CAPTAIN Francis A. Johnson

Capt. Johnson was born in Franklin, Mass., Mar. 22d, 1827, and the son of Warren and Eliza. When eight years old he was “bound out" for one year, to a farmer, "to do chores and go to school." In the summer, he worked in a cotton factory in 1838 and 1839. In 1840, he went to work on a farm, and remained until the fall of 1843, going to school in winter. When he was sixteen years old, he went to sea and continued a sailor until the spring of 1850, visiting during that time a great many ports in South America, the, Sandwich Islands, Sitka, in Alaska, and other distant lands. When he reached home, in the spring of 1850, he worked in Milford, Mass., as a boot maker.

He was married July 30th, 1851, to Sarah J. Aldrich, and three children were born to them before the Civil War commenced, viz.: Oscar E., born Oct. 27, 1852; Charles Fred, born Aug. 29, 1855; and George F., born Oct. 14, 1857. In 1853, he enlisted in Company A, 10th Regiment Massachusetts State Militia, and served until the war began in 1861. In May, 1861, he enlisted in the Milford company that joined the Mozart Regiment and served therein as Lieutenant and Captain until disabled, as related elsewhere in this volume.

After his return from the war, Capt. Johnson was for many years engaged in the hotel business and located in Plymouth, Mass. Two children were born to Capt. Johnson after his retirement from the army, viz. Lottie May, born Dec. 25, 1863, and Harry L., born Aug. 30, 1875. He has now retired from business, and resides in Florida during the winter. In summer, he resides in Endicott, N. Y., with his family, which remains unbroken. The sons, Fred, George and Harry, conduct a shoe business that has no equal in size, and they employ exceeding five thousand persons. The oldest son, Oscar, is a Methodist clergyman, and as I write, is located in Marlboro, Mass.