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William French 1666 – 1719 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1666

Birth Location: Maidstone, Kent, England

Death Date: Jul 1719

Death Location: Ashford, Kent, England

Father: Barnabas French

Mother: Deborah Taylor

Spouse(s): Alice Gipps

Children(s): Margaret French

The story of William French began in 1666 in Maidstone, Kent, England. William French married Alice Gipps, and had children including Margaret French. William French passed away in 1719 in Ashford, Kent, England.

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Biography

  • The story of William French began in 1666 in Maidstone, Kent, England.
  • William French married Alice Gipps, and had children including Margaret French.
  • William French passed away in 1719 in Ashford, Kent, England.

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William French's Ancestors

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William French
1666 – 1719
Birth Place: Maidstone, Kent, England
Parents
Barnabas French
1614 – 1678
Linstead, Maidstone, Kent, England
Deborah Taylor
1626 – 1678
Staplehurst, Kent, England
Grandparents
William Frenche
1593 – 1633
Marden, Kent, England
Rebecca Panne
1587 – 1661
Harrietsham, Maidstone, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William French's Descendants

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William French (1666 – Jul 1719) m. Alice Gipps (Abt. 1666 – Oct 1720)
  1. 1. Margaret French (1697 – 1736) m. Potkin Pierce (1693 – 1776)
    1. 1. Margaret Pierce (1723 – 1796) m. Samuel Andrews (Abt. 1730 – 1793)
      1. 1. Samuel Andrews (Dec 1760 – 06 Dec 1824) m. Sarah Tappenden (Jun 1759 – Jan 1827)
        1. 1. Phoebe Andrews (7 Sep 1788 – Apr 1874) m. Thomas Sims (1793 – 18 Feb 1880)
        2. 2. Margaret Andrews (May 1790 – Dec 1826)

William French's Timeline

2 Records

1666
1666
Birth of William French in Maidstone, Kent, England
Maidstone, Kent, England
1719
Jul 1719
Age 53
Death of William French in Ashford, Kent, England
Ashford, Kent, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1666
    Event Place: Maidstone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1719
    Event Place: Ashford, Kent, England

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