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William French 1603 – 1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1603

Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England

Death Date: 20 Nov 1681

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: Thomas French

Mother: Anne Olmstead

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Godfrey, Mary Lothrop

Children(s): Francis French, Elizabeth French, Mary French, John French, Sarah French, Jacob French, Hannah French, Hannah French, Samuel French, Mary French, Sarah French, Abigail French, Hannah French

Early life: William French arrived in Halstead, Essex, England in 1603, born to Thomas French and Anne Olmstead. Over time, William French formed a family with Elizabeth Godfrey and Mary Lothrop, which included Francis French, Elizabeth French, Mary French, John French, Sarah French, Jacob French, Hannah French, Hannah French, Samuel French, Mary French, Sarah French, Abigail French and Hannah French. William French concluded life in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts in 1681.

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Parents

Thomas French
1562 – 1613
Birth Location: Wethersfield, Essex, England
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Anne Olmstead
1566 – 1624
Birth Location: Halstead, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Godfrey
1604 – 1668
Birth Location: England
EG
Mary Lothrop
1640 – 1735
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, Massachusetts
ML

Children(s)

Francis French
1625 –
Birth Location: England
FF
Elizabeth French
1629 –
Birth Location: England
EF
Mary French
1632 – 1672
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
MF
John French
1635 –
Birth Location: England
JF
Sarah French
1638 –
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
SF
Jacob French
1639 – 1713
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
JF
Hannah French
1641 – 1642
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
HF
Hannah French
1643 –
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
HF
Samuel French
1645 –
Birth Location: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
SF
Mary French
1670 –
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
MF
Sarah French
1671 –
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
SF
Abigail French
1673 –
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
AF
Hannah French
1676 –
Birth Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
HF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1603
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 588

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 15 Mar 1602
    Event Place: Halstead, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: May 1669
    Event Place: Billerica
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town Marriage Records, 1620-1850

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 1635
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Year: 1635
    Event Place: Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 Mar 1635
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 8 Oct 1635
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Year: 1635; Page Number: 588

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1652
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Applications of Freemen, 1630-1691

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 20 Nov 1681
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, New England, The Great Migration and The Great Migration Begins, 1620-1635, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-2015

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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