one to Sarah Blount (sic) 1767; however, Family history books and bio's say he married 1) Sarah "Blunt" and they had several children, and she died; he then married Lydia Blunt Blackstone, a widow, and they had John, ME; Josiah, d.OH; Sarah Tufts Greely, wife of Moses; and Mary Butler, wife of Francis Butler, Esq, bur. in Riverside Cem. Farmington, ME.
It was after Lydia's death in 1830, ME, that his thoughts turned to Ohio where two sons and one daughter lived. When Samuel Knowlton, a kinsman/friend was removing there, Rev. Francis Tufts (at 87 yrs of age) decided to ride horse-back the one-thousand-mile trip with them to get there. They started Sept. 1, 1831, and arrived Oct 13, 1831, went through nine states, stopping only for "the sabbath" to worship. Rev. Tufts was always invited to preach which he ably did. It was reported he had a retentive memory--well versed in Old and New Testments that he could quote entire chapters or suitable portions of scripture. His kindness and congeniality always made him a welcomed guest. Rev. Tufts was in near perfect physical condition even after the long trip, which Samuel Knowlton commented on, but two years later he passed away, well past his 90th birthday.
"The Story of His Predecessor and Descendants" by Marion Thomas Whitney, pub. 1995, states that Josiah Tufts (1780-1841), who mar. Jane (Greely) Tufts, was his son. Jane was dau. of Seth Greely (1737-1825) who came to Maineville in 1815.
Info also taken from "Tufts Family History--A Thousand Mile Trip".
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*Update: Military Hist. recv'd March 2016:
Francis Tufts was a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts 8th Regiment. He did not serve Maine in the Revolutionary War. Maine didn't exist yet. Maine was still apart of Massachusetts. How do I know this? Well I am currently metadata cataloging a series of digitized orderly books he kept for the 8th Massachusetts Regiment. So I am looking at his actual handwriting. Please update his entry. Thank you
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Photo: Used by permission of Cheryl Jordan, copyright.
--see Maineville Cem. Warren Co. OHIO Photo link, where she has tombstone photos of other family members bur. in this cemetery.
(Thanks Cheryl for the good photo). wvy
Rev. Francis Tufts was a true pioneer. He was born in Medford, Mass., but as ME and MA were one large area, he moved from Medford, MA to Farmington, Maine, and was an early contributor to that area.
*He was a Lieut. in the Mass. 8th Reg. in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in 1775-1777. He finally received a pension shortly before his death. (His grave is marked with the 1776 Revolutionary War symbol for a veteran).
Where and when he was ordained is unk at this time, but his name was associated with the Farmington Q.M., when it was dealing with Rev. Edward Lock on the subject of open communion before 1800, and the votes came out yeas for Rev. Tufts to have open communion. Rev. Moses Dudley(of Maine)had moved to Ohio from Maine, served in the ministry and meetings in this area. They are both buried in this cemetery. (Maineville history states that in 1850 this name was adopted because so many citizens had migrated there from Maine).
Maine mar. records for Francis Tufts shows one to Sarah Blount (sic) 1767; however, Family history books and bio's say he married 1) Sarah "Blunt" and they had several children, and she died; he then married Lydia Blunt Blackstone, a widow, and they had John, ME; Josiah, d.OH; Sarah Tufts Greely, wife of Moses; and Mary Butler, wife of Francis Butler, Esq, bur. in Riverside Cem. Farmington, ME.
It was after Lydia's death in 1830, ME, that his thoughts turned to Ohio where two sons and one daughter lived. When Samuel Knowlton, a kinsman/friend was removing there, Rev. Francis Tufts (at 87 yrs of age) decided to ride horse-back the one-thousand-mile trip with them to get there. They started Sept. 1, 1831, and arrived Oct 13, 1831, went through nine states, stopping only for "the sabbath" to worship. Rev. Tufts was always invited to preach which he ably did. It was reported he had a retentive memory--well versed in Old and New Testments that he could quote entire chapters or suitable portions of scripture. His kindness and congeniality always made him a welcomed guest. Rev. Tufts was in near perfect physical condition even after the long trip, which Samuel Knowlton commented on, but two years later he passed away, well past his 90th birthday.
"The Story of His Predecessor and Descendants" by Marion Thomas Whitney, pub. 1995, states that Josiah Tufts (1780-1841), who mar. Jane (Greely) Tufts, was his son. Jane was dau. of Seth Greely (1737-1825) who came to Maineville in 1815.
Info also taken from "Tufts Family History--A Thousand Mile Trip".
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*Update: Military Hist. recv'd March 2016:
Francis Tufts was a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts 8th Regiment. He did not serve Maine in the Revolutionary War. Maine didn't exist yet. Maine was still apart of Massachusetts. How do I know this? Well I am currently metadata cataloging a series of digitized orderly books he kept for the 8th Massachusetts Regiment. So I am looking at his actual handwriting. Please update his entry. Thank you
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Photo: Used by permission of Cheryl Jordan, copyright.
--see Maineville Cem. Warren Co. OHIO Photo link, where she has tombstone photos of other family members bur. in this cemetery.
(Thanks Cheryl for the good photo). wvy
Age 90y, 7mos.
Rev. Francis Tufts was a true pioneer. He was born in Medford, Mass., but as ME and MA were one large area, he moved from Medford, MA to Farmington, Maine, and was an early contributor to that area.
*He was a Lieut. in the Mass. 8th Reg. in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in 1775-1777. He finally received a pension shortly before his death. (His grave is marked with the 1776 Revolutionary War symbol for a veteran).
Where and when he was ordained is unk at this time, but his name was associated with the Farmington Q.M., when it was dealing with Rev. Edward Lock on the subject of open communion before 1800, and the votes came out yeas for Rev. Tufts to have open communion. Rev. Moses Dudley(of Maine)had moved to Ohio from Maine, served in the ministry and meetings in this area. They are both buried in this cemetery. (Maineville history states that in 1850 this name was adopted because so many citizens had migrated there from Maine).
Maine mar. records for Francis Tufts shows one to Sarah Blount (sic) 1767; however, Family history books and bio's say he married 1) Sarah "Blunt" and they had several children, and she died; he then married Lydia Blunt Blackstone, a widow, and they had John, ME; Josiah, d.OH; Sarah Tufts Greely, wife of Moses; and Mary Butler, wife of Francis Butler, Esq, bur. in Riverside Cem. Farmington, ME.
It was after Lydia's death in 1830, ME, that his thoughts turned to Ohio where two sons and one daughter lived. When Samuel Knowlton, a kinsman/friend was removing there, Rev. Francis Tufts (at 87 yrs of age) decided to ride horse-back the one-thousand-mile trip with them to get there. They started Sept. 1, 1831, and arrived Oct 13, 1831, went through nine states, stopping only for "the sabbath" to worship. Rev. Tufts was always invited to preach which he ably did. It was reported he had a retentive memory--well versed in Old and New Testments that he could quote entire chapters or suitable portions of scripture. His kindness and congeniality always made him a welcomed guest. Rev. Tufts was in near perfect physical condition even after the long trip, which Samuel Knowlton commented on, but two years later he passed away, well past his 90th birthday.
"The Story of His Predecessor and Descendants" by Marion Thomas Whitney, pub. 1995, states that Josiah Tufts (1780-1841), who mar. Jane (Greely) Tufts, was his son. Jane was dau. of Seth Greely (1737-1825) who came to Maineville in 1815.
Info also taken from "Tufts Family History--A Thousand Mile Trip".
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*Update: Military Hist. recv'd March 2016:
Francis Tufts was a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts 8th Regiment. He did not serve Maine in the Revolutionary War. Maine didn't exist yet. Maine was still apart of Massachusetts. How do I know this? Well I am currently metadata cataloging a series of digitized orderly books he kept for the 8th Massachusetts Regiment. So I am looking at his actual handwriting. Please update his entry. Thank you
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Photo: Used by permission of Cheryl Jordan, copyright.
--see Maineville Cem. Warren Co. OHIO Photo link, where she has tombstone photos of other family members bur. in this cemetery.
(Thanks Cheryl for the good photo). wvy
Rev. Francis Tufts was a true pioneer. He was born in Medford, Mass., but as ME and MA were one large area, he moved from Medford, MA to Farmington, Maine, and was an early contributor to that area.
*He was a Lieut. in the Mass. 8th Reg. in the Revolutionary War, enlisting in 1775-1777. He finally received a pension shortly before his death. (His grave is marked with the 1776 Revolutionary War symbol for a veteran).
Where and when he was ordained is unk at this time, but his name was associated with the Farmington Q.M., when it was dealing with Rev. Edward Lock on the subject of open communion before 1800, and the votes came out yeas for Rev. Tufts to have open communion. Rev. Moses Dudley(of Maine)had moved to Ohio from Maine, served in the ministry and meetings in this area. They are both buried in this cemetery. (Maineville history states that in 1850 this name was adopted because so many citizens had migrated there from Maine).
Maine mar. records for Francis Tufts shows one to Sarah Blount (sic) 1767; however, Family history books and bio's say he married 1) Sarah "Blunt" and they had several children, and she died; he then married Lydia Blunt Blackstone, a widow, and they had John, ME; Josiah, d.OH; Sarah Tufts Greely, wife of Moses; and Mary Butler, wife of Francis Butler, Esq, bur. in Riverside Cem. Farmington, ME.
It was after Lydia's death in 1830, ME, that his thoughts turned to Ohio where two sons and one daughter lived. When Samuel Knowlton, a kinsman/friend was removing there, Rev. Francis Tufts (at 87 yrs of age) decided to ride horse-back the one-thousand-mile trip with them to get there. They started Sept. 1, 1831, and arrived Oct 13, 1831, went through nine states, stopping only for "the sabbath" to worship. Rev. Tufts was always invited to preach which he ably did. It was reported he had a retentive memory--well versed in Old and New Testments that he could quote entire chapters or suitable portions of scripture. His kindness and congeniality always made him a welcomed guest. Rev. Tufts was in near perfect physical condition even after the long trip, which Samuel Knowlton commented on, but two years later he passed away, well past his 90th birthday.
"The Story of His Predecessor and Descendants" by Marion Thomas Whitney, pub. 1995, states that Josiah Tufts (1780-1841), who mar. Jane (Greely) Tufts, was his son. Jane was dau. of Seth Greely (1737-1825) who came to Maineville in 1815.
Info also taken from "Tufts Family History--A Thousand Mile Trip".
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*Update: Military Hist. recv'd March 2016:
Francis Tufts was a Lieutenant in the Massachusetts 8th Regiment. He did not serve Maine in the Revolutionary War. Maine didn't exist yet. Maine was still apart of Massachusetts. How do I know this? Well I am currently metadata cataloging a series of digitized orderly books he kept for the 8th Massachusetts Regiment. So I am looking at his actual handwriting. Please update his entry. Thank you
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Photo: Used by permission of Cheryl Jordan, copyright.
--see Maineville Cem. Warren Co. OHIO Photo link, where she has tombstone photos of other family members bur. in this cemetery.
(Thanks Cheryl for the good photo). wvy
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