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John French 1766 – 1845 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Jun 1766

Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor,Devon, England

Death Date: April 1845

Death Location: Newton Abbot, Devon, UK

Father: Richard French

Mother: Catherine Hamlyn

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Norrish

Children(s): Joan French, John French, Ann French, John French, Betty French, Susanna French, Mary French, William French, Catharine French, Louisa French, Richard French

The birth of John French took place in 1766 in Widecombe in the Moor,Devon, England, to Richard French and Catherine Hamlyn. John French married Elizabeth (Betty) Norrish, and together they had Joan French, John French, Ann French, John French, Betty French, Susanna French, Mary French, William French, Catharine French, Louisa French and Richard French. John French's death occurred in 1845 in Newton Abbot, Devon, UK.

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Parents

Richard French
Birth Location: –
RF
Catherine Hamlyn
Birth Location: –
CH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Norrish
1770 –
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
EN

Children(s)

Joan French
1793 –
Birth Location: Widdecombe, Devon, England
JF
John French
1794 – 1797
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
JF
Ann French
1796 –
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
AF
John French
1799 – 1883
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
JF
Betty French
1801 – 1851
Birth Location: Widdecombe Devon, England
BF
Susanna French
1803 –
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
SF
Mary French
1805 –
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
MF
William French
1807 – 1862
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
WF
Catharine French
1809 –
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
CF
Louisa French
1811 – 1882
Birth Location: Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, UK
LF
Richard French
1814 –
Birth Location: Widdecombe Devon, England
RF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 16 Jun 1766
    Event Place: Widecombe in the Moor,Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 229; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Widecombe in The Moor; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 10; Page: 15; Line: 23; GSU roll: 241314

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 16 Jun 1766
    Event Place: Widecombe IN The Moor,Devon,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Widecombe in The Moor, Devon, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 229; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Widecombe in The Moor; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 5; Folio: 10; Page: 15; Line: 23; GSU roll: 241314

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: April 1845
    Event Place: Newton Abbot, Devon, UK
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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