Matthias Farnsworth
Born: 1690
Loc: Groton, MA
Died: 07 AUG 1773
Loc: Quebec, Canada
Father: Matthias Farnsworth
Mother: Sarah Nutting
Spouse: Catherine Carpentier
About 1704 he was taken prisoner by the Indians and given to the French in Canada. He was about 14 when he was carried off. He married and is said to have had nine children many of whom are to be found as French-Canadian immigrants into the United States.

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