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Lt. William French 1601–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 15, 1601

Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, , England

Death Date: Nov 20, 1681

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Susan Riddlesdale

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Lt. William French was born in 1601 in Halstead, Essex, , England, the child of Thomas French And Susan Riddlesdale. Lt. William French passed away in 1681 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Lt. William French was born in 1601 in Halstead, Essex, , England, the child of Thomas French And Susan Riddlesdale.
  • Lt. William French passed away in 1681 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Lt. French's Ancestors

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Lt. French
1601–1681
Birth Place: Halstead, Essex, , England
Parents
Thomas French
1584–1639
,,, England
Susan Riddlesdale
1584–1658
Assington, Suffolk, , England
Grandparents
Thomas French
1562–1613
Wethersfield, Essex, Eng
Susan (Sarah Warren "Lucy", "Sarah) Warren
1556–1613
Assington, Babergh District, Suffolk, England
John (Ibbotson) Riddlesdale
1557–1629
Boxford, Babergh, Suffolk, England
Dorcas Black
1560–1624
Assington, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Fettiplace
1513–1540
Bridget Brooke
1520–1556
Sir Cheshire)
1505–1554
Katherine Howard
1511–1535
Henry Riddlesdale
1519–1591
Joan Ibbotson
1519–1591
Henry Black
1532–1592
Anne Blake)
1536–1596
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir BESSILLES
1484–1524
Lady Danvers
1480–1557
Jasper Riddlesdale
1490–1552
Elizabeth Patten
1496–
Humphrey Manor
1494–1588
Lady Blake
1501–1585
Johnathan Irons
1500–1547
Emily Fitzwilliams
1510–1563

Lt. French's Timeline

2 Records

1601
Mar 15, 1601
Birth of Lt. William French in Halstead, Essex, , England
Halstead, Essex, , England
1681
Nov 20, 1681
Age 80
Death of Lt. William French in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 15, 1601
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, , England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 20, 1681
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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