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Lt. Joseph French 1649–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Mar 1649

Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts

Death Date: 26 Nov 1732

Death Location: Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Richard French

Mother: Martha Beare

Spouse(s): Elizabeth French

Children(s): Jonathan French, Elizabeth French, Margaret Colburn, Samuel French

Lt. Joseph French was born in 1649 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, the child of Richard French And Martha Beare. Lt. Joseph French married Elizabeth French, and had children including Elizabeth French, Jonathan French, Margaret Colburn, Samuel French. Lt. Joseph French passed away in 1732 in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lt. Joseph French was born in 1649 in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, the child of Richard French And Martha Beare.
  • Lt. Joseph French married Elizabeth French, and had children including Elizabeth French, Jonathan French, Margaret Colburn, Samuel French.
  • Lt. Joseph French passed away in 1732 in Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt. French's Ancestors

Self
Lt. French
1649–1732
Birth Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Parents
Richard French
1627–1688
Coggeshall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Martha Beare
1627–1725
Coggeshall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Edward French
1597–1658
Terling, Essex, England
Elizabeth Fuller
1607–1626
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Richard Beare
1600–1673
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Grace Reade
1599–1648
Coggeshall, Essex, England
Great-Grandparents
Robert Fuller
1581–1614
Sarah Dunkhorn
1582–1607
Sir Reade
1565–1621
Lucy Heneage
1586–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Reade
1539–1603
Hannah Brown
1546–1581
Michael Esq.
1540–1600

Lt. French's Descendants

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Lt. (Joseph) French (4 Mar 1649–26 Nov 1732) m. Elizabeth French (18 October 1655–1742)
  1. 1. Jonathan French 1690–1760 m. Elizabeth Ward –1742
    1. 1. John French 1727–1808 m. Mary Whitcomb 1730–1816 m. Mary (Vinton) Whitcomb 1730–1816
      1. 1. Rebecca French 1768–1842 m. Enoch Foster 1762–1842
        1. 1. Asa (W) Foster 1800–1883 m. Mary ("Polly") Foster 1797–1883 m. Mary (Chloe) Sprague 1802–1863
        2. 2. Roxanna Merriam 1805–1892
        3. 3. Jeremiah Foster 1810–1867
        4. 4. Sarah Winchester 1794–1814
        5. 5. Stephen Foster 1796–1844
        6. 6. Benjamin Foster 1793–1855
        7. 7. Rebecca (French) Phillips 1798–1858
      2. 2. Abigail French 1764–
      3. 3. Ebenezer French 1771–1819
      4. 4. Elizabeth French 1759–1833
      5. 5. Hephzibah French 1752–1826
      6. 6. John French 1757–1833
      7. 7. Jonathan French 1762–1790
      8. 8. Joseph French 1773–1774
      9. 9. Mary French 1750–1826
      10. 10. Whitcomb French 1766–1855
      11. 11. William French 1754–1775
      12. 12. Abigail French 1764–
      13. 13. Ebenezer French 1771–1819
      14. 14. Elizabeth French 1759–1833
      15. 15. Hephzibah French 1752–1826
      16. 16. John French 1757–1833
      17. 17. Jonathan French 1762–1790
      18. 18. Joseph French 1773–
      19. 19. Mary French 1750–1826
      20. 20. Whitcomb French 1766–1855
      21. 21. William French 1754–1775
    2. 2. James (French) Sr 1735–1817
  2. 2. Elizabeth French 1681–1732
  3. 3. Margaret Colburn 1687–1774
  4. 4. Samuel French 1676–1738

Lt. French's Timeline

2 Records

1649
4 Mar 1649
Birth of Lt. Joseph French in Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
1732
26 Nov 1732
Age 83
Death of Lt. Joseph French in Bedford, MA; bur Old Burying Ground, Bedford
Bedford, MA; bur Old Burying Ground, Bedford

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Mar 1649
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Nov 1732
    Event Place: Bedford, MA; bur Old Burying Ground, Bedford
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, New England Historical Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vitals to 1850
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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