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William French 1738 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1738

Birth Location: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1790

Death Location: Virginia

Father: Capt. French

Mother: Martha Flint

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Children(s):

In 1738, William French entered the world in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, born to Capt. John Clay French and Martha Upshur Flint. William French passed away in 1790 in Virginia.

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Biography

  • In 1738, William French entered the world in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA, born to Capt. John Clay French and Martha Upshur Flint.
  • William French passed away in 1790 in Virginia.

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William French's Ancestors

Self
William French
1738 – 1790
Birth Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Capt. John Clay French
1710 – 1778
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Martha (Upshur) Flint
1715 – 1801
Wales, England
Grandparents
John (Thomas) French
1679 – 1728
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Richardson
1685 – 1728
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph FRENCH
1640 – 1694
Experience Foster
1645 – 1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William French's Timeline

2 Records

1738
1738
Birth of William French in Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA
1790
15 Nov 1790
Age 52
Death of William French in Virginia
Virginia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1738
    Event Place: Westmoreland County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1790
    Event Place: Virginia

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