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Benjamin Joseph French 1847 – 1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: July 1847

Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England

Death Date: 14 April 1915

Death Location: Gillingham, Kent, England

Father: Samuel French

Mother: Sarah Johnson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Godman

Children(s): Benjamin French, Elizabeth French, William French, Charles French, Albert French, George French, Ernest French, Minnie French, Albert French

In 1847, Benjamin Joseph French entered the world in Gillingham, Kent, England, born to Samuel French and Sarah Eleanor Johnson. Benjamin Joseph French married Elizabeth Anne Godman, and had children including Benjamin Joseph French, Elizabeth Alice French, William French, Charles French, Albert French, George French, Ernest French, Minnie French, Albert French. Benjamin Joseph French passed away in 1915 in Gillingham, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • In 1847, Benjamin Joseph French entered the world in Gillingham, Kent, England, born to Samuel French and Sarah Eleanor Johnson.
  • Benjamin Joseph French married Elizabeth Anne Godman, and had children including Benjamin Joseph French, Elizabeth Alice French, William French, Charles French, Albert French, George French, Ernest French, Minnie French, Albert French.
  • Benjamin Joseph French passed away in 1915 in Gillingham, Kent, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel French
1802 – 1883
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, , England
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Sarah Johnson
1812 – 1882
Birth Location: Sunderland, Durham, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Godman
1850 – 1871
Birth Location: Hollingbourn, Kent, England
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Children(s)

Benjamin French
1868 – 1875
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Elizabeth French
1870 – 1939
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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William French
1878 – 1890
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Charles French
1880 –
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Albert French
1881 – 1900
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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George French
1885 –
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Ernest French
1890 – 1891
Birth Location: Brompton, Kent, England
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Minnie French
1893 –
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Albert French
1882 – 1900
Birth Location: Gillingham, Kent, England
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Benjamin French's Ancestors

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Benjamin French
1847 – 1915
Birth Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
Parents
Samuel French
1802 – 1883
Gillingham, Kent, , England
Sarah (Eleanor) Johnson
1812 – 1882
Sunderland, Durham, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin French's Descendants

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Benjamin (Joseph) French (July 1847 – 14 April 1915) m. Elizabeth (Anne) Godman (1850 – Oct 1871)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Joseph) French (April 1868 – April 1875)
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Alice) French (1870 – Mar 1939)
  3. 3. William French (1878 – April 1890)
  4. 4. Charles French (1880 – )
  5. 5. Albert French (April 1881 – October 1900)
  6. 6. George French (abt 1885 – )
  7. 7. Ernest French (October 1890 – July 1891)
  8. 8. Minnie French (July 1893 – )
  9. 9. Albert French (1882 – October 1900)

Benjamin French's Timeline

2 Records

1847
July 1847
Birth of Benjamin Joseph French in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England
1915
14 April 1915
Age 68
Death of Benjamin Joseph French in Gillingham, Kent, England
Gillingham, Kent, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 1847
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 April 1915
    Event Place: Gillingham, Kent, England
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