Philip Tree

1767 - Abt 1849  (81 years)

• Name	Philip Tree
  Born	10 Dec 1767	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Will	1848	St. John's, Newfoundland   [2]
  Although Philip wrote his will in July 1848 and died in April 1849, his will was not probated until 1858. To view a transcribed copy of his will: click here.
  Died	Abt 12 Apr 1849	St. John's, Newfoundland   [3]
  Funeral held from the residence of Capt. Hart. [Age also recorded as 95.]
  Buried	Abt 14 Apr 1849	St. John's, Newfoundland   [4]
  Address: Forest Road Anglican Cemetery
  Person ID	I6381	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2018

  
  

  Father	Francis Tree,   b. Abt 1726, England, United Kingdom ?? ,   d. Abt 1793, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 67 years)
  Mother	Bridget Murphy,   b. Abt 1740, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. Aft 1800, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Residence	1761	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [1]
  Married	2 Apr 1761	Boston, Massachusetts, British North America   [1]
  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   [6]
  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.
  Family ID	F1996	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 10 Dec 1767 - Boston, Massachusetts, British North America Will - 1848 - St. John's, Newfoundland Died - Abt 12 Apr 1849 - St. John's, Newfoundland Buried - Address: Forest Road Anglican Cemetery - Abt 14 Apr 1849 - St. John's, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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. . [S73] Newfoundland Supreme Court Probated Wills, etc. (1830 - 1962), Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/1main-wills-idx.shtml ) (A collection of Newfoundland wills transcribed by volunteers and other individuals for NGB), Will of Philip Tree Vol. 2, folio 317 - 1858. [S33] Births, Deaths and Marriages in Newfoundland Newspapers 1810-1890, Maritime History Archives, Memorial University of Newfoundland, (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, 2004. A fully searchable CD containing more than 40,000 transcribed entries for births, deaths and marriages). [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). [S129] The Newfoundland Journal of Aaron Thomas - 1794, Murray, Jean M., (Longmans, Green and Co.Ltd. London, England, 1968), pages 110-114. [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).