My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
My Maine Heritage - June 2023 - Person Sheet
NameJohn Varnum Jr.
Birth Date7 Feb 1705
Birth PlaceDracut, Middlesex Co., MA
Death Date26 Jul 1785 Age: 80
Death PlaceDracut, Middlesex Co., MA
OccupationJustice of the Peace, Town Clerk; Sergeant in Mass. Militia
FatherJohn Varnum Sr. (1669-1715)
MotherDorothy Prescott (1681->1722)
Misc. Notes
Sergeant, Mass. Militia; French & Indian War service.
According to http://www.mhl.org/sites/default/files/files/Abbot...mily%20Annotated.pdf
He “fell in love with Phebe while dining at her father’s tavern, en route to the war; see Bailey “Sketches of Andover.”
According to http://www.mhl.org/sites/default/files/files/Abbot...mily%20Annotated.pdf
He “fell in love with Phebe while dining at her father’s tavern, en route to the war; see Bailey “Sketches of Andover.”
Spouses
Birth DateAug 1711
Birth PlaceAndover, Essex Co., MA
Memoalt date: abt 1713
Death Date31 Jan 1786 Age: 74
Death PlaceDracut, Middlesex Co., MA
Memoalt. death date 3 Jan1786
Burial PlaceWoodbine Cem., Dracut, Middlesex Co., MA
FatherJoseph Parker Sr. (~1669-1748)
MotherLydia Frye (1680-1744)
Misc. Notes
According to Dracut Births, @ Ancestry.com, Mass. Town Vital Records Collection, town records indicate she was in her 75th year at time of death.
Marr Date1730