His father fled France to Holland in 1681 in the latter part of Louis XIV's reign, during the persecution of the Huguenots. There he married a Dutch woman in Amsterdam. He then returned to France, where Henry was born.

In the winter of 1691, the family fled back to Holland, and then to England.

Henry was present, and was a drummer, at Queen Anne's Coronation in 1702.

He fought in Queen Anne's Wars, where he fought in numerous battles and was wounded many times. He served under the Duke of Marlborough at the battles of Blenheim and Ramillies.

He came to New York early in the 18th century with his father.

Henry fought in the French and Indian War at Niagara and Oswego, and on the Ohio during Braddock's defeat in 1755, where he was wounded.

He kept a tavern at Fort Edward, New York until the Tories burned his house, barn, and 400 barrels of grain in 1777.

At the age of 91, he served in Colonel Phillip Van Cortlandt's 2nd Regt, New York Line, Albany County Militia during the Revolutionary War. He served as a soldier during 1777-1778 and was captured and taken to Quebec. Henry was the oldest man to enlist in the American Revolution.

In the Granville section of the History of Washington County: "Andrew Wilson, of North Granville, relates that he saw Henry Francisco, the centenarian, plowing when he was from one hundred and ten to one hundred and fifteen years of age; two yoke of oxen driving, a boy holding a plow. At North Granville the presses taken from a very old cidermill are still in use by J.H. Kincaid."

When he was interviewed by Professor Sillman in the autumn of 1819, Henry lived two miles from Whitehall, New York, on the Salem road to Albany.

He had two wives and 21 children.

Active all of his life. However, he drank heavily when he was younger.
When he was older, he ate little and abstained almost entirely from animal food (favorite foods being tea, bread and butter, and baked apples- which he ate three times a day whenever possible).

In 1818, he was placed on the pension roll for his services as a soldier during 1777-1778.

Henry died after an illness of 44 days brought on by an attack of fever and ague (fever, chills of malaria). When he died, he is alleged to have grandchildren older than his youngest child.

• Married: 1766 in Whitehall,Washington,NY

1. Richard Derick FRANCISCO b: 1750 in ,,NY
2. Ruth FRANCISCO b: 1767 in Whitehall,Washington,NY
3. Solomon FRANCISCO b: 2 OCT 1768 in Whitehall,Washington,NY
4. Mary FRANCISCO b: 1774 in Whitehall,Washington,NY
5. Catherine FRANCISCO b: 1779 in Whitehall,Washington,NY
6. Jacob FRANCISCO

• Married: 1723/1724

1. John FRANCISCO b: 7 DEC 1724 in Horseneck,Essex,NJ
2. Geesje FRANCISCO b: Abt 1725/1726 in Second River,Essex,NJ
3. Lena FRANCISCO b: Abt 1726/1727 in Gansegat,Essex,NJ
4. Machiel FRANCISKUS b: 2 MAY 1729 in Belleville,Essex,NJ c: 8 JUN 1729 in Belleville,Essex,NJ
5. Annatje FRANCISKUS b: 20 MAY 1729 in Belleville,Essex,NJ
6. Sara FRANCISKO b: 4 JAN 1732 in Belleville,Essex,NJ c: 2 APR 1732 in Belleville,Essex,NJ
7. David FRANCISCO