"458. Frederick W. Frisbie5 (Caleb4, Caleb3, Caleb2, Edward1), son of Caleb (159) and Esther (Barker) Frisbie, born near Poughkeepsie, N. Y., May 25, 1789, died Sept. 1, 1869.
His father dying soon after his birth, he was at an early age taken by his mother, whom he never saw but once afterward when he had grown to manhood, back to Connecticut, where he was brought up by his uncle, Thomas Frisbie (154), of Branford. He had one sister, Harriet, and three brothers; Pierpont, who lived in Poughkeepsie and kept a store on Main street, William, who lived in Sing Sing, New York, and Caleb, who is supposed to have been lost at sea. 'Father learned the blacksmith's trade in New Haven, Connecticut. I can remember distinctly visiting in my childhood my uncle Pierpont (456) in Poughkeepsie and seeing the oil portraits of my grandparents, Caleb (159) and Esther (Barker) Frisbie … My uncle, though married three times, had no children, and I do not know what became of the portraits … My uncle Pierpont owned a good property on Main street, and kept a store all his life. My father inherited his real estate.' —Caroline Maria (Frisbie [10191) Willets, 1902.
Frederick W. Frisbie served in the War of 1812. Connecticut militia. Corporal, Jared Strickland, commander, served at _____, Aug. 18 to Oct. 24, 1814.—Connecticut Military Record."
