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Jacob French 1639 – 1713 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jan 1639

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Death Date: 20 May 1713

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: William French

Mother: Elizabeth Godfrey

Spouse(s): Ruth French

Children(s): William French, Mary French, Elizabeth French, Sarah French

Jacob French was born in 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of William French and Elizabeth Godfrey. Jacob French married Ruth French, and had children including William French, Mary French, Elizabeth French, Sarah French. Jacob French passed away in 1713 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Jacob French was born in 1639 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, the child of William French and Elizabeth Godfrey.
  • Jacob French married Ruth French, and had children including William French, Mary French, Elizabeth French, Sarah French.
  • Jacob French passed away in 1713 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Children(s)

Jacob French's Ancestors

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Jacob French
1639 – 1713
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Parents
William French
1603 – 1681
Halstead, Essex, England
Elizabeth Godfrey
1604 – 1668
England
Grandparents
Thomas French
1562 – 1613
Wethersfield, Essex, England
Anne Olmstead
1566 – 1624
Halstead, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob French's Descendants

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Jacob French (16 Jan 1639 – 20 May 1713) m. Ruth French (1652 – 6 Nov 1730)
  1. 1. William French (18 Jul 1668 – 30 Sep 1723)
  2. 2. Mary French (5 Mar 1676 – 11 Oct 1727)
  3. 3. Elizabeth French (8 Jun 1679 – 19 Sep 1736)
  4. 4. Sarah French (7 Mar 1681 – 16 Jun 1761)

Jacob French's Timeline

2 Records

1639
16 Jan 1639
Birth of Jacob French in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
1713
20 May 1713
Age 74
Death of Jacob French in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1639
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 May 1713
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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