John French (1679 - 1748)

Born 15 May 1679 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Died 17 May 1748 at age 69 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

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Biography

John French was born on May 15, 1679 ^[1]. He was a son of Mary (Littlefield) French (abt.1646-1719) and John French (abt.1635-1712), who married on 16 JAN 1677/8 at Billerica, Massachusetts ^[2], therefore he probably was their first child.

John French married Ruth Richardson, daughter of Thomas Richardson ^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ The New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts to the Year 1850 (Boston, Mass. 1908)(Free e-book) (Records are also available at ma-vitalrecords.org) p. 83
2. ↑ Anderson GreatMigrationII v2p592, FrenchJM FRENCH p368, Hazen Billerica p56
3. ↑ page 509; vol II, John Vinton's "Richardson Memorial" 1876

• Source: S548 Author: Marshall, William T. Title: Marshall Family Abbreviation: Marshall Family Publication: RootsWeb/4 Jan 2008 Note: For info on French family, author cites: CONT French, John M, "Lieut. William French and his Descendants" [1890]; and CONT Hazen, Henry A,, "History of Billerica, with Genealogical Register" [Boston, MA: A Williams, 1883]. CONT http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wtm&id=I34399 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y

• Vinton, John Adams. (1876). Vol II. The Richardson Memorial; Full History and Genealogy of Ezekiel, Samuel, and Thomas Richardson. Posterity of Thomas Richardson. Portland ME.

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Bob Nichol for creating WikiTree profile French-2058 through the import of Nichol Ancestry.GED on Feb 14, 2013.