Son of John T., a marine engineer & ship's carpenter, and Eliza C. (née Godfrey) Freeman. His father was born in England, while his mother, the daughter of a ship's carpenter, came from Nova Scotia. John and Eliza had two sons and three daughters. Eliza was a descendant of Stephen Hopkins (Find-A-Grave Memorial No. 6776866), one of the signatories of the 'Mayflower Compact' and a noteworthy early Pilgrim. This Godfrey branch is also descended from Francis Cooke (Find-A-Grave Memorial No. 34825341), another passenger to arrive on the Mayflower in 1620. Francis was the grandson of Sir Anthony Cooke, born in Essex, England in 1504, who was tutor to Edward VI and a noteworthy member of Parliament. Anne, the second daughter of Sir Anthony, married Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Elizabeth I and father of Anthony and the rather famous Sir Francis Bacon.
John Henry's 7x great-grandfather, Edmund (or Edmond) Freeman, arrived in Boston, Mass. on 8 October 1635 aboard the "Abigail" from Plymouth, England. Edmund was the first Freeman to arrive and settle in the New World. He became the Assistant Governor of the Plymouth Colony to Governor William Bradford and was a founder of Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass. where he is buried with his second wife, Bennett Hodsoll, in a private cemetery (Find-A-Grave Memorial #6127309). Edmund and his parents, Edmund and Alice {Coles} Freeman, were from Pulborough, West Sussex, a village about 50 miles to the southwest of London.
John Henry's 6x great-grandparents were Major John and Mercy {Prence} Freeman. Mercy was the daughter of Thomas and Patience {Brewster} Prence, the former who succeeded William Bradford as Governor of the Plymouth Colony for about 20 years and was a founder of Eastham on Cape Cod. See Find-A-Grave Memorial #7301580. Patience was the daughter of William Brewster, who arrived on the "Mayflower" in 1620.
On 5 February 1877, John Henry Freeman married Mabel V. Larrabee, who was born in Nova Scotia, the daughter of Otis and Sarah (Cushman) Larrabee. They had two sons, Eugene & Elmer, and two daughters, Ethel & Louise. Eugene, the oldest, spent his adult life in Massachusetts and died in Cohasset on 29 May 1939 at the age of 59. His final resting place is not known. John Henry was a fisherman & mariner his entire working life and was employed by A.C. McLoon of Rockland starting in 1914. McLoon was a major producer of lobster, which pioneered methods for transporting the delicacy to the entire country. John's brother, William, left for Hawaii in the early 1890s where he had quite an impact on the history of that territory as captain of a steamer operating between the islands.
John married his second wife, Lena Thomas on 8 July 1898, following the death of Mabel in 1896. They had a son, John Henry Freeman, Jr., in 1897 and a son, Willie M. Freeman, who lived for only 5 months and is buried at Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, along with his Freeman grandparents. Details on their other children, Ronald, Gertrude {Dunbar} & Eliza {Lindsey}, are incomplete.
John Henry's 7x great-grandfather, Edmund (or Edmond) Freeman, arrived in Boston, Mass. on 8 October 1635 aboard the "Abigail" from Plymouth, England. Edmund was the first Freeman to arrive and settle in the New World. He became the Assistant Governor of the Plymouth Colony to Governor William Bradford and was a founder of Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass. where he is buried with his second wife, Bennett Hodsoll, in a private cemetery (Find-A-Grave Memorial #6127309). Edmund and his parents, Edmund and Alice {Coles} Freeman, were from Pulborough, West Sussex, a village about 50 miles to the southwest of London.
John Henry's 6x great-grandparents were Major John and Mercy {Prence} Freeman. Mercy was the daughter of Thomas and Patience {Brewster} Prence, the former who succeeded William Bradford as Governor of the Plymouth Colony for about 20 years and was a founder of Eastham on Cape Cod. See Find-A-Grave Memorial #7301580. Patience was the daughter of William Brewster, who arrived on the "Mayflower" in 1620.
On 5 February 1877, John Henry Freeman married Mabel V. Larrabee, who was born in Nova Scotia, the daughter of Otis and Sarah (Cushman) Larrabee. They had two sons, Eugene & Elmer, and two daughters, Ethel & Louise. Eugene, the oldest, spent his adult life in Massachusetts and died in Cohasset on 29 May 1939 at the age of 59. His final resting place is not known. John Henry was a fisherman & mariner his entire working life and was employed by A.C. McLoon of Rockland starting in 1914. McLoon was a major producer of lobster, which pioneered methods for transporting the delicacy to the entire country. John's brother, William, left for Hawaii in the early 1890s where he had quite an impact on the history of that territory as captain of a steamer operating between the islands.
John married his second wife, Lena Thomas on 8 July 1898, following the death of Mabel in 1896. They had a son, John Henry Freeman, Jr., in 1897 and a son, Willie M. Freeman, who lived for only 5 months and is buried at Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, along with his Freeman grandparents. Details on their other children, Ronald, Gertrude {Dunbar} & Eliza {Lindsey}, are incomplete.
Son of John T., a marine engineer & ship's carpenter, and Eliza C. (née Godfrey) Freeman. His father was born in England, while his mother, the daughter of a ship's carpenter, came from Nova Scotia. John and Eliza had two sons and three daughters. Eliza was a descendant of Stephen Hopkins (Find-A-Grave Memorial No. 6776866), one of the signatories of the 'Mayflower Compact' and a noteworthy early Pilgrim. This Godfrey branch is also descended from Francis Cooke (Find-A-Grave Memorial No. 34825341), another passenger to arrive on the Mayflower in 1620. Francis was the grandson of Sir Anthony Cooke, born in Essex, England in 1504, who was tutor to Edward VI and a noteworthy member of Parliament. Anne, the second daughter of Sir Anthony, married Nicholas Bacon, Lord Keeper of the Great Seal under Elizabeth I and father of Anthony and the rather famous Sir Francis Bacon.
John Henry's 7x great-grandfather, Edmund (or Edmond) Freeman, arrived in Boston, Mass. on 8 October 1635 aboard the "Abigail" from Plymouth, England. Edmund was the first Freeman to arrive and settle in the New World. He became the Assistant Governor of the Plymouth Colony to Governor William Bradford and was a founder of Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass. where he is buried with his second wife, Bennett Hodsoll, in a private cemetery (Find-A-Grave Memorial #6127309). Edmund and his parents, Edmund and Alice {Coles} Freeman, were from Pulborough, West Sussex, a village about 50 miles to the southwest of London.
John Henry's 6x great-grandparents were Major John and Mercy {Prence} Freeman. Mercy was the daughter of Thomas and Patience {Brewster} Prence, the former who succeeded William Bradford as Governor of the Plymouth Colony for about 20 years and was a founder of Eastham on Cape Cod. See Find-A-Grave Memorial #7301580. Patience was the daughter of William Brewster, who arrived on the "Mayflower" in 1620.
On 5 February 1877, John Henry Freeman married Mabel V. Larrabee, who was born in Nova Scotia, the daughter of Otis and Sarah (Cushman) Larrabee. They had two sons, Eugene & Elmer, and two daughters, Ethel & Louise. Eugene, the oldest, spent his adult life in Massachusetts and died in Cohasset on 29 May 1939 at the age of 59. His final resting place is not known. John Henry was a fisherman & mariner his entire working life and was employed by A.C. McLoon of Rockland starting in 1914. McLoon was a major producer of lobster, which pioneered methods for transporting the delicacy to the entire country. John's brother, William, left for Hawaii in the early 1890s where he had quite an impact on the history of that territory as captain of a steamer operating between the islands.
John married his second wife, Lena Thomas on 8 July 1898, following the death of Mabel in 1896. They had a son, John Henry Freeman, Jr., in 1897 and a son, Willie M. Freeman, who lived for only 5 months and is buried at Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, along with his Freeman grandparents. Details on their other children, Ronald, Gertrude {Dunbar} & Eliza {Lindsey}, are incomplete.
John Henry's 7x great-grandfather, Edmund (or Edmond) Freeman, arrived in Boston, Mass. on 8 October 1635 aboard the "Abigail" from Plymouth, England. Edmund was the first Freeman to arrive and settle in the New World. He became the Assistant Governor of the Plymouth Colony to Governor William Bradford and was a founder of Sandwich, Cape Cod, Mass. where he is buried with his second wife, Bennett Hodsoll, in a private cemetery (Find-A-Grave Memorial #6127309). Edmund and his parents, Edmund and Alice {Coles} Freeman, were from Pulborough, West Sussex, a village about 50 miles to the southwest of London.
John Henry's 6x great-grandparents were Major John and Mercy {Prence} Freeman. Mercy was the daughter of Thomas and Patience {Brewster} Prence, the former who succeeded William Bradford as Governor of the Plymouth Colony for about 20 years and was a founder of Eastham on Cape Cod. See Find-A-Grave Memorial #7301580. Patience was the daughter of William Brewster, who arrived on the "Mayflower" in 1620.
On 5 February 1877, John Henry Freeman married Mabel V. Larrabee, who was born in Nova Scotia, the daughter of Otis and Sarah (Cushman) Larrabee. They had two sons, Eugene & Elmer, and two daughters, Ethel & Louise. Eugene, the oldest, spent his adult life in Massachusetts and died in Cohasset on 29 May 1939 at the age of 59. His final resting place is not known. John Henry was a fisherman & mariner his entire working life and was employed by A.C. McLoon of Rockland starting in 1914. McLoon was a major producer of lobster, which pioneered methods for transporting the delicacy to the entire country. John's brother, William, left for Hawaii in the early 1890s where he had quite an impact on the history of that territory as captain of a steamer operating between the islands.
John married his second wife, Lena Thomas on 8 July 1898, following the death of Mabel in 1896. They had a son, John Henry Freeman, Jr., in 1897 and a son, Willie M. Freeman, who lived for only 5 months and is buried at Seaview Cemetery in Rockland, along with his Freeman grandparents. Details on their other children, Ronald, Gertrude {Dunbar} & Eliza {Lindsey}, are incomplete.
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