David French Sr (1742 - 1821)

Born 30 Jan 1742 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut

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Died 2 Aug 1821 at age 79 in Bethany, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Private David French Sr served with 2nd Regiment, Connecticut Militia during the American Revolution.

David French Sr is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A042349.

David FRENCH Esquire ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]} was born ^{[8][9][10][11]} 30 Jan 1742 in Derby, New Haven, CT. He died ^[12][13][14] 4 Aug 1821 in Woodbridge, New Haven, CT. David married Hannah LINES.

Name

Name: David /French/ Sr^[15][16]

Birth

Birth Date: 1-30-1742

Place: Derby, New Haven County, CT^[17][18]

Death

Death Date: 8-2-1821

Place: Bethany, New Haven, CT^[19][20]

Residence

Residence Place: Connecticut ^[21][22]

User ID

User ID: 5DB253A3-BF7C-4876-9E80-C097F25408FE

Sources

1. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven ([CD]Baltimore, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1981[originally]Rome, N.Y. and New Haven, Conn., 1922-1932), vol 5, p 1038.
2. ↑ Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 551. " ... patriot of the Revolution, going to Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill to assist in resisting the encroachments of depotism. He was trial justice of the north part of the town of Woodbridge many years, having more cases than any other justice of his time. He represented the town of Woodbridge in the General Assembly twenty successive years. He built the first log-house in Nyumphs on land he afterwards gave to his son Luther ..."
3. ↑ David Davis & Levi L. Glasson, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Pines Bridge Cemetery (Pines Bridge Cemetery), #17. http://oxfordpast.net/pbcemscan17.html.
4. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 5, p 1094.
5. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 6, p 1424.
6. ↑ Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 511.
7. ↑ Susan Woodruff Abbott, Families of Early Milford, Connecticut, CD-Local and Family Histories: CT, 1600's - 1800's, (Produced in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, 2000), p. 468.
8. ↑ Compiled by Lorraine Cook White, The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records, Vol 8 - Derby 1655-1852, General Editor - Lorraine Cook White, Baltimore, Maryland, Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1997, p. 224.
9. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 3, p 625.
10. ↑ Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 721.
11. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, Record Print; Seymour, CT, 1908, p. 152.
12. ↑ W. C. Sharpe, Bethany - Sketches and Records, Record Print; Seymour, CT, 1908, p. 152.
13. ↑ Samuel Orcutt, History Old Town of Derby, Connecticut 1642-1880, p. 551.
14. ↑ Donald Lines Jacobus, Families of Ancient New Haven, vol 3, p 625. "29 Aug 1821 WdV. ae. 80 BT2."
15. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=740393&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 30 Jan 1742 Birth place: Death date: 29 Aug 1821 Death place: APID: 1,2204::740393
16. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=661975&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 11 Feb 1677 Birth place: Death date: 11 Apr 1751 Death place: APID: 1,2204::661975
17. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=740393&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 30 Jan 1742 Birth place: Death date: 29 Aug 1821 Death place: APID: 1,2204::740393
18. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=661975&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 11 Feb 1677 Birth place: Death date: 11 Apr 1751 Death place: APID: 1,2204::661975
19. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=740393&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 30 Jan 1742 Birth place: Death date: 29 Aug 1821 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::740393
20. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=661975&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 11 Feb 1677 Birth place: Death date: 11 Apr 1751 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::661975
21. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=661975&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 11 Feb 1677 Birth place: Death date: 11 Apr 1751 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::661975
22. ↑ Source: #S-1415228328 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=sarmemberapps&h=740393&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Note: Data: Text: Birth date: 30 Jan 1742 Birth place: Death date: 29 Aug 1821 Death place: Residence date: Residence place: United States APID: 1,2204::740393

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 7 May 2020), "Record of David French", Ancestor # A042349. Meehan-411

Also see:

• Source: S-1415228328 Repository: #R-1576687664 Title: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.Original data - Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Louisville, Kentucky: National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. Microfilm, 508 rolls Note: APID: 1,2204::0. Repository: R-1576687664

• Ancestry.com. 1790 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Woodbridge, New Haven, Connecticut; Series: M637; Roll: 1; Page: 84; Family History Library Film: 0568141.