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Francis Orlando Black 1802 – 1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1802

Birth Location: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine

Death Date: Oct 1886

Death Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina

Father: Nehemiah Somes

Mother: Hannah Ladd

Spouse(s): Eddeline Eddenfield

Children(s): Clarendon Black

Francis Orlando Black was born in 1802 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, the child of Nehemiah Somes and Hannah Ladd. Francis Orlando Black married Eddeline Eddenfield, and had children including Clarendon H "Bud" Black. Francis Orlando Black passed away in 1886 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Francis Orlando Black was born in 1802 in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine, the child of Nehemiah Somes and Hannah Ladd.
  • Francis Orlando Black married Eddeline Eddenfield, and had children including Clarendon H "Bud" Black.
  • Francis Orlando Black passed away in 1886 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nehemiah Somes
1773 – 1854
Birth Location: Wiscassett, Lincoln, Maine, United States
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Hannah Ladd
1773 – 1853
Birth Location: Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire
HL

Spouses(s)

Eddeline Eddenfield
1810 – 1898
Birth Location: Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Clarendon Black
1831 – 1919
Birth Location: Emanuel County, Georgia, USA
CB

Francis Black's Ancestors

Self
Francis Black
1802 – 1886
Birth Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine
Parents
Nehemiah Somes
1773 – 1854
Wiscassett, Lincoln, Maine, United States
Hannah Ladd
1773 – 1853
Alexandria, Grafton, New Hampshire
Grandparents
Timothy (Francis) Somes
1751 – 1814
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Susanna Mecom
1735 – 1789
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Isaac Ladd
1749 – 1829
Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Dorothy Blaisdell
1744 – 1835
Kingston, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Somes
1721 – 1830
Abigail Andrews
1721 – 1763
William Meacham
1706 – 1775
Mary Bates
1710 – 1786
Sarah Clifford
1723 – 1765
Ralph Blaisdell
1718 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Somes
1698 – 1743
Abigail Springer
1701 – 1743
Francis Andrews
1689 –
Elizabeth Barrett
1692 – 1720
Mary Cash
1675 – 1710
Benjamin Bates
1685 – 1759
Ralph Blaisdell
1692 –
Mary Davis
1689 – 1750

Francis Black's Descendants

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Francis (Orlando) Black (5 Jan 1802 – Oct 1886) m. Eddeline Eddenfield (1810 – 1898)
  1. 1. Clarendon (H "Bud") Black (29 Apr 1831 – 19 December 1919) m. Sarah (Ann) Still (2 April 1834 – 11 May 1872)
    1. 1. William (Riley) Black (22 June 1853 – 2 April 1932) m. Elvina (Lavania) Mauldin (3 Jul 1856 – 16 Mar 1940)
      1. 1. Grace (Elizabeth) Black (Aug 1878 – 18 Dec 1943) m. Benjamin (Franklin) Freeman (5 Mar 1878 – 6 Feb 1954)
        1. 1. Benjamin (Herman) Freeman (6 Apr 1898 – 4 May 1972) m. Lizzie (M) Freeman (abt 1902 – 7 Feb 1972)

Francis Black's Timeline

2 Records

1802
5 Jan 1802
Birth of Francis Orlando Black in Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine
Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine
1886
Oct 1886
Age 84
Death of Francis Orlando Black in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1802
    Event Place: Wiscasset, Lincoln, Maine

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1886
    Event Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina
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