John was the son of James and Margaret Freeman, both of whom were born in England.
John and Eliza {Godfrey} Freeman were married on November 25, 1852 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in South Truro, Massachusetts by the Rev. William Kellen. However, they lived most of their lives together in Rockland, Maine, where they were in 1860 with John working as a marine engineer and ship’s carpenter. They had five children including, William Kellen, b. 1853, John Henry, b. 1858 and Anna B. Freeman, b. 1863. Anna died at the age of 18 months. The 1880 census shows the family consisting of William K, b. 1853, a sailor, living at home, Louise A., b. 1863 and Carrie B., age 12, b. 1868. Louise married Ernest Gray at Rockland on December 27, 1883.
The birth record of William Kellen Freeman shows he was born at Truro, Cape Cod, Mass. on December 29, 1853 and his mother’s name is shown as Eliza Godfrey. It is unknown why the family was living in Truro at that time or, for that matter, how it happened that John and Eliza were married there.
In 1865, the family lived on Atlantic Street in Rockland. Later, John and his wife lived at 3 Linden Street, Rockland, according to the 1880 census. John was naturalized as a US citizen in 1868. It is said that John was instrumental in the building of the Rockland Harbor breakwater during the 1880s. He died in 1897 and his widow lived on for a time in Rockland until her death on June 24, 1917 in Boston. It is unclear how she happened to be working as a housekeeper for L. A. Gray in Boston at the time of her death at age 87. Eliza was buried alongside her husband at Jameson’s Point in Rockland, now known as Seaview Cemetery.
John and Eliza {Godfrey} Freeman were married on November 25, 1852 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in South Truro, Massachusetts by the Rev. William Kellen. However, they lived most of their lives together in Rockland, Maine, where they were in 1860 with John working as a marine engineer and ship’s carpenter. They had five children including, William Kellen, b. 1853, John Henry, b. 1858 and Anna B. Freeman, b. 1863. Anna died at the age of 18 months. The 1880 census shows the family consisting of William K, b. 1853, a sailor, living at home, Louise A., b. 1863 and Carrie B., age 12, b. 1868. Louise married Ernest Gray at Rockland on December 27, 1883.
The birth record of William Kellen Freeman shows he was born at Truro, Cape Cod, Mass. on December 29, 1853 and his mother’s name is shown as Eliza Godfrey. It is unknown why the family was living in Truro at that time or, for that matter, how it happened that John and Eliza were married there.
In 1865, the family lived on Atlantic Street in Rockland. Later, John and his wife lived at 3 Linden Street, Rockland, according to the 1880 census. John was naturalized as a US citizen in 1868. It is said that John was instrumental in the building of the Rockland Harbor breakwater during the 1880s. He died in 1897 and his widow lived on for a time in Rockland until her death on June 24, 1917 in Boston. It is unclear how she happened to be working as a housekeeper for L. A. Gray in Boston at the time of her death at age 87. Eliza was buried alongside her husband at Jameson’s Point in Rockland, now known as Seaview Cemetery.
John was the son of James and Margaret Freeman, both of whom were born in England.
John and Eliza {Godfrey} Freeman were married on November 25, 1852 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in South Truro, Massachusetts by the Rev. William Kellen. However, they lived most of their lives together in Rockland, Maine, where they were in 1860 with John working as a marine engineer and ship’s carpenter. They had five children including, William Kellen, b. 1853, John Henry, b. 1858 and Anna B. Freeman, b. 1863. Anna died at the age of 18 months. The 1880 census shows the family consisting of William K, b. 1853, a sailor, living at home, Louise A., b. 1863 and Carrie B., age 12, b. 1868. Louise married Ernest Gray at Rockland on December 27, 1883.
The birth record of William Kellen Freeman shows he was born at Truro, Cape Cod, Mass. on December 29, 1853 and his mother’s name is shown as Eliza Godfrey. It is unknown why the family was living in Truro at that time or, for that matter, how it happened that John and Eliza were married there.
In 1865, the family lived on Atlantic Street in Rockland. Later, John and his wife lived at 3 Linden Street, Rockland, according to the 1880 census. John was naturalized as a US citizen in 1868. It is said that John was instrumental in the building of the Rockland Harbor breakwater during the 1880s. He died in 1897 and his widow lived on for a time in Rockland until her death on June 24, 1917 in Boston. It is unclear how she happened to be working as a housekeeper for L. A. Gray in Boston at the time of her death at age 87. Eliza was buried alongside her husband at Jameson’s Point in Rockland, now known as Seaview Cemetery.
John and Eliza {Godfrey} Freeman were married on November 25, 1852 at the Methodist Episcopal Church in South Truro, Massachusetts by the Rev. William Kellen. However, they lived most of their lives together in Rockland, Maine, where they were in 1860 with John working as a marine engineer and ship’s carpenter. They had five children including, William Kellen, b. 1853, John Henry, b. 1858 and Anna B. Freeman, b. 1863. Anna died at the age of 18 months. The 1880 census shows the family consisting of William K, b. 1853, a sailor, living at home, Louise A., b. 1863 and Carrie B., age 12, b. 1868. Louise married Ernest Gray at Rockland on December 27, 1883.
The birth record of William Kellen Freeman shows he was born at Truro, Cape Cod, Mass. on December 29, 1853 and his mother’s name is shown as Eliza Godfrey. It is unknown why the family was living in Truro at that time or, for that matter, how it happened that John and Eliza were married there.
In 1865, the family lived on Atlantic Street in Rockland. Later, John and his wife lived at 3 Linden Street, Rockland, according to the 1880 census. John was naturalized as a US citizen in 1868. It is said that John was instrumental in the building of the Rockland Harbor breakwater during the 1880s. He died in 1897 and his widow lived on for a time in Rockland until her death on June 24, 1917 in Boston. It is unclear how she happened to be working as a housekeeper for L. A. Gray in Boston at the time of her death at age 87. Eliza was buried alongside her husband at Jameson’s Point in Rockland, now known as Seaview Cemetery.
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