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Hugh French 1686 – 1726 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1686

Birth Location: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1726

Death Location: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Father: Hugh French

Mother: Margaret Prosser

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Children(s):

Hugh French was born in 1686 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of Hugh French and Margaret Gaines Prosser. Hugh French passed away in 1726 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Biography

  • Hugh French was born in 1686 in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States, the child of Hugh French and Margaret Gaines Prosser.
  • Hugh French passed away in 1726 in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States.

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Hugh French's Ancestors

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Hugh French
1686 – 1726
Birth Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Parents
Hugh French
1648 – 1701
St Marys, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Margaret (Gaines) Prosser
1643 – 1710
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Captain (Daniel) Gains
1622 – 1682
Aberdeen, Breconshire, Wales
Margaret (Gaines) Bernard
1624 – 1690
Kingthorpe, North Hamptonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gaines
1584 – 1640
Blanche Kemis
1590 – 1634
Colonel Bernard
1558 – 1630
Mary Woodhouse
1584 – 1656
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gynes
1559 – 1606
Wilford AWBREY
1549 – 1590

Hugh French's Timeline

2 Records

1686
1686
Birth of Hugh French in Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States
1726
1726
Age 40
Death of Hugh French in Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1686
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1726
    Event Place: Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States

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