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Philemon Elias French 1773–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10/1773

Birth Location: Springfield NJ

Death Date: 07/1856

Death Location: Buck Settlement Cemetery

Father: None None

Mother: Joanna Osborn

Spouse(s): Temperance Blair

Children(s): Elias French, Maria French, Joanna French, Elizabeth French

In 1773, Philemon Elias French entered the world in Springfield NJ, born to Joanna Osborn. Philemon Elias French married Temperance Blair, and had children including Elias French, Elizabeth French, Joanna French, Maria French. Philemon Elias French passed away in 1856 in Buck Settlement Cemetery.

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Biography

  • In 1773, Philemon Elias French entered the world in Springfield NJ, born to Joanna Osborn.
  • Philemon Elias French married Temperance Blair, and had children including Elias French, Elizabeth French, Joanna French, Maria French.
  • Philemon Elias French passed away in 1856 in Buck Settlement Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

None None
1723–1813
Birth Location: –
Joanna Osborn
1735–
Birth Location: –
JO

Spouses(s)

Temperance Blair
1776–1856
Birth Location: New Jersey Colonial Colony
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Children(s)

Elias French
1799–1882
Birth Location: –
EF
Maria French
1804–1882
Birth Location: –
MF
Joanna French
1807–1892
Birth Location: Starkey, Yates County, New York, United States
JF
Elizabeth French
1815–1897
Birth Location: Starkey, Yates County, New York
EF

Philemon French's Ancestors

Self
Philemon French
1773–1856
Birth Place: Springfield NJ
Parents
1723–1813
Joanna Osborn
1735–
Grandparents
Richard French
1689–1747
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
John French
1651–1713
Susannah Paulain
1644–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas ffrench
1611–1673
Sara Wood
1620–1653

Philemon French's Descendants

1.
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Philemon (Elias) French (10/1773–07/1856) m. Temperance Blair (04/1776–07/11/1856)
  1. 1. Elias French 1799–1882 m. Abigail Jones 1800–1882
    1. 1. Henry (Spence) French 1831–1914 m. Laura (J) Lasher 1838–1860 m. Louisa (Hortense) Parker 1835–1958
      1. 1. LeRoy (T) French 1862–1947
      2. 2. Nellie (Margaret) French 1864–1938
      3. 3. Louise (Abby) French 1874–1958
      4. 4. George (Arthur) French 1867–1947
      5. 5. Wallace (H) French 1870–1948
  2. 2. Maria French 1804–1882
  3. 3. Joanna French 1807–1892
  4. 4. Elizabeth French 1815–1897

Philemon French's Timeline

2 Records

1773
10/1773
Birth of Philemon Elias French in Springfield NJ
Springfield NJ
1856
07/1856
Age 83
Burial of Philemon Elias French in Buck Settlement Cemetery
Buck Settlement Cemetery

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 101773
    Event Place: Springfield NJ

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 071856
    Event Place: Buck Settlement Cemetery
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