Dorcas Freeman

Abt 1734 - 1796  (~ 62 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Dorcas Freeman
  		Origin of the name Dorcas. Family Tree Magazine. January 1989. From the Herbert Clarence Burleigh - Family files.
  Born	Abt 1734	Saratoga, Saratoga, New York
  Gender	Female
  Immigration / Naturalization	After the battle, of Saratoga the widowed Dorcas married Matthias Rose who also was a British loyalist. Tradition says that Freeman, her son, age 23 escaped from New York State 4 Sep 1781 and immediately joined Edward Jessup's Loyal Rangers, serving until 1783. Matthias was then arrested for assisting the British and imprisoned. He was later released on a 100 pound bond. His bondsmen was his step-son, Freeman Burleigh. A month later Matthias and Dorcas along with Matthias's two daughters and John Burleigh, Jr, followed Freeman to Canada, where they lived in military camps near Montreal until 1784. They later settled in Ernestown township, where they lived out their lives.
  		United Empire Loyalists (9)
  Died	16 Aug 1796	Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Esther Freeman,   b. 18 Apr 1735,   d. Nov 1816
  2. Olive Freeman,   b. 8 May 1737
  3. John Freeman, III,   b. 15 Aug 1739, Preston, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 10 Feb 1778, Saint Jean, Quebec, Canada
  4. Abigail Freeman,   b. 15 Jul 1741
  5. Asa Freeman,   b. 21 Sep 1743,   d. 1830
  6. Sarah Freeman,   b. 17 Apr 1746
  7. Mary Freeman,   b. 2 Feb 1747
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  Person ID	I5938	Nagel
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	John Freeman, Jr,   b. 16 Dec 1712, Preston, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 10 Feb 1778, Saint Jean, Quebec, Canada  (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Olive Stanton,   b. 26 Jul 1712, Preston, New London, Connecticut ,   d. 1773, Preston, New London, Connecticut  (Age 60 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married		Freeman-Stanton Marriage. Preston, Connecticut Vital Records.
  Family ID	F2006	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	John Burleigh,   b. Abt 1730,   d. 19 Sep 1777, Stillwater, Saratoga, New York  (Age ~ 47 years)
  Married	Abt 1757	Dutchess County, New York
  Children	1. Freeman Burleigh,   b. 1758, Dutchess County, New York ,   d. 1837, Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)  [Birth]   2. Cornelius Burleigh,   b. Abt 1760, Dutchess County, New York ,   d. 1802, Rensselaer County, New York  (Age ~ 42 years)  [Birth]   3. Joseph Burleigh,   b. 22 Mar 1766, Clinton, Dutchess New York ,   d. 11 Apr 1847, Bath, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)  [Birth]   4. John Burleigh,   b. 6 Mar 1768, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York ,   d. 5 Feb 1851, Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F2003	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mathias Rose,   b. Abt 1726,   d. 25 May 1809, Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	Aft 1777
  Family ID	F2004	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1734 - Saratoga, Saratoga, New York Married - Abt 1757 - Dutchess County, New York Died - 16 Aug 1796 - Ernestown, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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