Matthew
French
Born in Whitchurch, York, Upper Canada
Ancestors 
Son of Charles Matthew French
and Jane (Macklem) Caster
Brother of
John M French Sr., Sarah Ross (French) Pabst, William James French, Elizabeth (French) Shewfelt, Jesse Helpit French, Joseph William French and Susan (French) Close
Husband of
Abigail (Patterson) French
— married
26 Sep 1838 (to 13 Oct 1862) in Ontario, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
William F. French
Died
at age 81
in Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jun 2016
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Biography
Matthew French, the son of Charles Matthew French and Jane Macklem was born November 24, 1812 and died February 6, 1894. He had at least one child, William French, who was born in 1839.[1]
He married Abigail Patterson on September 26, 1838 in Home District, Ontario, Canada.[2]
Abigail died in 1862, and in 1866 Matthew married Jane Arnot.
Notes
The following biographical sketch was published in 1884.[3]
"Matthew French is a farmer of 30 years' standing in Lexington Township, located on section 28; was born Nov. 24, 1812 in Canada. He is he son of Charles and Jane French, and was reared to the vocation in which he has devoted his life in the Dominion. He came to Lexington Township in 1854, and bought 80 acres of land. The property comprised 70 acres of improved land, and is all now under cultivation except about 10 acres. The farm residence is a substantial brick building, and the orchards are valuable.
"Mrs. Abigail (Patterson) French, deceased, was a native of Canada, and was married to Matthew French in Whitchurch, Oct. 11, 1838. Six children were born of this union, - William, now a farmer of Lexington Township; Thyrza J., David, Mahala, Mary A., and Margaret. The mother died in Lexington, Oct. 13, 1862. Mr. French was a second time married, June 13, 1866, to Janet Arnot, a native of Scotland. The family attended the Christain Church."
Sources
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 14441431
- ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; District Marriage Registers, 1801-1858; Series: MS248; Reel: 2
- ↑ Title "Portrait and biographical album of Sanilac county, containing ... biographical sketches of ... citizens ... also ... a complete history of the county, from its earliest settlement to the present time" Chapman Brothers, Chicago 1884. http://name.umdl.umich.edu/bad1048.0001.001, p. 265
- Year: 1860; Census Place: Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: M653_558; Page: 890; Image: 386; Family History Library Film: 803558
- Year: 1870; Census Place: Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: M593_703; Page: 96A; Image: 99926; Family History Library Film: 552202
- Year: 1880; Census Place: Lexington, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 605; Family History Film: 1254605; Page: 140A; Enumeration District: 336; Image: 0281
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthew:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matthew by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matthew:
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~12.50%
Leora (French) Jones
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
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~3.12%
Nancy French :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B726018
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~3.12%
Anonymous French :
23andMe
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~3.12%
~3.12%
Dorothy (Johnson) Hughes :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T407880 [compare], FTDNA kit #180155
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Sharon (Murdoch) Primbsch :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T559449 [compare], FTDNA kit #134496
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Kay (Johnson) Wilson :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member kayjwilson
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T596586 [compare], FTDNA kit #95490
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
Sylvia (Wallace) Snapinn :
23andMe, GEDmatch A328604 [compare]
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~1.56%
Dennis Foss :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member fossdd
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Lynn (Johnson) Andrews :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T408316 [compare], FTDNA kit #295991
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~1.56%
David Johnson :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T443752 [compare], FTDNA kit #177420
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Lara (Wilson) Stone :
23andMe, GEDmatch WZ4240240 [compare]
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~0.78%
Liza (Macklem) Gervais :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A057406 [compare], Ancestry member LizaGervais
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T670382 [compare], FTDNA kit #251920
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~0.78%
Dot Dunlap :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Domomo
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~0.78%
Barbara Duffie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A478960 [compare]
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~0.78%
Lynn Messacar :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member lamplighter4j
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