Francis YELLAND 1823 - 1885

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• Birth	22 Sep 1823	Court Mills, St.Stephen In Brannel, Cornwall, England
  Christened	9 Oct 1823	St.Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Jun 1885	Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, USA
  Buried	Lincoln Old Cemetery, Penobscot, Maine, USA
  Person ID	I2549	Liz's Tree | Descendant of Thomas Yelland alias Welbroke |

  
  

  Father	John YELLAND,   b. 30 Mar 1770, St.Stephen in Brannel, Cornwall, England ,   d. 17 Dec 1853, Court Mills, St.Stephen In Brannel, Cornwall, England
  Mother	Eleanor Hoblyn HODGE,   b. 23 Feb 1782,   d. 31 Jan 1849
  Married	11 May 1805	St.Ewe, Cornwall, England
  Family ID	F618	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Catherine Nankivell YELLAND,   b. 23 Jul 1820, Truro, Cornwall, England ,   d. 20 Jun 1906, Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, USA
  Married	30 May 1846	Stonington, Connecticut, USA
  Children	> 1. Jane Eleanor YELLAND,   b. 26 Mar 1847, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 18 Sep 1903, Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, USA   2. John Henry YELLAND,   b. 30 Sep 1848, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA ,   d. 24 Aug 1849, Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA > 3. Elmira Edwards YELLAND,   b. 26 Jun 1854, Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, USA ,   d. 25 Apr 1938, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA > 4. Francis Walter YELLAND,   b. 26 Oct 1859, Elizabethport, New Jersey, USA ,   d. 18 Mar 1936 > 5. Edwin Albert YELLAND,   b. 21 Sep 1862, Lincoln, Penobscot, Maine, USA ,   d. 26 Mar 1934
  Family ID	F876	Group Sheet

  
  

• Photos		Francis Yelland, Catherine Nankivell Yelland and children about 1874
  		Francis Yelland about 1880
  		Memorial window In Lincoln Maine's United Methodist Church, there is a stained glass window dedicated to Francis and Catherine It was apparently given to the church by the Phinney grandchildren of Francis & Catherine (Viola, and another granddaughter in the 1920s).

  
  

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  Francis Yelland 1885

  
  

  Histories		The Exile's Lay A collection of poems written by Francis Yelland and published in 1855
  		FROM "ANSEARCHIN' NEWS" THE JOURNAL OF THE TENNESSEE GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY: VOLUME 14, JAN-MAR 1967 This would appear to have been written by Richard Yelland born 1808 and passed down to his grandson Richard Rowett Yelland

  
  

• Notes

  !FROM THE ST.STEPHEN IN BRANNEL PARISH REGISTER OF BAPTISMS: Date Name Parents name Abode Profession 9 OCT 1823 FRANCIS son of JOHN & ELEANOR YELLAND ST.STEPHENS MILLER !FROM THE 1841 CENSUS, CORNWALL (6 Jun): Parish and Address:ST.STEPHEN IN BRANNEL. BRENNALL HO107/146/12/72/5/1 Name Age Occupation Whether born in County JOHN YELLAND 70 FARMER YES ELEANOR YELLAND 60 YES ELEANOR YELLAND 30 YES JAMES YELLAND 24 YES BETSEY YELLAND 22 YES FRANCIS YELLAND ***** 17 YES Emigration: Left Liverpool on 12 Apr 1845 and arrived in Boston 35 days later !FROM THE 1850 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS (1 Jun): City, County, State:CHELSEA, SUFFOLK, MASSACHUSETTS. M432/339/416/368 Name Age Occupation Where born FRANCIS YELLAND ****** 27 PAINTER ENGLAND Real estate $600 CATHARINE N. YELLAND 28 ENGLAND JANE E. YELLAND 3 MASSACHUSETTS DENNIS CONDON 17 PAINTER IRELAND !FROM THE 1860 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS (1 Jun): City, County, State:ELIZABETH WARD 1, UNION, NEW JERSEY M635/710/362/363 Name Age Occupation Where born FRANCIS YELLAN ***** 37 ENGLAND Real estate $500 Personal $100 CATHARINE YELLAN 39 ENGLAND JANE E. YELLAN 11? MASSACHUSETTS ELMIRA E. YELLAN 6 MAINE FRANCIS W. YELLAN 8M NEW JERSEY !FROM THE 1870 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS (1 Jun): City, County, State:LINCOLN, PENOBSCOT, MAINE. M593/554/192/385 Name Age Occupation Where born FRANCIS YELLAND ****** 46 FARMER ENGLAND Real estate $1500 Personal $450 CATHARINE N. YELLAND 49 KEEPING HOUSE ENGLAND ELMIRA E. YELLAND 15 AT SCHOOL MAINE FRANCIS W. YELLAND 10 AT SCHOOL NEW JERSEY EDWIN A. YELLAND 7 AT SCHOOL MAINE !FROM THE 1880 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS (1 Jun): City, County, State:LINCOLN, PENOBSCOT, MAINE T9/486/1254486/454.2000/46/0510 Name Rel M/U Age Occupation Where born FRANCES YELLAND ***** HEAD M 56 FARMER AND PAINTER ENGLAND KATHERINE YELLAND WIFE M 59 KEEPING HOUSE ENGLAND FRANK W. YELLAND SON U 20 FARMER NEW JERSEY EDWIN A. YELLAND SON U 17 WORKS ON FARM MAINE FROM A HEADSTONE IN LINCOLN OLD CEMETERY, PENOBSCOT, MAINE, USA: FRANCIS YELLAND BORN IN CORNWALL ENGLAND SEPT 22 1823 DIED IN LINCOLN ME JUNE 13 1885 TO THIS COUNTRY HE CAME TO REAR HIM A HOME WHERE FREEDOM REIGNS SUPREME ?????? THAT HE AND HIS FAMILY ?????? GAIN THEIR HIGHEST AIM ?????? HAND FROM HIS OWN LOVED LAND CALL???????????????????????? ?????????????????? ETERNAL REWARD ?????????????????? HIS ????????????? Francis was a poet and had a book of poems published in 1855 entitled THE EXILE'S LAY FROM A HISTORY OF TRANS ALPINE, THE SOUTHERNMOST PART OF THE TOWN OF LINCOLN, MAINE BEYOND THE ALPS. BY MAY EDWARDS BAILEY. 1935: FRANCIS YELLAND, son of John Yelland, was b. in St. Stevens, Cornwall County, England, in 1823. At the age of 22 he came to America, leaving Liverpool Apr. 12, 1845, he arrived in Boston in 35 days. He soon procured work, as he was, a good mechanic. He m. Catherine, dau. of Henry Yelland, in May 1846. She had come come over here with her sister two years before. She was from Truro, England. They first settled in Chelsea, Mass.; the next year they came to Trans Alpine and bought some land for a farm, below the Peter Coburn Place; that fall they went back to Mass., and he worked at his trade, painting, until 1860, when they returned to T. A. and bought the Peter Coburn farm and lived there until his death in 1885. Mr.Yelland was a poet; he published a book of poems: "The Exile's Lay and Other Poems." We are enclosing a poem written by him on the death of a child. Mrs.Yelland used to come over across the pasture to Grandmother Edwards' quite often. She was a fast talker. She spent the last years of her life with her dau., Elmyra Phinney, on upper Main Street in Lincoln Village. They were very nice people and were greatly missed when they left the neighborhood. He d. in 1885 at the age of 61. She d. in 1906 at the age of 86. ROCK ME TO SLEEP By FRANCIS YELLAND The beauteous on Nettie's cheek Had turned to lily white. The stars within her azure eyes Had lost their radiant light. She suffered, but did not repine; No tear-drops filled her eyes. Who could but know that Angels were Then beckoning from the skies. Rock me to sleep' she softly said, While laboring hard for breath; Alas! she knew not it would be Her long last sleep of death. Full well her weeping parents knew, (Who heard with rending pain) That when their little darling slept, She ne'er would wake again. As if in haste to join the host, That beckoned from the skies; Rock me to sleep' in feeble tones Full often would arise. They rocked her till the sun went down, Behind the purple hill. And while the watchers wept around, Her spirit lingered still. When closing were the shades of night, This little favorite dove Unfurled her wings and took her flight, To brighter realms above; Yes, like a little fragile bark, Into safe harbor driven, Sweet little Nettie fell asleep, And woke again in Heaven. Lincoln, Maine, April 15, 1864. In memory of Nettie, daughter of Stephen and Joan Delano In Lincoln Maine's United Methodist Church, there is a stained glass window dedicated to Francis and Catherine It was apparently given to the church by the Phinney grandchildren of Francis & Catherine (Viola, and another granddaughter in the 1920s).