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Hugh French 1778–1842 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1778

Birth Location: Cumberland,Virginia

Death Date: 1842

Death Location: Powhatan, Virginia, USA

Father: James French

Mother: Catherine Lewis

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Hugh French was born in 1778 in Cumberland,Virginia, the child of James French And Catherine Lewis. Hugh French passed away in 1842 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Hugh French was born in 1778 in Cumberland,Virginia, the child of James French And Catherine Lewis.
  • Hugh French passed away in 1842 in Powhatan, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James French
1736–1802
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Catherine Lewis
1747–1778
Birth Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Hugh French's Ancestors

Self
Hugh French
1778–1842
Birth Place: Cumberland,Virginia
Parents
James French
1736–1802
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Catherine Lewis
1747–1778
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Hugh (Ellis) French
1712–1771
Prince William County, Virginia, British America
Margaret (Gervase) Jarvis
1720–1748
, Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mason French
1689–1746
Elizabeth Ellis
1680–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hugh French
1646–1701
Margaret Gaines
1643–1710

Hugh French's Timeline

2 Records

1778
ABT 1778
Birth of Hugh French in Cumberland,Virginia
Cumberland,Virginia
1842
1842
Age 64
Death of Hugh French in Powhatan, Virginia, USA
Powhatan, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1778
    Event Place: Cumberland,Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1842
    Event Place: Powhatan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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