Francis DAY

1781 - 1856  (75 years)

• Name	Francis DAY
  Birth	12 Feb 1781	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 2]
  	History of Monona County states birth 11 Feb 1781; however, the VR will be accepted as most accurate.
  Baptism	18 Feb 1781	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Between 1812 and 1815  [2]
  	U.S. Cavalry
  Death	17 Dec 1856  [5]
  Death	18 Dec 1856	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States   [6]
  Occupation	Hatter  [2]
  Religion	Deacon in Baptist church  [2]
  	Deacon of Baptist Church, 1809
  Burial	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States   [5]
  Person ID	I2091	Stanwood Family
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	John DAY,   b. Abt 1750, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 12 Oct 1820, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Sarah DAY,   b. Abt Nov 1751, Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States d. 8 Oct 1845, Winthrop, Kennebec, Maine, United States (Age 93 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1774	Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States   [7, 8, 9]
  		DAY_John_b1750_marr_001
  Family ID	F644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth HEWINS,   b. 28 Jun 1787   d. 10 Oct 1864 (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	1 Mar 1809	Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine   [2, 10]
  Children	1. Franklin Augustus DAY,   b. 9 Jul 1809, Kennebec, Maine, United States d. 18 Sep 1890 (Age 81 years)   2. Francis Jerome DAY,   b. 22 Aug 1815, Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States d. 24 Oct 1884 (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F393	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2024

  
  

• Photos

  DAY_Francis_b1781_grave_001

  
  

• Notes

  From the History of Monona County: "Francis, the second son of John Day, was born February 11, 1781. He married Miss Elizabeth Hewins, who was born June 28, 1787, and died October 10, 1864, he died December 17 1856, in Hallowell, Me. having had only two children: Franklin Augustus, and Francis Jerome. He was a hatter by trade, carrying on that business until Franklin was about fifteen years old, when he purchased land at Hallowell Cross Roads and remained a farmer for life. For a short time during the war of 1812-15, he joined the United States Cavalry. During the latest years of his life "Uncle Frank” as he was called, dwelt in the city of Hallowell."

  
  

• Sources

  [S1644] DB: Maine Birth Records, 1621-1922, 24 March 2014; entry for Francis Day, son of John Day and Sarah, b. 12 Feb 1781 in Ipswich, Massachusetts. DAY_Francis_b1781_birth_001 [S1465] BOOK: History of Monona County, Iowa, 26 March 2014; pp. 517-518. Day_Franklin_A_b1809_biography_001 [S598] Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, 4 vols, 1:112. [S412] South Church of Ipswich (Ipswich, Massachusetts), “South Church Records 1747-1848", unpaginated and arranged chronologically, baptism of Francis Day (1781), IHS microfilm 4, Ipswich Archives, IHS microfilm 4. DAY_Francis_b1781_bapt_001 [S681] Hallowell Village Cemetery (Hallowell, Maine; Water Street near Hallowell/Augusta line), Grave Marke, Gravestone for “Francis Day ([-?-]-1856),” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, 29 September 2015. Hallowell Village Cemetery (Hallowell, Maine; Water Street near Hallowell/Augusta line); Gravestone for “Francis Day ([-?-]-1856),” photograph by Lauren Rogers Mahieu, 29 September 2015. DAY_Francis_b1781_grave_001 [S1094] NEWS: Maine Farmer, Obituary; 1 January 1857; Francis Day, p. 3; 2 December 2017. DAY_Francis_b1781_obit_001 [S598] Vital Records of Ipswich, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849, 4 vols, 2:128 (Reliability: 2). [S101] Massachusetts, Essex, Ipswich, Town Records, marriage register, entry for John Day and Sarah Day, online images; FamilySearch (http://www.familysearch.org : 6 June 2015). (Reliability: 3). DAY_John_b1750_marr_001 [S1465] BOOK: History of Monona County, Iowa, 26 March 2014; pp. 517-518 (Reliability: 2). Day_Franklin_A_b1809_biography_001 [S1656] DB: Maine, Marriage Records, 1713-1937, entry Francis Day and Elizabeth Hewins, citing Maine State Archives, Pre1892 Delayed Returns, roll no. 28.