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FARNSWORTH, III, Matthias
1690 - -
Name FARNSWORTH, III, Matthias - Matthias Jr.'s son, Matthias III, was taken prisoner byu the Indians in about August of 1704. He was carried into Canada, where he was delivered to the Frnech. He was long thought to be dead, but later his name appeared in a list of prisoners of the French in Canada. By the parish records of Montreal it appears that he was baptised into the Catholic church there. The record in French gives his name as Matthias Claude Farnet. The name Claude seems to have been given him by his godfather, Claude de Ramezay, who was connected with the French government. The name Farnet is the approximate spelling by French authorities of the name, Farnsworth. He was naturalized at Montreal, and he married Catherine Charpentier, by whom he had nine children. The Parish authorities, as the children were baptized and married, spelled the name in different ways. His descendants were entered in records as Farnet, Farnef, Pharnef, and Phaneuf. Some of his descendants were among French-Canadians who emmigrated to the United States through the years. Matthias III is thought to have been about 14 when captured. For many years after Matthias III was born, the Massachusetts colony was subject to the raids of Indians and to the loss of children. The Indians seemed to especially want to capture children, perhaps because there was a better market for them among the French, than for adults.
Information from Farnsworth Memorial
Source: Dee Ann Harman Bishopp
Born 6 Aug 1690 Gender Male Person ID I482 Family Tree Last Modified 21 Jan 2011
Father FARNSWORTH, Matthias Jr., b. 1649, England (possibly) 
, d. c 1693 (Age 44 years) Mother NUTTING, Sarah, b. 29 May 1663, Groton, MA (probably) Family ID F163 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family CHARPENTIER, Catherine Last Modified 21 Jan 2011 Family ID F183 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Matthias Jr.'s son, Matthias III, was taken prisoner byu the Indians in about August of 1704. He was carried into Canada, where he was delivered to the Frnech. He was long thought to be dead, but later his name appeared in a list of prisoners of the French in Canada. By the parish records of Montreal it appears that he was baptised into the Catholic church there. The record in French gives his name as Matthias Claude Farnet. The name Claude seems to have been given him by his godfather, Claude de Ramezay, who was connected with the French government. The name Farnet is the approximate spelling by French authorities of the name, Farnsworth. He was naturalized at Montreal, and he married Catherine Charpentier, by whom he had nine children. The Parish authorities, as the children were baptized and married, spelled the name in different ways. His descendants were entered in records as Farnet, Farnef, Pharnef, and Phaneuf. Some of his descendants were among French-Canadians who emmigrated to the United States through the years. Matthias III is thought to have been about 14 when captured. For many years after Matthias III was born, the Massachusetts colony was subject to the raids of Indians and to the loss of children. The Indians seemed to especially want to capture children, perhaps because there was a better market for them among the French, than for adults.