About Francis Skillman
Lived 1817 – 1898 (aged 81). Francis Skillman was a farmer.
Francis Skillman (September 1, 1817 – September 7, 1898) was an American farmer, judge, politician, and genealogist from New York. He served as a member of the New York State Assembly in 1867 and 1868, representing Queens County's 1st District.
Early life Skillman was born on September 1, 1817, at Wallabout, an area near what is now the Brooklyn Navy Yard, to Thomas Skillman (1791–1841) and Catherine Onderdonk (1792–1868). At the age of 72, he was elected to the School Board in 1889 and remained until 1890.
Personal life Skillman's first wife, Sarah Ann Schenck, died in 1864. In 1865, he married Josephine D. Onderdonk. They had one child, Elizabeth, born in 1871.
Skillman died at his home in Roslyn on September 7, 1898, at the age of 81. His burial location is unknown.
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American politician, judge, and genealogist (1817–1898)
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