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Samuel French 1701–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1701

Birth Location: Axminster, Devon, , England

Death Date: 1752

Death Location: Kilmington, Devon, England

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Johana Sprague

Spouse(s): Grace Sweetland

Children(s): John French, Samuel French, Peter French, Mary French, James French, Grace French

Samuel French was born in 1701 in Axminster, Devon, , England, the child of Thomas French And Johana Sprague. Samuel French married Grace Sweetland, and had children including Grace French, James French, John French, Mary French, Peter French, Samuel French. Samuel French passed away in 1752 in Kilmington, Devon, England.

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Biography

  • Samuel French was born in 1701 in Axminster, Devon, , England, the child of Thomas French And Johana Sprague.
  • Samuel French married Grace Sweetland, and had children including Grace French, James French, John French, Mary French, Peter French, Samuel French.
  • Samuel French passed away in 1752 in Kilmington, Devon, England.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel French's Ancestors

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Samuel French
1701–1752
Birth Place: Axminster, Devon, , England
Parents
Thomas French
1665–1736
Musbury, Devon, England
Johana Sprague
1670–1735
Grandparents
Matthew French
1633–
Musbury, Devon, England
Mary Lamford
1645–
Lidford, Devonshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel French's Descendants

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Samuel French (29 May 1701–1752) m. Grace Sweetland (1700–1744)
  1. 1. John French 1726– m. Thomazine Parker 1726–1762
    1. 1. Susannah French 1755–1821 m. John Pidgeon 1741–1828
      1. 1. James Pidgeon 1788–1847 m. Sarah Budden 1789–1855
        1. 1. Sarah Pidgeon 1811–1856 m. John Gard 1812–1890
        2. 2. John Pidgeon 1821–1888
        3. 3. James Pidgeon 1816–
        4. 4. Mary Pidgeon 1818–
        5. 5. Robert (Simeon) Pidgeon 1829–
      2. 2. John Pidgeon 1781–1838
      3. 3. Joan Pidgeon 1785–
      4. 4. Mary Pidgeon 1795–
      5. 5. William Pidgeon 1765–
    2. 2. Thomazin French 1752–1762
  2. 2. Samuel French 1723–
  3. 3. Peter French 1725–1725
  4. 4. Mary French 1730–
  5. 5. James French 1738–
  6. 6. Grace French 1730–1730

Samuel French's Timeline

4 Records

1701
29 May 1701
Birth of Samuel French in Axminster, Devon, England
Axminster, Devon, England
1701
29 May 1701
Birth of Samuel French in Axminster, Devon, , England
Axminster, Devon, , England
1752
02 Aug 1752
Age 51
Death of Samuel French in Kilmington, Devon, England
Kilmington, Devon, England
1752
1752
Age 51
Death of Samuel French in Kilmington, Devon, England
Kilmington, Devon, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1701
    Event Place: Axminster, Devon, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 May 1701
    Event Place: Axminster, Devon, , England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Aug 1752
    Event Place: Kilmington, Devon, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Kilmington, Devon, England
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Database online.

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