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John Shaw French 1797 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JUN 1797

Birth Location: North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

Death Date: 29 JAN 1873

Death Location: North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

Father: Moses French

Mother: Sarah Page

Spouse(s): Sophia Eaton

Children(s): Lucretia French

John Shaw French was born in 1797 in North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA, the child of Moses French and Sarah Page. John Shaw French married Sophia Eaton, and had children including Lucretia E French. John Shaw French passed away in 1873 in North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • John Shaw French was born in 1797 in North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA, the child of Moses French and Sarah Page.
  • John Shaw French married Sophia Eaton, and had children including Lucretia E French.
  • John Shaw French passed away in 1873 in North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Moses French
1769 – 1850
Birth Location: South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
MF
Sarah Page
1776 – 1815
Birth Location: Dunbarton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
SP

Spouses(s)

Sophia Eaton
1806 – 1837
Birth Location: Strong, Franklin, Maine
SE

Children(s)

Lucretia French
1833 – 1893
Birth Location: Maine, United States
LF

John French's Ancestors

Self
John French
1797 – 1873
Birth Place: North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Parents
Moses French
1769 – 1850
South Hampton, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Sarah Page
1776 – 1815
Dunbarton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Grandparents
Moses (1736 French) (Mary)
1736 – 1819
Hampton,Rockingham,New Hampshire
Mary Dearborn
1740 – 1818
Kensington, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Caleb Page
1753 – 1816
Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah (Mary) Carleton
1753 – 1820
Haverhill, Essex County, MA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Dearborn
1710 – 1754
Jeremiah Page
1730 – 1807
Sarah Merrill
1732 – 1807
Peter Carleton
1720 – 1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Merrill
1687 – 1737
Ruth Wallingford
1698 – 1790

John French's Descendants

1.
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John (Shaw) French (14 JUN 1797 – 29 JAN 1873) m. Sophia Eaton (22 DEC 1806 – 2 OCT 1837)
  1. 1. Lucretia (E) French (1833 – 22 Mar 1893) m. John (Allen) Wing (24 Aug 1829 – 5 Mar 1923)
    1. 1. Frederick (Allen) Wing (11 May 1852 – 9 Oct 1924) m. Annie (S) French (Aug 1856 – 1930)
      1. 1. Florence (Ethel) Wing (19 March 1882 – 3 November 1962) m. Percival (Edward) Hathaway (25 Sep 1879 – 14 Apr 1943)
        1. 1. Donald (Wing) Hathaway (23 May 1909 – 07 Dec 1986) m. Esther (R) Ruggles (21 Jun 1921 – 11 Jul 2002)

John French's Timeline

3 Records

1797
14 JUN 1797
Birth of John Shaw French in North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
1842
26 JAN 1842
Age 45
John Shaw French was married in Fayette, Kennebec, Maine
Fayette, Kennebec, Maine
1873
29 JAN 1873
Age 76
Death of John Shaw French in North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JUN 1797
    Event Place: North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 JAN 1842
    Event Place: Fayette, Kennebec, Maine

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1873
    Event Place: North Fayette, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
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