Major Joseph Fry

Major Joseph Fry

Joseph Fry was a major in the Kentish Guards, serving in the Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1776.

Birth: March 3, 1736, East Greenwich, Kent, R.I.

Death: July 14, 1823, East Greenwich, Kent, R.I.

Father: Thomas Fry Jr., b. 16, Feb 1690/91, East Greenwich, (Present Kent County), Colony of Rhode Island; d. Bef 9 Dec 1782 East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island

Mother: Mary Greene, b. 25 Aug 1698, Warwick, (Present Kent County), RI; d. 28 Oct 1739 East Greenwich, (Present Kent County), RI

Spouse: Eleanor Greene, b. 2 June 1737, East Greenwich, RI; d. 1 Nov 1795, East Greenwich, Kent, RI; daughter of John Greene and Almy Greene

Children all born in East Greenwich, Kent, R.I.:

• Almy Fry (F), b. 30 Oct 1756
• Hannah Fry, b. 15 May 1761
• William Fry, b. 11 May 1763
• Thomas Fry, b. 06 Jul 1765
• Ruth Fry, b. 22 Jul 1767; d. 17 Sep 1795
• Deborah Fry, b. 22 Aug 1769
• John Fry, b. 02 Mar 1772; 17 Sept 1795
• Mercy Fry, b. 10 Sep 1774; d. 25 Oct 1795
• Isabel Fry, b. 31 Jan 1777; d. 3 May 1825

Burial: Joseph Fry Lot, East Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island

Sources:

The History of East Greenwich, 1677 - 1960, by Martha R. McPartland, pg. 254, 255

Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914 - https://familysearch.org

International Genealogical Index (IGI) - https://familysearch.org

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=67672928

http://www.rihistoriccemeteries.org/newgravedetails.aspx?ID=87082