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Lt Joseph French 1649–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAR 1649

Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: NOV 1732

Death Location: Old Burying Ground, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard French

Mother: Martha Beare

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Knight.

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

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

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Biography

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

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lt French's Ancestors

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Lt French
1649–1732
Birth Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Richard French
1626–
Martha Beare
1627–1663
Coggeshall, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Richard Beare
1600–1674
England
Grace Read
1613–1654
Canterbury, Kent, , England
Great-Grandparents
William (Reed)
1565–1621
Lucy Heneage
1586–1621
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael London)
1540–1600

Lt French's Descendants

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Lt (Joseph) French (4 MAR 1649–NOV 1732) m. Elizabeth Knight. (1651–6 NOV 1742)
  1. 1. Jonathan French 1690–1760 m. Elizabeth Cummings 1687–1777
    1. 1. Mary French 1722–1793 m. Phinehas Bennett 1719–1803
      1. 1. Thankfull Bennett 1752–1832 m. Noah Bishop 1749–1827
        1. 1. Lydia Bishop 1773–1830 m. John (Walter) Chiles 1773–1830
        2. 2. Patience Bishop 1787–1867
        3. 3. Rebecca Bishop 1793–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Bishop 1773–
        5. 5. Sarah Bishop –1855
        6. 6. William Bishop 1777–
        7. 7. Samuel Bishop 1784–1842
      2. 2. Ezra (Phineas) Bennett 1750–
      3. 3. Tabitha Bennett 1756–1839
      4. 4. Molley Bennett 1746–1748
      5. 5. Elijah Bennett 1753–
      6. 6. Ephraim Bennett 1758–1765
      7. 7. Ithamar Bennett 1759–
      8. 8. Mary Bennett 1762–
      9. 9. Rhoda Bennett 1748–
      10. 10. William Bennett 1743–1749
      11. 11. Elizabeth Bennett 1758–
  2. 2. Rebecca French 1719–
  3. 3. Margaret French 1687–1774
  4. 4. Samuel French 1676–1738
  5. 5. Rebecca French 1673–1737
  6. 6. Elizabeth French 1682–1756

Lt French's Timeline

3 Records

1649
4 MAR 1649
Birth of Lt Joseph French in Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1732
26 NOV 1732
Age 83
Death of Lt Joseph French in Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
1732
NOV 1732
Age 83
Burial of Lt Joseph French in Old Burying Ground, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Old Burying Ground, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1649
    Event Place: Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 NOV 1732
    Event Place: Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    83

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1732
    Event Place: Old Burying Ground, Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

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