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Jonathan "John" French 1690–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 May 1690

Birth Location: Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 10 Jan 1760

Death Location: Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH

Father: Joseph French

Mother: Elizabeth Knight

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Cummings

Children(s): James Sr, Mary Bennet, Martha French, Joseph French, Elizabeth French

Jonathan "John" French was born in 1690 in Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph French And Elizabeth Knight. Jonathan "John" French married Elizabeth Cummings, and had children including Elizabeth French, James French Sr, Joseph French, Martha French, Mary French Bennet. Jonathan "John" French passed away in 1760 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH.

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Biography

  • Jonathan "John" French was born in 1690 in Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, the child of Joseph French And Elizabeth Knight.
  • Jonathan "John" French married Elizabeth Cummings, and had children including Elizabeth French, James French Sr, Joseph French, Martha French, Mary French Bennet.
  • Jonathan "John" French passed away in 1760 in Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph French
1649–1732
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Knight
1655–1742
Birth Location: Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
EK

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Cummings
1687–1777
Birth Location: Dunstable, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
EC

Children(s)

James Sr
1735–1817
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Worcester Co., Massachusetts
JS
Mary Bennet
1720–1816
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MB
Martha French
1719–1812
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
MF
Joseph French
1720–1802
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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Elizabeth French
1718–1812
Birth Location: Concord, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
EF

Jonathan French's Ancestors

Self
Jonathan French
1690–1760
Birth Place: Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Parents
Joseph French
1649–1732
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Knight
1655–1742
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Richard French
1626–1688
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Martha Danforth
1628–1659
Framlingham, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Edward French
1597–1658
Elizabeth Fuller
1607–
Nicholas Danforth
1589–1638
Elizabeth Symmes
1596–1628
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robertus Fuller
1570–1607
Elizabeth Scott
1578–1627
Elizabeth Martin
1571–1624
William Symmes
1570–1600

Jonathan French's Descendants

1.
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Jonathan ("John") French (8 May 1690–10 Jan 1760) m. Elizabeth Cummings (5 Jan 1687–26 Feb 1777)
  1. 1. James (French) Sr 1735–1817 m. Sarah Brooks 1739–1835
    1. 1. James (French) Jr 1762–1822 m. Hannah Russell 1759–1807
      1. 1. Isaac (L) French 1781–1875 m. Lucy Farrar 1779–1843
        1. 1. Hannah (R) French 1809–1871 m. Jonathan (J.) Hunt 1799–1870
  2. 2. Mary (French) Bennet 1720–1816
  3. 3. Martha French 1719–1812
  4. 4. Joseph French 1720–1802
  5. 5. Elizabeth French 1718–1812

Jonathan French's Timeline

2 Records

1690
8 May 1690
Birth of Jonathan "John" French in Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
1760
10 Jan 1760
Age 70
Death of Jonathan "John" French in Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH
Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 May 1690
    Event Place: Bedford v Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1760
    Event Place: Hollis, Hillsborough Co, NH
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