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John French 1758 – 1838 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1758

Birth Location: Selmeston, Sussex, England

Death Date: May 1838

Death Location: Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Father: William French

Mother: Grace Taylor

Spouse(s): Katherine Lavender

Children(s): Samuel French

John French was born in 1758 in Selmeston, Sussex, England, the child of William French and Grace Taylor. John French married Katherine Lavender, and had children including Samuel French. John French passed away in 1838 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

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Biography

  • John French was born in 1758 in Selmeston, Sussex, England, the child of William French and Grace Taylor.
  • John French married Katherine Lavender, and had children including Samuel French.
  • John French passed away in 1838 in Chiddingly, Sussex, England.

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John French's Ancestors

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John French
1758 – 1838
Birth Place: Selmeston, Sussex, England
Parents
William French
Grace Taylor
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John French's Descendants

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John French (Mar 1758 – May 1838) m. Katherine Lavender (Mar 1759 – Feb 1833)
  1. 1. Samuel French (abt 1789 – Aug 1868) m. Harriet Levett (abt 1789 – )
    1. 1. Mary French (Dec 1813 – )
    2. 2. George French (abt 1816 – Mar 1889) m. Elizabeth Richardson (abt 1818 – )
      1. 1. Mary (A) French (abt 1840 – )
      2. 2. Eliza French (abt 1843 – )
      3. 3. James French (abt 1844 – )
      4. 4. Samuel French (Jan 1846 – ) m. Jane Boniface (abt 1846 – )
        1. 1. Henry French (1870 – )
        2. 2. William (T) French (abt 1872 – )
        3. 3. Florence French (abt 1874 – )
        4. 4. Georgie (Rosina) French (abt 1877 – ) m. McCann
        5. 5. James French (abt 1879 – )
        6. 6. Herbert French (1883 – )
      5. 5. Charles French (abt 1849 – )
      6. 6. Harriet French (abt 1851 – )
    3. 3. Samuel French (Oct 1818 – )
    4. 4. James French (May 1821 – )
    5. 5. Charles French (May 1827 – 10 Oct 1907) m. Ann Levett (1826 – Oct 1900)
      1. 1. William French (1852 – )
      2. 2. John French (1854 – )
      3. 3. George French (1860 – )
      4. 4. Charles French (abt 1862 – May 1922) m. Louisa (Ann) Fuller (4 Aug 1864 – )
        1. 1. Walter (Horace) French (1888 – ) m. Nellie Bradford (Abt. 1892 – )
        2. 2. Charles (Sidney) French (5 May 1891 – 1965)
        3. 3. Grace (F) French (abt 1895 – )
      5. 5. Ruth (Clara) French (1869 – 1879)

John French's Timeline

4 Records

1758
Mar 1758
Birth of John French in Selmeston, Sussex, England
Selmeston, Sussex, England
1758
12 Mar 1758
John French was baptized in Selmeston, Sussex, England
Selmeston, Sussex, England
1838
May 1838
Age 80
Death of John French in Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Chiddingly, Sussex, England
1838
8 May 1838
Age 80
Burial of John French in Chiddingly, Sussex, England
Chiddingly, Sussex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1758
    Event Place: Selmeston, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 292/1/5/1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1758
    Event Place: Selmeston, Sussex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers
    [2] East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: Par 482/1/1/2

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1838
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 292/1/5/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 8 May 1838
    Event Place: Chiddingly, Sussex, England
    Record Source: East Sussex, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1995, East Sussex and Brighton and Hove Record Office; Brighton, England, UK; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference Number: Par 292/1/5/1

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