Joseph FARNSWORTH
Born: 17 January 1682, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 2 February 1682, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 2 February 1682, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Matthias
FARNSWORTH
Born
abt. 1649
,
England
Died
8 November 1693
,
Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Parents & Family of Matthias FARNSWORTH
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Born: abt. 1649 in England
Mother:
Mary Abigail UNKNOWN
Matthias was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1652.
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Matthias married Sarah NUTTING 1 March 1681 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Sarah NUTTING was born 23 March 1663 in Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony. Sarah died 16 September 1731 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Sarah was the child of John NUTTING and Sarah EGGLETON.
Matthias FARNSWORTH died 8 November 1693 in Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
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Spouse & Children of Matthias FARNSWORTH
Matthias FARNSWORTH married 
Sarah NUTTING
Marriage date: 1 March 1681
Marriage place: Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Sarah NUTTING was the child of John NUTTING and Sarah EGGLETON
Sarah NUTTINGMarriage date: 1 March 1681
Marriage place: Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Source: Torrey's New England Marriages Prior to 1700.
(Online database. NewEnglandAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: New England Marriages Prior to 1700. CD-ROM. Boston, Mass.: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001.
Sarah NUTTING was the child of John NUTTING and Sarah EGGLETON
Marriage notes:
"Matthias (1649-1693?) & Sarah [NUTTING] (1663-), m-2 John STONE 1698 by 1681 Groton {Farnsworth Stone (,7) 63 Chute xlii Fallass 127 Reg. 53:397 Farr (ms) 6}"
Children of Matthias FARNSWORTH and Sarah NUTTING
Ebenezer FARNSWORTH
Born: abt. 1684, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 3 March 1724, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 3 March 1724, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Elizabeth WHITNEY 17 April 1707 Place: Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Josiah FARNSWORTH
Born: 24 February 1687, Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: 7 September 1744, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 7 September 1744, Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Mary PIERCE 17 March 1720 Place: Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Sarah FARNSWORTH
Born: abt. 1688, Groton, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England
Died: abt. 1743,
Died: abt. 1743,
Married: Jonathan SHEDD 3 April 1722 Place: Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Matthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF
Born: 6 August 1690, Groton, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 8 August 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 August 1773, Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Province of Québec, Canada
Married: Catherine CHARPENTIER 2 October 1713 Place: Rivière-des-Prairies, Montréal, Canada, New France
Rebecca FARNSWORTH
Born: abt. 1691, , Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 19 May 1692, Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 19 May 1692, Watertown, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Title A history of northwest Ohio: a narrative account of its historical progress and development from the first European exploration of the Maumee and Sandusky valleys and the adjacent shores of lake Erie, down to the present time
A History of Northwest Ohio: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress and Development from the First European Exploration of the Maumee and Sandusky Valleys and the Adjacent Shores of Lake Erie, Down to the Present Time, Nevin Otto Winter
Volume 2 of A History of Northwest Ohio, Nevin Otto Winter
Author Nevin Otto Winter
Publisher The Lewis Publishing Company, 1917
Original from the University of Michigan
Digitized Sep 24, 2008
Length 660 pages
1681 Marriage / PartnerMatthias FARNSWORTH and Sarah NUTTING 1 March 1681, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
1682 Birth of ChildJoseph FARNSWORTH was born 17 January 1682, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
1687 Birth of ChildJosiah FARNSWORTH was born 24 February 1687, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
1690 Birth of ChildMatthias Claude FARNSWORTH PHANEUF was born 6 August 1690, Groton, Massachusetts, USA
1692 Death of ChildRebecca FARNSWORTH died 19 May 1692, Watertown, Massachusetts, USA
Death — 16938 November 1693
Groton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Source: Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County Massachusetts with a history of Worcester Society of Antiquity, Prepared under the editorial supervision of Ellery Bicknell Crane, Vol II Illustrated, New York and Chicago, The Lewis Publishing Company, 1907 -- Page 61
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