Frederick Parsons Foote

The Old English Cemetery, Livorno, Tuscany. In the 19th century, the Anglo-expat community there called it Leghorn.

Frederick Parsons Foote was born 15 March, 1783 to Ebenezer Foote and Jerusha Purdy [Foot Fam;1;93, “Frederick Parsons Foote Born 15 March mcccxxxiii” Foote Fam. Papers].

Interment records from Livorno, Italy are included in the Foote Papers at Princeton University archives and manuscripts collection.

Died at Livorno, [Leghorn] Italy, 3 Feb 1827 (aged 43). His remains were exhumed and he was re-interred at Arbor Hill, Foote Family Cemetery, Delhi, New York. [Delhi;g.s., Mss., Princeton U., findagrave;97738627]

He married at Kingston, Ulster county, New York, 6 February, 1808 Charlotte Welles retrieved 2020 born 1784, Kingston, Ulster, New York daughter of James Wells and Charlotte Lydia Taylor of Kingston, New York. [Baptismal and Marriage Registers of the Old Dutch Church, Kingston]. She died [at Delhi?] 30 June, 1824 [findagrave;97738531, as "1820" hard to read gravestone in the Foote Family Cemetery, Arbor Hill, Delhi, New York. "Consort of Gen. Frederick P. Foote; aged 32 years. In her were exhibited the domestic virtues, in admirable perfection; she lived respected, and beloved, and died universally regretted."]
(alternate) She died in Gloversville, Fulton county, New York, 1824 [source? Wells family is originally from Colchester, Connecticut. James Wells was a Revolutionary War Veteran. DAR;50813]

Biography

Frederick P. Foote was a Major in New York's 13th Militia Regiment, War of 1812. [War of 1812 Service Records, fold3, retrieved 2020.] He is listed as Brigadier General Foote [Abbatt, Crisis of the Revolution, 1899, and New York Militia Officers, Register of officers terminated prior to Jan. 1858]

His letters are included in the Foote Family Papers, on this website, organized by year.

Children, born at Kingston Kingston Old Dutch Church rec.

1. Harriet Elizabeth Foote, born November 29, 1808. She died 3 December, 1825, æ. 17 and is buried in the Foote Family Cemetery, Arbor Hill, Delhi, New York. Listed findagrave memorial 114661306
2. Justin Foote, born 8 October, 1811. He died at Arbor Hill, 1 February, 1826, æ. aged 14 years, 3 months, 27 days and is buried in the Foote Family Cemetery, Arbor Hill, Delhi, New York ["only son of Gen. Frederick P. Foote," Delh;g.s., "4 Feb. / æ. 15" Foote Fam; findagrave; 97738515; "the last three died of consumption." [Ebenezer will, Family Register “On Our Father's Side”]
3. Margaret Foote, born 26 March, 1814, who married "Rev. Mr." William John Montieth of Mayfield, Montgomery county, New York, or Fanday's Bush New York. They moved west, settling in Wisconsin, Oregon, and Idaho. He was born 16 June, 1808 to Archibald Montieth and Mary McLaren [Ancestry.com] and died 29 August, 1876, buried Spalding, Nez Perce County, Idaho [Spald;g.s.] Retrieved 2020.
4. Elizabeth Foote, born 1817. [Source family registers ancetry.com, no source listed. note: Harriet Elizabeth, above.]

Sources

• Foote Family, Abram Foote.
• Princeton University, Ms. and archives.
• Register of Officers Whose Services Terminated Prior to Jan. 1, 1858. New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, New York.
• NYNG Officer Service Cards since 1/1//1943.