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John French 1540 – 1656 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: From 1540 to 1590

Birth Location: Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1656

Death Location: Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: Jacob French

Mother: Susan Warren

Spouse(s): Sarah Kingsbury, Freedom Kingsley

Children(s):

John French was born in 1540 in Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Jacob French and Susan Warren. John French married Sarah Kingsbury, Freedom Mary Kingsley. John French passed away in 1656 in Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • John French was born in 1540 in Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of Jacob French and Susan Warren.
  • John French married Sarah Kingsbury, Freedom Mary Kingsley.
  • John French passed away in 1656 in Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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John French's Ancestors

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John French
1540 – 1656
Birth Place: Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Jacob French
1553 – 1615
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Susan Warren
1555 – 1613
Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Thomas French
1532 – 1613
Arkesden, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Bridget (Margaret) Nicholas
1530 – 1590
Wethersfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
William Warren
1527 – 1554
Wissington, Suffolk, England
Katherine (Anne) Blount
1510 – 1571
Kinlet, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John French's Timeline

4 Records

1540
From 1540 to 1590
Birth of John French in Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1596
27 MAR 1596
Age 56
John French was christened in Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1656
1656
Age 116
Death of John French in Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1697
FEB 1697
Age 157
Burial of John French in Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States
Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: From 1540 to 1590
    Event Place: Boxford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 27 MAR 1596
    Event Place: Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1697
    Event Place: Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States

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