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David French 1770–1819 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1770

Birth Location: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 29 December 1819

Death Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Henry French

Mother: Elizabeth Earsom

Spouse(s): Margaret Shively

Children(s): Elizabeth French

The story of David French began in 1770 in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA. David French married Margaret Ann Peggy Shively, and had children including Elizabeth French. David French passed away in 1819 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of David French began in 1770 in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA.
  • David French married Margaret Ann Peggy Shively, and had children including Elizabeth French.
  • David French passed away in 1819 in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry French
1755–1821
Birth Location: Frederick County, Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Earsom
1755–1828
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Shively
1771–1866
Birth Location: Fort Redstone, Fayette, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Elizabeth French
1795–1845
Birth Location: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
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David French's Ancestors

Self
David French
1770–1819
Birth Place: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Henry Regar French
1755–1821
Frederick County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Earsom
1755–1828
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David French's Descendants

1.
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David French (1770–29 December 1819) m. Margaret (Ann Peggy) Shively (March, 1771–1866)
  1. 1. Elizabeth French 1795–1845 m. Stephen Jones 1783–1863
    1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Jones 1830–1912
    2. 2. Eleanor (Ellen Evans) Jones 1814–1896
    3. 3. Eliza (M or Lloyd) Jones 1833–1897
    4. 4. Susan (Amelia) Jones 1829–
    5. 5. George (B) Jones 1836–
    6. 6. James (W) Jones 1840–

David French's Timeline

2 Records

1770
1770
Birth of David French in West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
1819
29 December 1819
Age 49
Death of David French in Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
Ohio County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1770
    Event Place: West Virginia, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 December 1819
    Event Place: Ohio County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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