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Jesse French 1787–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1787

Birth Location: Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 Feb 1857

Death Location: Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Father: Benjamin Sr

Mother: Sarah (French)

Spouse(s): Mary Smith

Children(s): James French

The story of Jesse French began in 1787 in Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA. Jesse French married Mary A Smith, and had children including James M French. Jesse French passed away in 1857 in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jesse French began in 1787 in Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse French married Mary A Smith, and had children including James M French.
  • Jesse French passed away in 1857 in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Sr
1764–1847
Birth Location: Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
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Sarah (French)
1763–1822
Birth Location: Caswell, North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Mary Smith
1788–1863
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

James French
1808–1868
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Jesse French's Ancestors

Self
Jesse French
1787–1857
Birth Place: Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Benjamin Franklin French Sr
1764–1847
Culpeper County, Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (M (Sally) Turner) (French)
1763–1822
Caswell, North Carolina
Grandparents
Samuel French
1750–1834
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Boyan "French") JOHNSON
1750–1866
Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Ebenezer French
1707–1791
Elisabeth Gould
1705–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William French
1668–1723
Sara Danforth
1676–1751

Jesse French's Descendants

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Jesse French (16 May 1787–3 Feb 1857) m. Mary (A) Smith (14 JAN 1788–19 NOV 1863)
  1. 1. James (M) French 1808–1868 m. Mary French 1810–1895
    1. 1. Lucinda (Jane) French 1845–1910 m. George (Warren) Glaze 1837–1917
      1. 1. William (Hervey) Glaze 1871–1933 m. Alice (Melinda) Allen 1877–1936
        1. 1. Maudie (Evelyn) Southard 1912–1976 m. Arlie (B) Southard 1911–1974

Jesse French's Timeline

3 Records

1787
16 May 1787
Birth of Jesse French in Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
1808
1/24/1808
Age 21
Jesse French was married in Jackson Co, Alabama, USA
Jackson Co, Alabama, USA
1857
3 Feb 1857
Age 70
Death of Jesse French in Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1787
    Event Place: Gloucester District, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1241808
    Event Place: Jackson Co, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1857
    Event Place: Jackson, Clarke County, Alabama, USA
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