Humphrey A. FRANCIS
Sybil Amanda THRESHER

Husband:  Humphrey A. FRANCIS
Birth:  Aug 1834, Fall River, Bristol Co., Massachusetts 
Death:  1917, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Burial:
Father:  William FRANCIS
Mother:  Peace B. ALMY

Marriage:   21 Oct 1856, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts   

Wife:  Sybil Amanda THRESHER
Birth:  May 1840, Middleboro, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts 
Death:  Aft 1920, Taunton, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Burial:  
Father:  Henry THRESHER 
Mother:  Sybil Briggs CUDWORTH 

Children:
1. Ralph Humphrey FRANCIS, b: 19 Apr 1858, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
2. Wayland L. FRANCIS, b: 10 Feb 1860, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Notes:
Humphrey served with the Union forces in the Civil War. His Service Record shows:
  Name:  Humphrey Francis
  Residence:  Freetown, Massachusetts
  Occupation:  Gunsmith 
  Enlistment Date:  5 September 1860
  State Served:  Massachusetts
  Service Record:  Enlisted as a 1st Lieutenant on 5 September 1860 at the age of 26.
                            Commission  in Company G, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 23 Apr 1861.
                            Mustered out Company G, 3rd Infantry Regiment Massachusetts on 22 Jul 1861.

He and Amanda, after he died,  received a pension for his service:
  Name:  Humphrey A Francis
  Widow:  Sybil A Francis 
  Service:  G  3  Ma Inf.
  Pension Type:                  Invalid                      Widow
  Date Filed:                     13 Oct 1892                21 Dec 1917
  Application #:                 1,134,648                   1,115,610
  Certificate #:                       863,067                      853,246

1860 Federal Census Data (M653_0492, Page 687), Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                                                        Enumeration Date: 12-Sep-1860, Family #1908

1870 Federal Census Data (M593_0604, Page 602B), Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                                                           Enumeration Date: 17-Aug-1870, Family #69

1880 Federal Census Data (T9_0522, Page 89C), Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                Enumeration Dist: 67, Enumeration Date: 11-Jun-1880, Family #264

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0639, Page 228B), Taunton Ward 4, Bristol Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 225, Enumeration Date: 7-Jun-1900, Family #159

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0574, Page 123A), Fairhaven, Bristol Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 112, Enumeration Date: 29-Apr-1910, Family #289

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0687, Page 151A), Taunton Ward 1, Bristol Co., Massachusetts,
                                                                                       Enumeration District: 182, Enumeration Date: 3-Jan-1920, Family #68

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Sources:
1) Marriage:  Bristol County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Marriages, Book 99, Page 89
2) Birth - Child #1:  Bristol County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Book 114, Page 112
3) Birth - Child #2:  Bristol County Massachusetts Vital Statistics - Births, Book 132, Page 119