Family register
Capt. Francis Boardman
Capt. Francis Boardman (1748 – 10 February 1792) was born in Ipswich, Massachusetts to John Boardman and Mary Ann (Baker) Boardman. He married Mary (Hodges) Boardman. His child was Sarah (Boardman) Silsbee. He died in 1792, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Life and records
LOCKED 2026-10-29. Capt. Francis Boardman (1748-1792), Salem sea captain, builder of the Francis Boardman House (Salem Common); b. 1748 Ipswich, son of John Boardman (3d) and Mary (Ann) Baker; d. 10 Feb 1792 at Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Father of Mary (Mrs. B. W. Crowninshield), Elizabeth (1st wife of Nathaniel Bowditch), Francis, John and Sarah (Mrs. Z. F. Silsbee). Conflict: americanaristocracy.com gives 1751-1795; Hodges 1896 (1748-1792) used. Sources: Hodges Family 1896 no. 19; Boardman Genealogy 1895 p. 123; Lost New England.