Deacon John FRIEND

1718 - 1785  (66 years)

• Name	John FRIEND
  Prefix	Deacon
  Born	26 Sep 1718	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Congregational
  Confirmed Ancestor?	Y
  Obituary	In memory of / Dean. John Friend / who Departed this / Life Feb Y23rd, 1785 / Aged 67 Years The Great I am his Summons sends / And calls me to the Grave / Then Christ himSelf Thunders Slowed / And calls us to the Sky’s John is buried next to him mother.  [1]
  Buried	1785	Wenham Cemetery, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts   [2]
  Died	25 Feb 1785	Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts
  Person ID	I4491	Main
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Deacon John FRIEND,   b. 11 Oct 1668, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 14 Jun 1718, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Sarah DODGE,   b. 11 Aug 1685, Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 28 Jan 1753, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 67 years)
  Married	24 Mar 1708	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [3]
  Family ID	F31791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha CONANT,   b. 22 Apr 1716, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Feb 1807, Rowley, Essex, Massachusetts  (Age 90 years)
  Married	20 Apr 1738	Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Benjamin FRIEND,   b. 31 Jan 1744, Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Oct 1807, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2023
  Family ID	F1681	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Sep 1718 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts Married - 20 Apr 1738 - Beverly, Essex, Massachusetts Died - 25 Feb 1785 - Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Headstones

  Deacon John Friend Headstone In memory of / Dean. John Friend / who Departed this / Life Feb Y23rd, 1785 / Aged 67 Years The Great I am his Summons sends / And calls me to the Grave / Then Christ himSelf Thunders Slowed / And calls us to the Sky’s John is buried next to him mother.

  
  

• Notes

  Born after his father died, was placed under the guardianship of John Kimball. They had 4 sons and 5 daughters [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S236] Essex Genealogist, The, 16 (1996): 143. [S96] Find a Grave, database and images, 19383156. [S108] Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001, Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRSJ-JL?i=105&cc=2061550. [S236] Essex Genealogist, The, 16 (1996):143.