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Joan Elizabeth French 1580 – 1648 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jun 1580

Birth Location: Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England

Death Date: 18 Mar 1648

Death Location: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Jacob French

Mother: Susan Warren

Spouse(s): William Riddesdale

Children(s): Hannah Newton

The story of Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant began in 1580 in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England. Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant married William Henry Loks aka Riddesdale, and had children including Hannah "Anna" Loker Newton. Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant passed away in 1648 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant began in 1580 in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England.
  • Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant married William Henry Loks aka Riddesdale, and had children including Hannah "Anna" Loker Newton.
  • Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant passed away in 1648 in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob French
1554 – 1615
Birth Location: Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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Susan Warren
1555 – 1613
Birth Location: Assington, Suffolk, England
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Spouses(s)

William Riddesdale
1575 – 1631
Birth Location: Ipswich, Suffolk, England (Bures St. Mary)
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Children(s)

Hannah Newton
1605 – 1697
Birth Location: Bures St Mary, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
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Joan French's Ancestors

Self
Joan French
1580 – 1648
Birth Place: Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Parents
Jacob French
1554 – 1615
Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
Susan (Lucy) Warren
1555 – 1613
Assington, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Edward French Sir Knight II (The) Elder)
1532 – 1599
Assington Hall, Arkesden, Essex, England
Lady (Bridget Elizabeth Heigham) (Higham)
1530 – 1597
Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir French***
1506 – 1599
Lady Stanton*
1502 – 1556
Sir VI
1503 – 1554
Phyllis Waldegrave
1508 – 1579
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas "Chart"
1480 – 1567
Lady Arkiesden
1481 – 1546
Sir Lacy
1480 – 1540
Isabel Harcourt
1480 – 1517
John Heigham
1472 – 1522
Mary Terringham
1476 – 1506
Sir VIII.)
1483 – 1528
Lady Hawstead
1484 – 1572

Joan French's Descendants

1.
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Joan (Elizabeth) French (19 Jun 1580 – 18 Mar 1648) m. William (Henry Loks aka) Riddesdale (1575 – 1631)
  1. 1. Hannah ("Anna" Loker) Newton (1 August 1605 – 5 December 1697) m. Richard (IV Newton of Bures St) Mary (9 April 1601 – 24 August 1701)
    1. 1. John Newton (20 Oct 1641 – 16 Oct. 1723) m. Elizabeth Larkin (16 May 1641 – 15 Oct 1719)
      1. 1. Ellizabeth Newton (3 Jan 1672 – 18 Jan 1756) m. Zachariah Eager (1667 – 5 Jul 1742)
        1. 1. Mary Edgar (1704 – 22 OCT 1771) m. Capt (Samuel) Harnden (19 Jun 1699 – 9 Jul 1768)

Joan French's Timeline

2 Records

1580
19 Jun 1580
Birth of Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant in Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England
1648
18 Mar 1648
Age 68
Death of Joan Elizabeth French ,Puritan Immigrant in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1580
    Event Place: Bures St Mary, Suffolk, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1648
    Event Place: Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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