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FARMER, FRED LEANDER
North Yakima, WA State No. 390 Nat'l No. 25915

Admitted:

 April 21st, 1914  
Born: July 14th, 1877 Denver, Colorado
Died:    
     
Son of Charles H. and Emeline (Wait) Farmer; grandson of Adniean Leander and Emeline (Stem) Wait; great-grandson of Mathias and Theresa (St. Leger De Harpart) Stem; great-grandson of Count Joseph St. Leger and Elizabeth (Thompson) De Harpart; great2-grandson of William Thompson.
General William Thompson, Lieutenant in Second Battalion, Pennsylvania Regiment, January 16th, 1756; commissioned Captain December 21st, 1756; June 25th, 1775, was commissioned Colonel of Thompson's Battalion of Riflemen, which later became the First Regiment of Continental Line. Promoted to Brigadier-General March 1st, 1776. Taken prisoner by British at Battle of Three Rivers, near Quebec, June 8th, 1776. Exchanged October 25th, 1780, for Major General de Rudesell. Died September 3rd, 1781.

Source:
  • D. A. R. No. 57224.

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FAVILLE, EUGENE ERNEST
Spokane, WA State No. 405 Nat'l No. 19473

Admitted:

 January 6th, 1909  
Born: October 27th, 1870 Mitchell, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of Miner Sherwood and Sarah (Shaw) Faville; grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (West) Faville; great-grandson of John Faville.
John Faville served in Capt. John Lafler's Company of Continental Troops.
Source:
  • Adjutant General, War Department, Washington, D. C.

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FERRIS, HIRAM BURNS
Spokane, WA State No. 134 Nat'l No. 9793

Admitted:

 April 14th, 1897 Transferred from Illinois Society
Born: January 25th, 1872 Carthage, Illinois
Died:    
     
Son of Hiram Gano and Julia Esther (Holton) Ferris; grandson of Isaac and Phoebe (Arnold) Holton; great-grandson of Seth Arnold.
Seth Arnold private. Enlisted May 19th, 1775, in Capt. Gale's Company, Col. Samuel H. Parson's Regiment. Sergeant in Capt. Higgins' Company, Col. Douglas' Regiment. Also in Capt. Abraham Tyler's Company. Marched from town of Haddam, Connecticut, in the Lexington Alarm to the Relief of Boston, April 17, 1775. Sergeant in Capt. Cornelius' Company, Col. William Douglas' Regiment, Fifth Battalion, Wadsworth Brigade, 1776, raised to re-enforce Washington's Army. In battles of Long Island and White Plains. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Adjutant General's Office, State of Connecticut. U. S. Pension Bureau.

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FITZHENRY, EDWARD A.
Olympia, WA State No. 506 Nat'l No. 28556
Admitted: March 18th, 1916  
Born: January 9th, 1866 White Oak Township, Illinois
Died:    
     
Son of Hiram and Elizabeth (Johnson) Fitzhenry; grandson of Edward and Sarah (Brown) Fitzhenry; great-grandson of Basil and Nancy (Davis) Browll; great2-grandson of John Davis.
John Davis private and Ensign in the Revolution. In 1776 was with Col. Joseph Hart's Buck's County Battalion as a substitute for his father in the Amboy Expedition. He enlisted in 1777 in Capt. Butler's Company, Col. Pritchard Butler's Third Regiment, Pennsylvania Line, and was transferred to Capt. McLellan's Company, Col. Stewart's Regiment of Light Infantry. He was in the battles of Trenton and Princeton, Brandywine, Germantown, Monmouth, and Stony Point, and was with Washington when he crossed the Delaware and attacked the Hessians. He passed one winter at Valley Forge and another at Morristown and was one of the guards around the gallows of Major André, and was present at the siege of Yorktown when Cornwallis surrendered. He was honorably discharged in 1781.
Source:
  • From "Life of John Davis," by W. H. Davis, pages 9 to 21.

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FLETCHER, JOHN DRUMMOND
Tacoma, WA State No. 252 Nat'l No. 18602

Admitted:

January 14th, 1907  
Born: January 20th, 1865 Accomac, Virginia
Died:    
     
Son of James Henry and Elizabeth (Broadwater) Fletcher; grandson of Thomas and Elizabeth (Wallop) Fletcher; great-grandson of Thomas and Elishea (Drummond) Fletcher; great-grandson of Henry Fletcher.
Henry Fletcher appointed by Patrick Henry as High Sheriff of Revenues to carry on the War.
Source:
  • Records of Clerk of Court's Office, Accomac County, Virginia.

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FOLLMER, ELMER SHERMAN
Seattle, WA State No. 123 Nat'l No. 9873

Admitted:

1899  
Resigned: 1914  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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FLOOD, EDMUND EVERETT
Rosalia, WA State No. 408 Nat'l No. 26533

Admitted:

September 19th, 1914  
Born: July 11th, 1881 Chicopee Village, Maine
Died:    
     
Son of A. H. and Elizabeth (Brackett) Flood; grandson of John and Martha (Hannon) Brackett; great-grandson of Jonathan and Martha (Smith) Hannon; great2-grandson of William Smith
William Smith private in Massachusetts Troops, November 17th, 1775, to January 1st, 1777. Reenlisted March 5th, 1777, as Orderly Sergeant and served until put in Invalid Regiment January 12th, 1782. He was in the Battle of Monmouth. Pensioned.
Source:
  • Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors, Vol. XIV. U. S. Pension Bureau.

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FORBES, FREDERICK LEVI
Seattle, WA State No. 466 Nat'l No. 27241

Admitted:

April 20th, 1915  
Born: May 27th, 1854 Elkhart, Indiana
Died:    
     
Son of Frederick Lotan and Harriet (Farnham) Forbes; grandson of Jotham and Nancy (Olmstead) Forbes; great-grandson of James Olmstead.
James Olmstead enlisted as Sergeant March 2nd, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Mattock's Company, Eighth Connecticut Regiment. Promoted Sergeant Major January, 1778. Commissioned Ensign December, 1778. Commissioned Lieutenant January, 1780, in Fifth Connecticut Regiment, in Capt. Duncan's Company.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution, pages 230, 348.
  • U. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
  • Connecticut Historical Society Revolutionary Rolls and Lists, Vol. VIII, pages 49, 76.

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FORBES, WILLIAM OSCAR
Seattle, WA State No. 467 Nat'l No. 27242

Admitted:

 April 20th, 1915  
Born: September 2nd, 1852 Berrien Springs, Michigan
Died:    
     
Son of Frederick Lotan and Harriet (Farnham) Forbes; grandson of Jotham and Nancy (Olmstead) Forbes; great-grandson of James Olmstead.
James Olmstead enlisted as Sergeant March 2nd, 1777, in Capt. Samuel Mattock's Company, Eighth Connecticut Regiment. Promoted Sergeant Major January, 1778. Commissioned Ensign December, 1778. Commissioned Lieutenant January, 1780, in Fifth Connecticut Regiment, in Capt. Duncan's Company.
Source:
  • Connecticut Men in the Revolution, pages 230, 348.
  • U. S. Pension Bureau, Washington, D. C.
  • Connecticut Historical Society Revolutionary Rolls and Lists, Vol. VIII, pages 49, 76.

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FORNEY, CALVIN HENRY
Chehalis, WA State No. 351 Nat'l No. 24001

Admitted:

 February 22nd, 1912  
Born: May 18th, 1860 Marshalltown, Iowa
Died:    
     
Son of Henry and Esther Ann (Williams) Forney; grandson of Daniel and Rebecca (Elliott) Williams; great-grandson of Daniel and Catherine (Hennig) Williams; great2-grandson of Adam Hennig.
Adarn Hennig drummer in Capt. Michael Moyer's Company, Sixth Battalion, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Association.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives.

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FOSTER, CHARLES AUGUSTUS
Olympia, WA State No. 511 Nat'l No. 28561

Admitted:

 April 11th, 1916  
Born: January 5th, 1861 Boston, Massachusetts
Died:    
     
Son of Alonzo A. and Helen M. (Sprague) Foster; grandson of Peter T. and Maria Theresa (Hussey) Sprague; great-grandson of Dr. John Sprague.
Dr. John Sprague Surgeon in both Army and Navy. He was with the regiment of Co1. Ebenezer Bridge, May 1st, 1775. Served as Surgeon's Mate to Dr. Walter Hastings for 18 months. Afterwards entered the naval service as Surgeon of the army schooner "Active" under Capt. Andrew Gardner of the ill-fated fleet of Commodore Manley. He was taken prisoner in 1777 and exchanged, and later served as Surgeon on the armed vessel "Thomas." He became a prisoner and was taken to Kinsdale, on the Coast of Ireland, and released December 22nd, 1781.
Source:
  • The Ralph Sprague Genealogy, by Edward G. Sprague.

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FOSTER, HARRISON GARDNER (Washington State Society Charter Member)
Tacoma, WA State No. 73 Nat'l No. 7948
Admitted: February 15th, 1896  
Born: March 8th, 1866 Wabasha, Minnesota
Died:    
     
Son of Addison Gardner and Martha (Wetherbee) Foster; grandson of Samuel and Mary Worthington

(Walker) Foster; great-grandson of Isaac and Rebecca (Hunt) Foster; great2-grandson of Isaac Foster.

Great-grandson of Abijah Wetherbee.
Isaac Foster1 private in Capt. John Well's Company, Col. Timothy Robinson's Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Regiment. Enlisted December 23rd, 1776.
Abijah Wetherbee2 private in the Massachusetts Continental Line.
Source:
1 - Revolutionary War Archives, Secretary of State, Massachusetts.
2 - New Hampshire Pension Rolls, Document 514.

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FOSTER, JOHN ONESIMUS
Seattle, WA State No. 375 Nat'l No. 24025

Admitted:

January 20th, 1914  
Born: December 14th, 1833 near LaPorte, Indiana
Died:    
     
Son of John I. and Sarah (Hageman) Foster; grandson of John and Hannah (Batton) Hageman; great-grandson of Henry Batton.
Henry Batton First Sergeant and later Orderly Sergeant in Pennsylvania troops. Enlisted August 15th, 1776. Re-enlisted in 1777. Pensioned.
Source:
  • U. S. Pension Bureau.

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FOSTER, PHILIP PLUMMER
Spokane, WA State No. 116 Nat'l No. 9866

Admitted:

1898  
Dropped: 1905  
Born:    
Died:    
     
 
 
Source:
 

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FOSTER, WILLIAM HORTON
 (Name was originally William Horton Avery, later changed by Articles of Adoption to William Horton Foster.)
Boston, Mass. State No. 353 Nat'l No. 24003

Admitted:

February 22nd, 1912  
Born: June 5th, 1863 Montreal, Canada
Died:    
     
Son of Addison and Judith Ellen (Horton) Avery (married Mr. Foster) ; grandson of Jotham and Judith (Delano) Horton; great-grandson of Jotham and Robey (Warren) Horton; great2-grandson of Captain William Warren.

Grandson of Addison and Sylvia Ann (Mosely) Avery; great-grandson of Abraham and Elizabeth (Bliss) Avery; great2-grandson of Abel Bliss.

Great-grandson of Nathaniel and Abigail (Pierce) Delano; great2-grandson of Malachi Delano.

Great2-grandson of Jotham Horton.

Great2-grandson of Abraham Avery.

Great2-grandson of Malachi and Patience (Burgess) Delano; great3-grandson of Judah Delano, Sr.
William Warren1 private at Battle of Bunker Hill, where he was badly burned and from which he carried scars on his face through life.
Abel Bliss2 private in Capt. Wilmarth's Company, Col. Thomas Carpenter's Regiment. Also served under Major General Lincoln ten days.
Malachi Delano3 private in Capt. Wadsworth's Company, Col. Warren's Regiment. Also in Capt. Sampson's Company, Col. Lothrop's Regiment, Massachusetts troops.
Jotham Horton4 First Lieutenant in Col. Richard Gridley's Artillery. Enlisted April 30th, 1775. Later Captain in Col. John Crane's Regiment, Continental Army. In 1777 he served under Gen. Knox.
Abraham Avery5 Corporal in Third Company, Seventh Regiment, Col. Charles Webb, Connecticut troops. Enlisted July 19th, 1775. Discharged December 18th, 1775.
Judah Delano, Sr.6 member of Committee of Correspondence in 1776, and until March, 1777. In 1778 chosen on Committee of Inspection and Safety. One of the assessors to raise money for a militia company.
Source:
1 - History of Sutton, Massachusetts. Daughters of the American Revolution, No. 11352.
2 -
3 - Massachusetts Archives.
4 - U. S. War Department.
5 - Connecticut Men in the Revolution.
6 - Delano Genealogy, pages 127-128.

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FRANCE, ROWE
Seattle, WA State No. 477 Nat'l No. 27877

Admitted:

October 26th, 1915  
Born: July 11th, 1875 Cobleskill, New York
Died:    
     
Son of Augustus and Lurena (Rowe) France; grandson of Freeman and Eunice (Sanford) France; great-grandson of Christopher and Elizabeth (Cole) France; great2-grandson of Jacob France.
Jacob France private in Phillip Schuyler's Regiment, New York Militia.
Source:
  • New York in the Revolution.

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FRENCH, DAVID HURLBERT
North Yakima, WA State No. 475 Nat'l No. 27250

Admitted:

October 26th, 1915  
Born: March 8, 1872 North Plainfield, New Jersey
Died:    
     
Son of Phineas Mundy and Sarah Jane (Lees) French; grandson of David and Margaret (Noe) French; great-grandson of David French.
David French served as private in Somerset County, New Jersey Militia. Was in Battle of Springfield, New Jersey, and camped in winter quarters with Washington at Morristown.
Source:
  • Adjutant General's Office, Trenton, N. J.

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FULTON, WALTER, S.
Seattle, WA State No. 151 Nat'l No. 14001

Admitted:

April 2nd, 1901  
Born: August 10th, 1873 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Died:    
     
Son of William P. and Martha (White); grandson of Thompson and Sarah (Fulton); great-grandson of Henry and Jane (Hartley); great2-grandson of Robert Fulton.
Robert Fulton private in Capt. Hugh Mitchell's Company from Mt. Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. In service from 1778 to 1782.
Source:
  • Pennsylvania Archives, Vol. XIV, page 680.

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