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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: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA

Father: George French

Mother: Elizabeth Lee

Spouse(s): John Johnson

Children(s): George Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Catharine Johnson, William Johnson, Mary Johnson, John Johnson, Infant Johnson, Emma (McDonough), 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 George H Johnson, Elizabeth A Johnson, Catharine Malora Johnson, William R Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, John Thomas Johnson, Infant Johnson, Emma Susan Johnson (McDonough), Francis Lee Johnson. Rebecca Jane French passed away in 1868 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.

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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 George H Johnson, Elizabeth A Johnson, Catharine Malora Johnson, William R Johnson, Mary Elizabeth Johnson, John Thomas Johnson, Infant Johnson, Emma Susan Johnson (McDonough), Francis Lee Johnson.
  • Rebecca Jane French passed away in 1868 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George French
1794 – 1844
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, USA
GF
Elizabeth Lee
1798 – 1823
Birth Location: St. Mary's County, Maryland, United States of America
EL

Spouses(s)

John Johnson
1818 – 1869
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Children(s)

George Johnson
1841 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
GJ
Elizabeth Johnson
1843 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
EJ
Catharine Johnson
1846 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
CJ
William Johnson
1848 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
WJ
Mary Johnson
1849 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
MJ
John Johnson
1854 – 1909
Birth Location: Kentucky
JJ
Infant Johnson
1857 – 1857
Birth Location: –
IJ
Emma (McDonough)
1860 – 1943
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
E(
Francis Johnson
1864 – 1936
Birth Location: Colesburg, Hardin County, Kentucky, United States of America
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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 (Elizabeth) Hill
1780 – 1820
Nelson, Bullitt, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
Judge Hill
1755 – 1824
Elizabeth Goodin
1760 – 1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebecca French's Descendants

1.
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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. George (H) Johnson (abt 1841 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth (A) Johnson (abt 1843 – )
  3. 3. Catharine (Malora) Johnson (abt 1846 – )
  4. 4. William (R) Johnson (abt 1848 – )
  5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Johnson (ABT 1849 – ) m. George (A. McClellan) Watson (15 Feb 1843 – 17 Feb 1917)
    1. 1. Jackson (S) Watson (ABT 1868 – )
    2. 2. Robert (E. Lee) Watson (4 Mar 1870 – 26 July 1954) m. Harriett (Cellia) Cox (31 Mar 1870 – 24 Sept 1954)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Watson (15 Mar 1890 – 15 Mar 1890)
      2. 2. Nora (M) Watson (29 Jan 1891 – 22 Oct 1908)
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Watson (23 Apr 1892 – 22 APR 1981) m. James (Marion) Browning (2 NOV 1888 – 16 JAN 1952)
        1. 1. Robert (James) Browning (27 DEC 1914 – 3 APR 1993)
        2. 2. John (Stevens) Browning (30 JUL 1917 – 30 DEC 1990) m. Bernice Lewis (22 AUG 1917 – 18 OCT 2009)
      4. 4. Philip (Fredrick) Watson (7 Feb 1896 – 7 May 1984) m. Martha (Lou Etta) Roberts (ABT 1893 – 02 Oct 1958)
        1. 1. Robert (Lowell) Watson (ABT 1914 – 12 January 1983) m. Hattie (Azlee) Roye (abt 1922 – 6 Jan 2013)
        2. 2. Mary (Etta) Watson (10 May 1916 – 29 May 2007)
        3. 3. Myrtle (Ruth) Watson (2 Sep 1917 – 22 May 2006)
        4. 4. Harriett (Allean "Pat") Watson (abt 1920 – 24 Feb 2007) m. H (A) Roye (21 May 1925 – 12 March 2010)
        5. 5. Phillip (James) Watson (8 Aug 1921 – 2 Jul 2008)
        6. 6. Joseph (Wier) Watson (26 Nov 1922 – 3 FEB 1991) m. Margie (Nell) Looper (30 September 1930 – 11 May 2014)
        7. 7. O (P) Watson (24 Nov 1926 – 9 Jan 2013) m. Wanda (Jeane) Alford (30 Dec 1931 – )
      5. 5. Ida (Frances) Watson (27 Jan 1899 – 26 Jun 1989) m. Joseph (Calhoun) Snell (13 Sept 1895 – 5 Dec 1918) m. Walter (Henry) Moore (22 Apr 1893 – 4 Mar 1963) m. Arthur (Gould "A G" McWhorter (Smith Adopted) Name) (24 DEC 1889 – 27 AUG 1946)
        1. 1. Joseph (Robert) Snell (24 May 1916 – 26 Feb 1932)
        2. 2. Infant (Michelle) Snell (24 May 1916 – 24 May 1916)
        3. 3. Nelwin (Mitchell) Moore (14 Nov 1920 – 20 Jan 2008)
        4. 4. Larry (Andral) Smith (16 Jun 1937 – 7 Oct 1983) m. Connie (Ann) Hayes (2 DEC 1950 – ) m. Mary (Ellen) Clyborn (20 JUL 1942 – 6 SEP 2013) m. Miriam Smith m. Sally (Jean) Wiley (13 JUL 1938 – 20 JUL 1998)
      6. 6. Esther (Cleo) Watson (9 Feb 1902 – 12 Nov 1992) m. John (Arthur) Burkleo (30 NOV 1891 – 28 FEB 1968)
        1. 1. Harriett (Virginia) Burkleo (30 OCT 1920 – 17 JUN 1996)
      7. 7. Ruby (Opal) Watson (1905 – 9 DEC 2001) m. Marius Jensen (13 JUL 1891 – 27 JAN 1969)
      8. 8. Robert Watson (1910 – 9 May 1996) m. Lucille Gray (4 JUN 1909 – 6 SEP 2003)
        1. 1. J (B) Watson (ABT 1935 – )
        2. 2. Betty (Louise) Watson (ABT 1939 – )
    3. 3. George (Lewis) Watson (19 JUL 1872 – 21 JAN 1961)
    4. 4. Ida (F.) Watson (2 SEP 1878 – 24 NOV 1965) m. William (F "Punch") Hight (31 AUG 1877 – 16 JAN 1949)
      1. 1. Jack (Roark) Hight (23 AUG 1897 – 2 JAN 1969)
      2. 2. George (McClellan) Hight (14 SEP 1898 – 15 JUL 1959)
      3. 3. Mary (Hellen) Hight (1900 – 1901)
      4. 4. Annie (Laurie) Hight (4 OCT 1901 – 20 OCT 1955)
      5. 5. Mattie (Irene) Hight (4 SEP 1906 – 12 FEB 1982)
      6. 6. Robert (Lee) Hight (7 MAR 1910 – 26 OCT 1939)
      7. 7. Dee (Franklin) Hight (13 JAN 1912 – 16 MAY 1986)
      8. 8. Lena (Mae) Hight (22 FEB 1913 – 18 FEB 1993)
    5. 5. Eliza Watson (APR 1888 – )
  6. 6. John (Thomas) Johnson (21 Apr 1854 – 1 Dec 1909)
  7. 7. Infant Johnson (16 January 1857 – 16 January 1857)
  8. 8. Emma (Susan Johnson) (McDonough) (16 Jan 1860 – 14 Dec 1943)
  9. 9. Francis (Lee) Johnson (15 June 1864 – 14 July 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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