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John Francis Chastain 1612–1703 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1612

Birth Location: Berry, Cher, Centre, France

Death Date: 1703

Death Location: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Father: Rene Chastain

Mother: Marie Damppere

Spouse(s): Franciose Renault, Jeanne Laurent

Children(s): Mary Chastain, Marie Chastain, Jacques Chastain, L Chastain, Pierre Chastain

John Francis Chastain was born in 1612 in Berry, Cher, Centre, France, the child of Rene Chastain And Marie Madeleine De Damppere. John Francis Chastain married Franciose Jane Renault, Jeanne Laurent, and had children including Jacques Chastain, L Veuve Chastain, Marie Chastain, Mary Magdalene Chastain, Pierre Chastain. John Francis Chastain passed away in 1703 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France.

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Biography

  • John Francis Chastain was born in 1612 in Berry, Cher, Centre, France, the child of Rene Chastain And Marie Madeleine De Damppere.
  • John Francis Chastain married Franciose Jane Renault, Jeanne Laurent, and had children including Jacques Chastain, L Veuve Chastain, Marie Chastain, Mary Magdalene Chastain, Pierre Chastain.
  • John Francis Chastain passed away in 1703 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France.

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Spouses(s)

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John Chastain's Ancestors

Self
John Chastain
1612–1703
Birth Place: Berry, Cher, Centre, France
Parents
Rene Chastain
1581–1643
Bourges, Cher, Centre, France
Marie (Madeleine De) Damppere
1608–
, , , France
Grandparents
Rene Chastain
1610–1656
, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Louise (De) Foutlebou
1586–1635
, , , France
Great-Grandparents
Francois Chastain
1564–1635
Louise Foutlebou
1586–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jean Chastain
1544–1581
Jeanne Villiers
1545–1595

John Chastain's Descendants

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John (Francis) Chastain (1612–1703) m. Franciose (Jane) Renault (1607–) m. Jeanne Laurent (1630–1691)
  1. 1. Mary (Magdalene) Chastain 1680–1733
  2. 2. Marie Chastain 1664–1718
  3. 3. Jacques Chastain 1598–1675
  4. 4. L (Veuve) Chastain 1652–1744
  5. 5. Pierre Chastain 1659–1728 m. Anne Soblet 1675–1723
    1. 1. Elizabeth Chastain 1711–1786
    2. 2. Susanna Chastain 1705–1730
    3. 3. Pierre (Peter) Chastain 1707–1756 m. Mildred Archer 1710–1790
      1. 1. John Chastain 1743–1805 m. Mary (O) Bryan 1744–1790
        1. 1. Benjamin Chastain 1780–1845
        2. 2. Edward (Brigand) Chastain 1769–1838 m. Hannah Brown 1752–1801 m. Hannah Brown 1769–1834
        3. 3. John Chastain 1766–1845
        4. 4. Abner Chastain 1764–1846
        5. 5. Stephen Chastain 1762–1830

John Chastain's Timeline

2 Records

1612
1612
Birth of John Francis Chastain in Berry, Cher, Centre, France
Berry, Cher, Centre, France
1703
1703
Age 91
Death of John Francis Chastain in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1612
    Event Place: Berry, Cher, Centre, France
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 23963.002; Source type: Pedigree chart; Number of Pages: 3; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 486.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RWS.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1703
    Event Place: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

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