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Joshua French 1767–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 February 1767

Birth Location: Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT

Death Date: 28 August 1857

Death Location: Newark, Licking, OH

Father: Samuel French

Mother: Hannah Nichols

Spouse(s): Grace Bassett, Grace s

Children(s): Laura French

The story of Joshua French began in 1767 in Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT. Joshua French married Grace Bassett S, Grace Bassett, and had children including Laura French. Joshua French passed away in 1857 in Newark, Licking, OH.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua French began in 1767 in Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT.
  • Joshua French married Grace Bassett S, Grace Bassett, and had children including Laura French.
  • Joshua French passed away in 1857 in Newark, Licking, OH.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel French
1738–1809
Birth Location: Stratford Fairfield Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
SF
Hannah Nichols
1740–1813
Birth Location: Stratford Fairfield Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
HN

Spouses(s)

Grace Bassett
1765–1852
Birth Location: Newtown Fairfield Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
GB
Grace s
1765–1852
Birth Location: Newtown, Fairfield, CT
Gs

Children(s)

Laura French
1793–1884
Birth Location: Manchester, Bennington Co, VT, Vermont, USA
LF

Joshua French's Ancestors

Self
Joshua French
1767–1857
Birth Place: Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Parents
Samuel French
1738–1809
Stratford Fairfield Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Nichols
1740–1813
Stratford Fairfield Connecticut, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joshua French's Descendants

1.
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Joshua French (20 February 1767–28 August 1857) m. Grace Bassett (1765–30 November 1852) m. Grace (Bassett) s (28 Oct 1765–30 Nov 1852)
  1. 1. Laura French 1793–1884 m. Solomon Benedict 1791–1869
    1. 1. George (Seward) Benedict 1814–1898 m. Elizabeth Beardsley 1818–1895
      1. 1. Minerva Jacobs 1846– m. Charles (Wesley) Jacobs 1849–1906
        1. 1. Henry Jacobs 1876–
        2. 2. Laura Jacobs 1878–
      2. 2. Betsey Benedict 1845–
      3. 3. Charles (Sumner) Benedict 1858–
      4. 4. Edwin (Ellsworth) Benedict 1862–
      5. 5. Mary (Cornelia) Benedict 1855–
      6. 6. Pliney (Clarke) Benedict 1843–
      7. 7. William (Solomon) Benedict 1850–

Joshua French's Timeline

2 Records

1767
20 February 1767
Birth of Joshua French in Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT
Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT
1857
28 August 1857
Age 90
Death of Joshua French in Newark, Licking, OH
Newark, Licking, OH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 February 1767
    Event Place: Ripton Parish, Stratford, Fairfield, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1857
    Event Place: Newark, Licking, OH
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