Robert Follett - Kittery Point, ME
Posted by: silverquill
N 43° 04.877 W 070° 42.901
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Captain Robert Follet was in command of the Continental Frigate "Raeigh." His grave is in the cemetery of the First Congregational Church at Kittery Point.
Waymark Code: WME5EB
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 04/06/2012
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The Maine Genealogy "Civil War Records" has the following entry:
"ROBERT FOLLETT, Captain and Master.
"Commanded a company of Artillery at Kittery Point, Me., by return of Nov. 5, 1775. Was appointed Master of the Continental frigate, "Raleigh" Capt. T. Thompson, June 24, 1776; was discharged about Jan. 1, 1777.
Born, June 16, 1737, at Kittery, son of John and Mary (Tripe) Follett. Married Mary Mitchell, July 16, 1767, at Kittery, and had five or more children. Residence, Kittery. in March, 1776. Was also a physician; died Aug. 21, 1780, at Kittery, and his gravestone is in the old cemetery, near Kittery Point Bridge."
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