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Edward William FRENCH 1709 – 1762 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 17, 1709

Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: Nov 24, 1762

Death Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Edward French

Mother: #Maria Smith

Spouse(s): Mary BRADBURY

Children(s): Thomas French

The story of Edward William FRENCH began in 1709 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Edward William FRENCH married Mary (Maria ) Elizabeth BRADBURY, and had children including Thomas French. Edward William FRENCH passed away in 1762 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward William FRENCH began in 1709 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  • Edward William FRENCH married Mary (Maria ) Elizabeth BRADBURY, and had children including Thomas French.
  • Edward William FRENCH passed away in 1762 in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward French
1680 – 1762
Birth Location: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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#Maria Smith
1680 –
Birth Location: Warwick, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Mary BRADBURY
1718 – 1779
Birth Location: St. Michael, Cornhill, London, England
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Children(s)

Thomas French
1740 – 1810
Birth Location: Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Edward FRENCH's Ancestors

Self
Edward FRENCH
1709 – 1762
Birth Place: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
Edward French
1680 – 1762
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
#Maria Smith
1680 –
Warwick, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Edward FRENCH
1650 – 1685
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Elizabeth WEALE
1650 –
Barnstaple, Devon, England
Great-Grandparents
William French
1618 – 1656
Hannah Searle
1629 – 1654
John Weighleigh
1631 –
Joane HAKE
1626 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edwarde (FRENCH)
1584 – 1626
Joanne Norvall
1592 – 1672
John Searles
1596 – 1636
Elyzabeth Rouse
1603 – 1640
William (WEIGHLEIGH)
1596 –
Susanna Bragge
1600 –
John 10GGF
1593 – 1681
Elizabeth REEDE
1588 –

Edward FRENCH's Descendants

1.
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Edward (William) FRENCH (May 17, 1709 – Nov 24, 1762) m. Mary ((Maria ) Elizabeth) BRADBURY (Sept 16, 1718 – 02 May 1779)
  1. 1. Thomas French (1740 – 22 February 1810) m. Anne (M) Herring (1750 – 14 Sep 1784)
    1. 1. John (Herring) French (Abt. 4 Mar 1767 – Jun 1837) m. Susanna Martin (1767 – 25 Jun 1826)
      1. 1. Thomas French (22 Nov 1796 – Abt 1859) m. Eleanor Martin (Apr 1807 – 6 Nov 1856)
        1. 1. Susanna (‘Susan’) French (4 Feb 1837 – 15 Sep 1912) m. Amaziah Davis (13 Jul 1831 – 2 Sep 1909)

Edward FRENCH's Timeline

2 Records

1709
May 17, 1709
Birth of Edward William FRENCH in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1762
Nov 24, 1762
Age 53
Death of Edward William FRENCH in Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 17, 1709
    Event Place: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 24, 1762
    Event Place: Bay Roberts, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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