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William George French 1614 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1614

Birth Location: Branscombe, Devon, England

Death Date: 1691

Death Location: Devon, England

Father: John FRENCH

Mother: Emlin SMYTHE

Spouse(s): Margery Steevens, Hannah Bull

Children(s): Elizabeth French

It was in 1614 that William George French was born in Branscombe, Devon, England, a child of John FRENCH and Emlin SMYTHE. William George French went on to marry Margery Steevens and Hannah Bull and had children such as Elizabeth Lions French. William George French was deceased by 1691 in Devon, England.

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Parents

John FRENCH
1581 – 1629
Birth Location: Farway, Devon, England
JF
Emlin SMYTHE
1581 – 1641
Birth Location: Branscombe, Devon, England
ES

Spouses(s)

Margery Steevens
1615 – 1687
Birth Location: Wiltshire, England
MS
Hannah Bull
1624 – 1690
Birth Location: Colyton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
HB

Children(s)

Elizabeth French
1649 – 1687
Birth Location: Sidbury, Devon, England
EF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Oct 1614
    Event Place: Branscombe, Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 19 Dec 1613
    Event Place: East Horndon, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers, 1518-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 4 May 1617
    Event Place: Thorncombe, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England; Dorset Parish Registers; Reference: PE/THO: RE1/1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 17 October 1644
    Event Place: Beer, Devon, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1691
    Event Place: Devon, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR21/1/R1/2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Year: 9 Mar 1691-1692
    Event Place: Banbury, St Mary, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: Oxfordshire, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1538-1812, Oxfordshire Family History Society; Oxford, Oxfordshire, England; Anglican Parish Registers; Reference Number: PAR21/1/R1/2

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