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Samuel French 1653–1727 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Jul 1653

Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 4 Nov 1727

Death Location: Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Father: Richard III

Mother: Martha Beare

Spouse(s): Sarah Cummings

Children(s): John French

Samuel French was born in 1653 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Richard French Iii And Martha Beare. Samuel French married Sarah Cummings, and had children including John French. Samuel French passed away in 1727 in Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • Samuel French was born in 1653 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, the child of Richard French Iii And Martha Beare.
  • Samuel French married Sarah Cummings, and had children including John French.
  • Samuel French passed away in 1727 in Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America.

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Samuel French's Ancestors

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Samuel French
1653–1727
Birth Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
Richard French III
1626–1688
Martha Beare
1627–1660
Coggeshall, Essex, , England
Grandparents
Richard French
1597–1655
Terling, Essex, England
Elizabeth FULLER
1607–1626
St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall, Essex, England
Richard Beare
1600–1674
of Coggeshall, Essex, England
Grace (Read) Hassell
1608–1648
England
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Samuel French's Descendants

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Samuel French (13 Jul 1653–4 Nov 1727) m. Sarah Cummings (28 Jan 1661–4 Nov 1724)
  1. 1. John French 1691–1761 m. Elizabeth Harwood 1694–1760
    1. 1. Eleazer French 1726–1757 m. Abigail Fletcher 1731–1808
      1. 1. Samuel (Fletcher) French 1755–1833 m. Mary Johnson 1758–1840
        1. 1. Samuel French 1772–1859 m. Mary (Polly) MacDonald 1779–1868

Samuel French's Timeline

2 Records

1653
13 Jul 1653
Birth of Samuel French in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1727
4 Nov 1727
Age 74
Death of Samuel French in Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Jul 1653
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 6 Feb 2023), entry for Richard French, person ID LZNZ-4VT.
    [2] "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Mar 2023), entry for John French, person ID MLBD-J4C.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Nov 1727
    Event Place: Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
    Record Source:
    [1] "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 6 Feb 2023), entry for Richard French, person ID LZNZ-4VT.
    [2] "FamilySearch," database, \\i FamilySearch\\i0, accessed 25 Mar 2023), entry for John French, person ID MLBD-J4C.

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