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Joseph French 1726–1781 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Feb 1726

Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 03 Oct 1781

Death Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England

Father: Joseph French

Mother: Hannah Clarke

Spouse(s): Hester Purnell

Children(s): SAMUEL Sr., Hannah French, Hester French

Joseph French was born in 1726 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Joseph French And Hannah Clarke. Joseph French married Hester Purnell, Joan Powell, and had children including Hannah French, Hester French, Samuel French Sr. Joseph French passed away in 1781 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England.

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Biography

  • Joseph French was born in 1726 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England, the child of Joseph French And Hannah Clarke.
  • Joseph French married Hester Purnell, Joan Powell, and had children including Hannah French, Hester French, Samuel French Sr.
  • Joseph French passed away in 1781 in Uley, Gloucestershire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph French
1698–1787
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
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Hannah Clarke
1696–
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
HC

Spouses(s)

Hester Purnell
1718–1754
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
HP

Children(s)

SAMUEL Sr.
1751–1816
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
SS
Hannah French
1750–1802
Birth Location: Gloucestershire, England, Uley
HF
Hester French
1748–
Birth Location: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
HF

Joseph French's Ancestors

Self
Joseph French
1726–1781
Birth Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
Joseph French
1698–1787
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Hannah Clarke
1696–
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
William French
1663–1759
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Waight
1673–1748
Broad Hinton, Wiltshire, England
Nathaniel Clarke
1670–
Uley Gloucestershire England
Hannah Whithard
1672–
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Great-Grandparents
William French
1632–1670
Jane Deeke
1626–1670
Nicholas Waight
1633–1669
Anne Young
1630–1669
Mary Strong,
1645–
George Whittard
1645–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Frenche
1610–1666
Mary Paine*
1618–1670
John Deeke
1597–
Margery Newman
1620–1670

Joseph French's Descendants

1.
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Joseph French (19 Feb 1726–03 Oct 1781) m. Hester Purnell (1718–5 Mar 1754)
  1. 1. SAMUEL (FRENCH) Sr. 1751–1816 m. SARAH (JANE ELIZABETH SPARKS) french 1757–1862
    1. 1. Thomas French 1782–1872 m. Sarah (May) French 1801–1867
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane French) (Thomas) 1837–1914 m. John Thomas 1830–1900
        1. 1. Mary (Ann Thomas) Reid 1853–1932 m. John Reid 1851–1920
        2. 2. Sarah Thomas 1854–1860
        3. 3. George (William Braithwaite) Thomas 1858–1929 m. Victoria Thomas 1869–1928
        4. 4. Emma Thomas 1861–1875
        5. 5. Robert (Edwin) Thomas 1880–1881
        6. 6. Thomas thomas 1885–1885
        7. 7. James (Albert Reuben) Thomas 1872–1901 m. Francoise Boisvert 1877–
        8. 8. Leontina (Blanchette) thomas 1885–1885
        9. 9. Margaret (Isabella May) Thomas 1868–1925
        10. 10. John (David) Thomas 1871– m. Muriel Thomas 1875– m. Amelia Baron 1872–
        11. 11. Sarah (Jane) Thomas 1856–1860
        12. 12. Charlotte Mitchell 1866–1923 m. Charles Mitchell 1868–1937 m. James (Alexander) Thomas 1852–1888
        13. 13. Eliza (Jane Corry) Thomas** 1864–1922 m. George Combes 1865–1939
        14. 14. Walter (T) Thomas 1875– m. Emma Savoie 1879–1937
        15. 15. Edith (Georgina) Thomas 1877–1954 m. John (M) Watkins 1875–1964
        16. 16. Evelyn Thomas 1866–1923 m. Charles Mitchell 1868–1937
        17. 17. John (O) Thomas 1885–
      2. 2. George French 1834–1862 m. Nancy (Lackey) (French) 1834–1869
        1. 1. Ellen (Jane French) (Hearn) 1858–1965 m. Richard (F Hearn) MD 1862–1926
        2. 2. Georgina ((Goergie) French) (Hunter) 1862–1932
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) French 1839–1923 m. John Lackie 1830–1895
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Lackie 1857–1930 m. Margaret Lockie 1859–1935
        2. 2. Annie Johnson 1860–1928 m. John Johnson 1859–1927
        3. 3. Sarah (Emily) Lackie 1859–1876
        4. 4. Ida (Francis) Lackie 1878–1946
        5. 5. Lindsay (Charles Daniel) Lackie 1879–1947 m. Emily Ruse 1882–1958
        6. 6. William (Ruben) Lackie 1865–1935 m. Josphina Lackie 1872–
        7. 7. Georgina (May) Lackie 1866–1911 m. R Graham 1857–1904
        8. 8. Edith (Adeline Lackie) (Dennis) 1866–1941 m. John (Henry Tonton) Dennis 1867–1960
        9. 9. Arthur (Alexander) Lackie 1878–1939
      4. 4. Elizabeth French 1848–1943 m. David Thomas 1842–
        1. 1. Elizabeth (May 'Eliza') Thomas 1865–1912 m. Edwin (Forrest) Keene 1856–1900
        2. 2. T (kline) thomas 1895–
        3. 3. rosie Thomas 1867–
    2. 2. Hester French 1774–1851
    3. 3. Samuel French 1788–1852
    4. 4. Ann French 1777–1851
  2. 2. Hannah French 1750–1802 m. Samuel Leonard 1761–1824
  3. 3. Hester French 1748–

Joseph French's Timeline

3 Records

1726
19 Feb 1726
Birth of Joseph French in Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Uley, Gloucestershire, England
1726
19 Feb 1726
Joseph French was baptized in Uley,Gloucester,England
Uley,Gloucester,England
1781
03 Oct 1781
Age 55
Death of Joseph French in Uley, Gloucestershire, England
Uley, Gloucestershire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1726
    Event Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 19 Feb 1726
    Event Place: Uley,Gloucester,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Gloucester, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Oct 1781
    Event Place: Uley, Gloucestershire, England
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