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John Charles French 1622 – 1692 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1622

Birth Location: Thornydykes, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Aug 1692

Death Location: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Adame Knox

Mother: Heleane Pringill

Spouse(s): Freedom Kingsley

Children(s): Hannah French

1622 marked the beginning of John Charles French's life in Thornydykes, Midlothian, Scotland, to parents Adame Knox and Heleane Pringill. Eventually, John Charles French married Freedom Mary Kingsley, and they welcomed Hannah French. John Charles French passed in 1692 at Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Adame Knox
1580 – 1639
Birth Location: Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
AK
Heleane Pringill
1580 – 1658
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland
HP

Spouses(s)

Freedom Kingsley
1636 – 1689
Birth Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
FK

Children(s)

Hannah French
1665 – 1711
Birth Location: Ipswich, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
HF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 26 May 1622
    Event Place: Thornydykes, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Aug 1692
    Event Place: Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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