Person: Francis Lebaron

Birthday: 1668
Sex: male

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From Chris LeBaron (jlebarron@atnet.net)

Francis LeBaron was a doctor from france, There are family stories that he
was son of the persecuted huguenots.(i dont think so) one Story has him
being handed over to a childless doctor louis Pecton of bordeax, and being
instructed that if his father didnot return in one year he was to raise the
child as his own and teach him the family trade, for his mother had been
killed and his fathers life was in danger he was just an infant, this would
explain how he became a doctor. louis pecton raised him and on his death bed
in 1693 he told francis of his true identity, it is said that he also gave
him a golden cross that was his mothers and it is said that he adored it and
never took it off but wore it concealed under his clothing and was buried
with it, as far is known francis never revealed his true identity to
anyone.. after louiss death francis became involved with a french privateer
and it is known that he left france aboard a privateer ship, the ship ran
aground in buzzards bay in the fall of1694 this was during the later stages
of king Williams war with Louis XIV of france. the french crew was captured
by the colonists. Francis became separated from his shipmates. some storyies
have him being hidden by his future wife Mary Wilder, While other have him
being left behind because he was sick or (both) at this time plymouth had no
surgeon and francis being a surgeon performed a sucesful operation, since he
was willing to settle in plymouth the settlers petitioned the govenor to
keep him and it was done, thats about all i know.. there is an old family
geneology that you cn get from Tuttles in rutland(i guess i dont have it but
my Aunt does and it tells the stories a little more indept. there is also a
book written by one of the wilders called the namless nobleman it fictional
but is said to be about Francis

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