David French (1724)

Born 28 May 1724 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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David was born on 28 May 1724 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He was the son of William French and Mehitable (Patten) French. ^[1][2]

Sources for this Information:

date: [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57], place: [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371], parents: [Ref: FrenchJM FRENCH p371, Hazen Billerica p57]

David married Margret Ross on Nov 15, 1758 in Billerica, Massachusetts. ^[3] Margaret Ross may have been a widow - she was according to the Billerica Town History. ^[4] However no source was found to corroborate.

David died of small-pox in Dunstable, Massachusetts on Dec 29, 1779. ^[4]

Children: ^[4]

• David, born 1759,
• Martha, born 1762
• Thomas, born 1765 .

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4VW-L31 : 20 May 2022), David French, 28 May 1724; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
2. ↑ Birth: Author: Elizabeth __________ Title: French and Allied Families Abbreviation: French and Allied Families Publication: RootsWeb/2 Aug 2008 Text: Title: Pierce Genealogy
   Author: Frederic Beech Pierce with Frederick Clifton Pierce
   Publication: Worcester: Press of Chas. Hamilton, 311 Main St., Boston, Mass.,1882
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   Title: History of Billerica - 1653-1883
   Author: Rev. Henry A Hazen, A.M.
   Publication: A. Williams and Co. 1883 Note: Author provides very detailed notes and sources.
   http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bstill&id=I2093 Italicized: Y Paranthetical: Y. (accessed before 14 February 2013)
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7J-H9W : 20 May 2022), David French, 15 Nov 1758; citing Marriage, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Hazen, Henry A, History of Billerica, Massachusetts, with a Genealogical register Publisher Boston, A. Williams and Co., 1883. Page 58

• French, John M, Lieut. William French and his Descendants, NEHGR v44 (Oct 1890), pp367-372.

• History of Billerica, with Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: A Williams, 1883. LDS Film#0901880#2.