John Williams (Filloon) Filoon (abt. 1811 - 1898)

Born about 13 Nov 1811 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Mary (Fullerton) Filloon — married 2 May 1837 in Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1898 at about age 86 in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John (Filloon) Filoon was a part of the Freedom Movement.

Descendant of Mayflower passengers John Alden, William Mullins, and Richard Warren.

John Williams Filoon was born at Abington, Massachusetts, on 30 Nov 1811, the son of James Filoon and Christiana (Burrell) Filloon.^[1]

According to the 1928 history of Livermore, Maine, John Filoon married Mary Fullerton and died in Masschusetts in 1898.^[2]

Birth

"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915",

Name: John Williams Filloon

Event Type: Birth

Event Date: 30 Nov 1811

Event Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father's Name: James Filloon

Mother's Name: Christinia ^[3]

Marriage

"Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910",

Name: John W. Filloon

Event Date: 2 May 1837

Event Place: Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Spouse's Name: Mary Fullarton

Source Reference: Item 1 ^[4]

Married Life

We can not read the first name of the 9 year old son but that is the age of Abington...

1850 North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Household

John Filloon, age 38 Massachusetts, his occupation, shoemaker

Mary Filloon F 32 Massachusetts

John W Filloon M 12 Massachusetts

_______ " M 9 Massachusetts (very hard to read..__Beranus???

Henry H Felloon M 7 Massachusetts his occupation, shoemaker

Martha J Felloon F 3 Massachusetts

Mary A Felloon F 0 Massachusetts

House Number: 764 ---Line Number: 39 ^[5]

Same family except the now 19 year old is not listed.

1860 North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Household

John Filoon, age 48 Massachusetts his occupation, shoemaker

Mary Filoon F 42 Massachusetts

Henry H Filoon , age 17 Massachusetts his occupation, shoemaker

Martha J Filoon F 14 Massachusetts

Mary A Filoon F 10 Massachusetts

Frank W Filoon M 7 Massachusetts

Lizzie E Filoon F 0 Massachusetts

Page: 33 -Household ID: 265 ^[6]

1870 North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Household

John Filoon. age 58 born in Massachusetts, occupation, works in shoe factory

Mary Filoon M 52 Massachusetts

May A Filoon F 20 Massachusetts

Frank W Filoon M 17 Massachusetts

Lizzie E Filoon F 10 Massachusetts

Samuel J Nade M 27 Massachusetts

Daughter, Martha J Nade F 23 Massachusetts

Edith S Nade F 1 Massachusetts

Page Number: 7 ---Household ID: 62--Line Number: 28 ^[7]

1880 Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Household

John Filoon, age 68 born in Massachusetts, Occupation: Counter Maker

Mary Filoon Wife F 62 Massachusetts,

George A Dow Boarder 22 New Hampshire ShoeTreeer

Lizzie E Dow Boarder F 20 Massachusetts, works in Shoe Shop

Lizzie Owens Servant age 18 Massachusetts,

Father's Birthplace: Scotland --Mother's Birthplace: Massachusetts

Household ID: 4757523 ^[8]

Children

NO son named Abington in this family..................

1. John W Filloon b:1838 Massachusetts
2. Veranus b:April 25 1841 Abington, Mass.(very hard to read _Beranus??? D:1905
3. Henry Harrison Felloon b:1843 Massachusetts his occupation, Doctor
4. Martha J Felloon b:1847 Massachusetts
5. Mary A Felloon b:1850 Massachusetts
6. Frank W Filoon b:1853 Massachusetts
7. Lizzie E Filoon b:1860 Massachusetts

Death

Obituary: from f-a-g

"THE BOSTON GLOBE Friday, August 19, 1898

FRIEND OF THE SLAVE

"Death of John Filoon of Brockton, Member of the "Underground Railway""

Burial: Union Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915,"

Name: John Filoon

Event Date: 18 Aug 1898

Event Place: Brockton, Massachusetts

Address: 138 W. Bartlett St.

Age: 86 years 8 months 18 days

Marital Status: Widowed

Birth Year (Estimated): 1812

Birthplace: South Abington or Whitman

Burial Place: Brockton

Cemetery: Union Cem.

Father's Name: James

Father's Birthplace: Ireland

Mother's Name: Christiana Ann Burrell

Mother's Birthplace: Abington

Source Reference: Filoon, John, 1898

Record Number: 86 - ^[9]

Research Note

ANSWER: YES there are 2 John Filloon's one born in Massachusetts and one in Pennsylvania..............WOW

COULD there possibly be 2 John Filloon's born in the same decade? And we do not know where the f-a-g John is born they have __________ for place of birth.

Born to James Filloon & Christiana Ann Burrell: John Filloon ...As per f-a-g "Parents: John Filloon, 1786–1855 & Margaret Moreland, 1796–1859

John Williams Filloon born in Massachusetts

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Abington, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (two volumes, Boston, 1912), volume 1, page 74
2. ↑ Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 192
3. ↑ Source Reference: Items 1-2 -GS Film Number: 873756 ---Digital Folder Number: 007817588--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50074-1 ---System Origin: ODM - Citing this Record: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC7B-7FW : 15 January 2020), Christinia in entry for John Williams Filloon, 1811.
4. ↑ Citing this Record: "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-MJ4 : 24 January 2020), Mary Fullarton in entry for John W. Filloon, 1837.GS Film Number: 873756 Digital Folder Number: 007817588 --Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M50074-2 -System Origin: ODM
5. ↑ citing this Record: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD97-HQV : 4 April 2020), Mary A Felloon in household of John Filloon, North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 956, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). Affiliate Film Number: 332 --GS Film Number: 443551--Digital Folder Number: 004181057 --Image Number: 00586--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01122-6--Record Number: 24343
6. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH5-TBM : 19 March 2020), Lizzie E Filoon in entry for John Filoon, 1860. Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Affiliate Publication Number: M653 --Affiliate Film Number: 518--GS Film Number: 803518--Digital Folder Number: 005170100--Image Number: 00644--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01736-8 -- Record Number: 25119
7. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ4-9Z6 : 19 March 2020), Edith S Nade in entry for John Filoon, 1870.Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Affiliate Publication Number: M593--GS Film Number: 000552138--Digital Folder Number: 004271390--Image Number: 00168 --Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01515-0--Record Number: 6476
8. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHX6-CTK : 22 August 2017), Lizzie Owens in household of John Filoon, Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 562, sheet 302A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,551.Affiliate Film Number: 0551 --Digital Folder Number: 005160812 -Image Number: 00115 --Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C56344-2 --Record Number: 2917412
9. ↑ Citing this Record: "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWCX-3ZB : 6 April 2020), Christiana Ann Burrell in entry for John Filoon, 18 Aug 1898; citing Brockton, Massachusetts, v 482 p 631, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,525.Digital Folder Number: 004225844 --Image Number: 591--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06863-6

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• "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCQS-MJH : 28 July 2021), John W. Filloon, 1837.

• "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWCX-3ZT : 2 March 2021), John Filoon, 18 Aug 1898; citing Brockton, Massachusetts, v 482 p 631, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,525.