Crockett, Franklin

1838 - 1911  (72 years)

• Name	Crockett, Franklin
  Birth	5 Aug 1838	Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Ship Captain/Ship Owner  [1]
  Death	24 Jul 1911	Atlantic Ocean   [1]
  Burial	Aft 24 Jul 1911	Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I5037	The Thoma Family
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	Crockett, Cyrenius H,   b. 18 May 1814, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA d. 14 Mar 1874, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Croner Holmes, Eliza,   b. 17 Mar 1820, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA d. 11 Oct 1908, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Oct 1836	Rockport, Knox, Maine, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F8177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sawyer, Corilla,   b. 12 Oct 1852, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA d. 7 Oct 1927, Wyoming, USA (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1874	Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA   [1]
  Children	1. Crockett, Walter Cyrenius,   b. 5 May 1875, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA d. 13 May 1938, Passaic, Passaic, New Jersey, USA (Age 63 years)  [natural]   2. Crockett, Edith Helen,   b. 22 Jan 1879, Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA  [natural]
  Family ID	F3990	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Sep 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Aug 1838 - Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA Marriage - 7 Aug 1874 - Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA Death - 24 Jul 1911 - Atlantic Ocean Burial - Aft 24 Jul 1911 - Rockland, Knox, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Franklin Crockett was born in Rockland, Maine, in 1838. He went to grade school in rockland then signed on as a ship's boy. He made his life on the sea, serving as captain of several coast-wise schooners, often being away from home four or five years at a time and returning for a week or two. He became part owner of the Francis Warner, the last vessel under his captaincy. he married Corilla Sawyer in 1852 in Rockland. They had two children. He died at sea in 1911.

  
  

• Sources

  [S433] CONTRIBUTORS:. Thoma, Ellen Hoffman Roeder: Interview [S1162] USA: ME: Births and Christenings 1739-1900. https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/1674856 [S789] WORLD: Family Search, Family Tree. https://www.familysearch.org/search/tree/name