Gershom French (1753 - 1831)

Born 1753 in Southbury, New Haven, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Falkner) French — married 1809 in Coteau-du-Lac, Soulanges, Quebec, Canada

Descendants

Died 23 Jun 1831 at about age 78 in Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Gershom FRENCH was born 1753 in Southbury, New Haven, CT. He died 23 Jun 1831 in Quebec, Canada.

Mentioned in Ancestors And Descendants Of Samuel French^[1]

28 GERSHOM FRENCH son of Jeremiah & Hannah (Edwards) French

b 1753, Southbury Conn; d 3 mm 23 1831 Coteau du Lac, Quebec, Canada,

m 1st Elsea

m 2nd l:ch 15 1809 Margaret Falkner widow of Jacob Hare, in StGabriel Presbyterian Church, Coteau du Lac,

b

d

Res Lansingburgh, Rensselaer Co N Y 1775; Oct 26 1776 Lieut.

British army; Oct 12 1777 Lieut & Adjutant, Lt Col John Peters Regt Queen's Loyal Rangers, to 1783; Oct 29 1783 as Lieut & Asst Engineer reported on exploration of lands between Ottawa & StLawrence Rivers from Carillon to Rldeau River; res Quebec City 1783- ; Coteau du Lac, Soulanges Co, Quebec, abt 1806 to 1831. In 1807 granted 1000 acres near Charleston, Leeds Co., Ont.

Children of Gershom and Margaret, born in Coteau du Lac:

1 Margaret b Apr 1 1810

2 Eleanor b Nov 13 1811

3 Gershom b Sept 20 1817

4 William b June 9 1819

5 Elsie b abt 1820 alias Alice

6 Ann b abt 1822

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestors And Descendants Of Samuel French, The Joiner Of Stratford, Connecticut By Mansfield Joseph French Pub. 1940. GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF UTAH. https://archive.org/stream/AncestorsAndDescendantsOfSamuelFrenchTheJoinerOfStratfordConnecticutByMansfieldJosephFrenchPub.1940/Ancestors+and+Descendants+of+Samuel+French%2C+The+Joiner+of+Stratford%2C+Connecticut+-+by+Mansfield+Joseph+French+-+Pub.+1940_djvu.txt

• French, Mansfield Joseph. Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner, of Stratford, Connecticut (Ann Arbor, Mich., Edwards Brothers, Inc., 1940) Page 147, Page 180