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Rebecca Jane French 1821–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1821

Birth Location: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 May 1868

Death Location: Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: George French

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): John Johnson

Children(s): Mary Johnson, George Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Catharine Johnson, William Johnson, John Johnson, Emma (McDonough), Infant Johnson, Francis Johnson

Rebecca Jane French was born in 1821 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Dent French And Elizabeth Betsy Lee. In 1850, Rebecca Jane French resided in District 1, Hardin, Kentucky, USA. In 1860, Rebecca Jane French resided in District 3, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA. Rebecca Jane French married John Lucius Johnson, and had children including Catharine Malora Johnson, Elizabeth A Johnson, Emma Susan Johnson Mcdonough, Francis Lee Johnson, George H Johnson, Infant Johnson, John Thomas Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, William R Johnson. Rebecca Jane French passed away in 1868 in Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Rebecca Jane French was born in 1821 in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA, the child of George Dent French And Elizabeth Betsy Lee.
  • In 1850, Rebecca Jane French resided in District 1, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1860, Rebecca Jane French resided in District 3, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.
  • Rebecca Jane French married John Lucius Johnson, and had children including Catharine Malora Johnson, Elizabeth A Johnson, Emma Susan Johnson Mcdonough, Francis Lee Johnson, George H Johnson, Infant Johnson, John Thomas Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, William R Johnson.
  • Rebecca Jane French passed away in 1868 in Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Rebecca French's Ancestors

Self
Rebecca French
1821–1868
Birth Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
George Dent French
1794–1844
St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
Elizabeth (Betsy) Lee
1798–1823
St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
Grandparents
Raphael (Thomas) French
1743–1851
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Wilford Lee
1774–1849
Nelson County, Kentucky, USA
Rebecca Hill
1780–1820
Nelson, Bullitt, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Judge Hill
1755–1824
Elizabeth Goodin
1760–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca French's Descendants

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Rebecca (Jane) French (30 Sep 1821–19 May 1868) m. John (Lucius) Johnson (13 Jan 1818–7 Oct 1869)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson 1849– m. George (McClellan) Watson 1843–1917
    1. 1. Robert (Lee Watson) Sr 1870–1954 m. Harriett (Cellia) Cox 1870–
      1. 1. Ida (Frances) Watson 1899–1989 m. Arthur (Gould "A G" McWhorter (Smith Adopted) Name) 1889–1946 m. Walter (Henry Moore) Sr 1893–1963 m. Joseph (Calberth) Snell 1895–1918
        1. 1. Larry (Andral) Smith 1937–1983 m. Mary (Ellen) Clyborn 1942–2013 m. Sally (Jean) Wiley 1938–1998
        2. 2. Nelwin (Mitchell) Moore 1920–2008
        3. 3. Joseph (Robert) Snell 1916–1932
        4. 4. Infant (\ Michelle) Snell 1916–1916
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Watson 1892–1981 m. James (Marion) Browning 1888–1952
        1. 1. Robert (James) Browning 1914–1993
        2. 2. John (Stevens) Browning 1917–1990 m. Bernice Lewis 1917–2009
      3. 3. Elizabeth Watson 1890–1890
      4. 4. Nora (M) Watson 1891–1908
      5. 5. Ruby Watson 1905–2001 m. Marius Jensen 1891–1969
      6. 6. Robert Watson 1910–1996 m. Lucille Gray 1909–2003
      7. 7. Philip (Fredrick) Watson 1896–1984 m. Etta (L) Roberts 1893–1958
        1. 1. Joe Watson 1922–1991 m. Margie (Nell) Looper 1930–2014
        2. 2. O (P) Watson 1926–2013
        3. 3. Phillip (James) Watson 1921–2008
        4. 4. Allean Watson 1920–2007 m. H. (A.) Roye 1925–2010
        5. 5. Myrtle (Ruth) Watson 1917–2006
        6. 6. Robert (Lowell) Watson 1914–1983 m. Aylee (H) Roye 1922–2013
        7. 7. Marietta Watson 1916–2007
      8. 8. Esther (Cleo) Watson 1902–1992 m. John (Arthur) Burkleo 1891–1968
        1. 1. Harriett (Virginia) Burkleo 1920–1996
    2. 2. George (Lewis) Watson 1872–1961
    3. 3. Ida (F.) Watson 1878–1965 m. William (F "Punch") Hight 1877–1949
      1. 1. Lena (Mae) Hight 1913–1993
      2. 2. Dee (Franklin) Hight 1912–1986
      3. 3. Mattie (Irene) Hight 1906–1982
      4. 4. Annie (Laurie) Hight 1901–1955
      5. 5. Mary (Hellen) Hight 1900–1901
      6. 6. George (McClellan) Hight 1898–1959
      7. 7. Jack (Roark) Hight 1897–1969
      8. 8. Robert (Lee) Hight 1910–1939
    4. 4. Jackson (S) Watson 1868–
    5. 5. Eliza Watson 1888–
  2. 2. George (H) Johnson 1841–
  3. 3. Elizabeth (A) Johnson 1843–
  4. 4. Catharine (Malora) Johnson 1846–
  5. 5. William (R) Johnson 1848–
  6. 6. John (Thomas) Johnson 1854–1909
  7. 7. Emma (Susan Johnson) (McDonough) 1860–1943
  8. 8. Infant Johnson 1857–1857
  9. 9. Francis (Lee) Johnson 1864–1936

Rebecca French's Timeline

4 Records

1821
30 Sep 1821
Birth of Rebecca Jane French in Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
1850
1850
Age 29
Rebecca Jane French resided here in District 1, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
District 1, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1860
1860
Age 39
Rebecca Jane French resided here in District 3, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
District 3, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
1868
19 May 1868
Age 47
Death of Rebecca Jane French in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1821
    Event Place: Hardin County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 3, Hardin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_371; Page: 72; Family History Library Fi
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1293.162; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Hardin, Kentucky; Roll: 203; Page: 331a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 1, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 1, Hardin, Kentucky; Roll: 203; Page: 331a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 3, Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 3, Hardin, Kentucky; Roll: M653_371; Page: 72; Family History Library Fi

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hardin, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Birth Records, 1847-1911, Kentucky Department of Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Kentucky Birth, Marriage and Death Records - Microfilm (1852-1910)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 May 1868
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America

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