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Samuel French 1660–1718 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 FEB 1660

Birth Location: South Perrott, Dorset, England

Death Date: 13 OCT 1718

Death Location: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Rev French

Mother: Elizabeth Horsey

Spouse(s): Susannah Pitman

Children(s): Samuel French

The story of Samuel French began in 1660 in South Perrott, Dorset, England. Samuel French married Susannah Pitman, and had children including Samuel French. Samuel French passed away in 1718 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel French began in 1660 in South Perrott, Dorset, England.
  • Samuel French married Susannah Pitman, and had children including Samuel French.
  • Samuel French passed away in 1718 in Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev French
1623–1685
Birth Location: Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England
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Elizabeth Horsey
1628–1674
Birth Location: Clifton Maybank, Dorset, England
EH

Spouses(s)

Susannah Pitman
1659–1729
Birth Location: South Perrott, Dorset, England
SP

Children(s)

Samuel French
1687–1763
Birth Location: Bradford Abbas, Dorset, , England
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Samuel French's Ancestors

Self
Samuel French
1660–1718
Birth Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
Parents
Rev Jeremiah French
1623–1685
Bradford Abbas, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Horsey
1628–1674
Clifton Maybank, Dorset, England
Grandparents
Thomas French
1580–1639
Knodishall, Suffolk, England
Margery Knights
1592–1635
Kelsale, England
George (Horsey) Sr
1577–1644
Clifton Maybank, Dorset, England
Elizabeth Freake
1580–1643
Iwerne Courtney, Dorset, England
Great-Grandparents
Jacob French
1545–1615
Susan Warren
1555–1613
John Knight
1560–1585
Agnes Bullward
1550–
Thomas Freke
1563–1633
Elizabeth Taylor
1567–1640
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas French
1532–1613
Margaret Nicholas
1534–1587
Robert Freke
1543–1593
Alice Swayne
1543–1577

Samuel French's Descendants

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Samuel French (22 FEB 1660–13 OCT 1718) m. Susannah Pitman (1659–13 Aug 1729)
  1. 1. Samuel French 1687–1763 m. Mary Price 1690–1775
    1. 1. Jeremiah French 1712–1793
    2. 2. Joseph French 1730–1781 m. Charity Beardsley 1731–1780
      1. 1. Silas French 1773–1842 m. Anna Curtis 1769–1849
        1. 1. Fanny (E.) French 1806–1875 m. George (Squire) V 1806–1876

Samuel French's Timeline

10 Records

1655
7 Oct 1655
Birth of Samuel French in South Perrott, Dorset, England
South Perrott, Dorset, England
1655
1655
Birth of Samuel French in South Perrott, Dorset, England
South Perrott, Dorset, England
1655
25 OCT 1655
Samuel French was baptized in South Perrott, Dorset, England
South Perrott, Dorset, England
1655
25 OCT 1655
Samuel French was christened in South Perrott, Dorset, England
South Perrott, Dorset, England
1660
22 FEB 1660
Birth of Samuel French in South Perrott, Dorset, England
South Perrott, Dorset, England
1660
22 FEB 1660
Birth of Samuel French in South Perrott, Dorset, England
South Perrott, Dorset, England
1685
1685
Age 25
Samuel French resided here in Dorset, England
Dorset, England
1718
13 OCT 1718
Age 58
Death of Samuel French in Braintree, Massachusetts, USA (England?)
Braintree, Massachusetts, USA (England?)
1718
13 OCT 1718
Age 58
Death of Samuel French in Braintree, Massachusetts
Braintree, Massachusetts
1718
13 OCT 1718
Age 58
Death of Samuel French in England
England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1655
    Event Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 31.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CGA
    [3] Public Member Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1660
    Event Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1655
    Event Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 FEB 1660
    Event Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1655
    Event Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 25 OCT 1655
    Event Place: South Perrott, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Dorset, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1718
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts, USA (England?)
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1718
    Event Place: Braintree, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 OCT 1718
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.
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