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Sarah Catherine French 1785 – 1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1785

Birth Location: Maryland, United States

Death Date: 17 OCT 1855

Death Location: Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Father: Raphael French

Mother: Mary Mead

Spouse(s): John Johnson

Children(s): John Johnson

In 1785, Sarah Catherine French entered the world in Maryland, United States, born to Raphael Thomas French and Mary Ann Mead. Sarah Catherine French married John Johnson, and had children including John Lucius Johnson. Sarah Catherine French passed away in 1855 in Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Sarah Catherine French entered the world in Maryland, United States, born to Raphael Thomas French and Mary Ann Mead.
  • Sarah Catherine French married John Johnson, and had children including John Lucius Johnson.
  • Sarah Catherine French passed away in 1855 in Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Raphael French
1743 – 1851
Birth Location: St Marys, Maryland, Coloniel British America
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Mary Mead
1763 – 1820
Birth Location: Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
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Spouses(s)

John Johnson
1785 – 1859
Birth Location: Maryland, USA
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Children(s)

John Johnson
1818 – 1869
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
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Sarah French's Ancestors

Self
Sarah French
1785 – 1855
Birth Place: Maryland, United States
Parents
Raphael Thomas French
1743 – 1851
St Marys, Maryland, Coloniel British America
Mary (Ann) Mead
1763 – 1820
Saint James Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland
Grandparents
Samuel Mead
1731 – 1794
Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
Mary (Ann) Carr
1729 – 1819
Saint Peters Parish, Talbot, Maryland
Great-Grandparents
John Carr
1700 – 1753
Judith Fish
1707 – 1739
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Carr
1675 – 1728
Mary McMinn
1680 – 1766

Sarah French's Descendants

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Sarah (Catherine) French (ABT 1785 – 17 OCT 1855) m. John Johnson (24 FEB 1785 – 26 JAN 1859)
  1. 1. John (Lucius) Johnson (13 Jan 1818 – 7 Oct 1869) m. Rebecca (Jane) French (30 Sep 1821 – 19 May 1868)
    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)
        4. 4. Philip (Fredrick) Watson (7 Feb 1896 – 7 May 1984) m. Martha (Lou Etta) Roberts (ABT 1893 – 02 Oct 1958)
        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)
        6. 6. Esther (Cleo) Watson (9 Feb 1902 – 12 Nov 1992) m. John (Arthur) Burkleo (30 NOV 1891 – 28 FEB 1968)
        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)
      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)

Sarah French's Timeline

2 Records

1785
ABT 1785
Birth of Sarah Catherine French in Maryland, United States
Maryland, United States
1855
17 OCT 1855
Age 70
Death of Sarah Catherine French in Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1785
    Event Place: Maryland, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 OCT 1855
    Event Place: Colesburg, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
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