Francis Tree

Abt 1726 - Abt 1793  (~ 67 years)

• Name	Francis Tree
  Born	Abt 1726	England, United Kingdom ??   [1]
  A number of researchers have suggested that Francis Tree's birthplace may have been England. However, while possible, no record has been found to validate that speculation. It is also possible that Francis was born at Boston,Massachusetts.
  Gender	Male
  Property	16 Sep 1773	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  British Naval Surrogate, James Howell Jones, granted Francis Tree use of property at the head of Caplin Bay described as being "from the Quay to the pond and three hundred yards square behind the same."
  Property	5 Oct 1775	Caplin Bay, Newfoundland   [2]
  Permission was given to Francis Tree for the erection of a fishing stage at, or near, "The Key" at Caplin Bay.
  Died	Abt 1793	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1, 3]
  The Ferryland Court records indicate that Francis Tree Sr. was still alive in Oct 1792. In August 1794,in his Newfoundland Journal, Aaron Thomas, tells of the Widdow [sic] Tree, who kept "a kind of House of Entertainment called the London Inn" at Ferryland.
  Buried	Abt 1793	Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I6377	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2018

  
  

  Family	Bridget Murphy,   b. Abt 1740, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Residence	1761	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [4]
  Married	2 Apr 1761	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [4]
  Address: New North Church
  Residence	1776	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [5]
  Francis Tree who later declared himself to be an American Loyalist stayed in Boston after the outbreak of the American War of Independence. However, before the war ended, he moved with his family to Ferryland, Newfoundland, the home of his wife's family.
  Residence	Aft 1776	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [2]
  It is not clear which year Francis Tree and his family left Boston and resettled at Ferryland, but his wife indicated that they had left while the war was still ongoing. From the 1780s onward, the Ferryland Court Records mention Francis and his two sons, Francis Jr. and Philip. Most of these references are in relation to various court cases, business operations, civil activities, and to Crown appointments that they received.
  Children	+ 1. Francis Tree,   b. 12 Dec 1762, Boston, Massachusetts, British North America ,   d. 19 Jan 1842, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 79 years) + 2. Susannah Tree,   b. 20 Jan 1765, Boston, Massachusetts, British North America ,   d. 13 Jun 1818, Co. Wexford, Ireland  (Age 53 years)   3. Philip Tree,   b. 10 Dec 1767, Boston, Massachusetts, British North America ,   d. Abt 12 Apr 1849, St. John's, Newfoundland  (Age 81 years)
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2018
  Family ID	F1996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1726 - England, United Kingdom ?? Residence - 1761 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Married - Address: New North Church - 2 Apr 1761 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Property - 16 Sep 1773 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Property - 5 Oct 1775 - Caplin Bay, Newfoundland Residence - 1776 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Residence - Aft 1776 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Died - Abt 1793 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Buried - Abt 1793 - Non-denominational Cemetery, Ferryland, Ferryland District, Newfoundland, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S59] Ferryland Court Records - 18th, 19th & 20th Century, Newfoundland's Grand Banks, ( http://ngb.chebucto.org/Legal-Documents/1fer-court-idx.shtml Online: Alphabetical index of court cases that were heard under various court jurisdictions at Ferryland). [S129] The Newfoundland Journal of Aaron Thomas - 1794, Murray, Jean M., (Longmans, Green and Co.Ltd. London, England, 1968). [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. . [S129] The Newfoundland Journal of Aaron Thomas - 1794, Murray, Jean M., (Longmans, Green and Co.Ltd. London, England, 1968), pages 110-114.