Theophilus Herrick
Theophilus Herrick was born on October 9, 1787, in Gloucester, Massachusetts, to Daniel Herrick and Ruth Averill. He served as a private in Russell’s Massachusetts Militia Artillery during the War of 1812. He married Dorothy Bray in Gloucester on September 12, 1813, and they had at least seven children: Isaac, born around 1814; Ruth, born around 1816; Samuel, born around 1820; Gardner, born around 1822; Edward, born around 1825; Theophilus, born around 1830; and Nancy, born around 1832. Herrick worked as a farmer and trader, and he owned $1,500 of real estate in 1850. A decade later, he owned $3,000 of real estate and $200 of personal property. He died in Gloucester on November 29, 1863.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (874) | Herrick, Theophilus | 1787-10-09 | 1863-11-29 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 1
- (2298) [recipient] ~ Theophilus Herrick Jr. to Theophilus Herrick, 29 March 1863
People - Records: 1
- (874) Herrick, Theophilus is the [parent of] (873) Herrick, Theophilus Jr.
Places - Records: 1
- (817) [birth, death] ~ Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
SOURCES
1820, 1830, 1840, 1850 and 1860 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; Military Service Records for Theophilus Herrick, available from Fold3.com; Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1633-1850, available from Ancestry.com; Massachusetts Death Records, 1841-1915, available from Ancestry.com.
