John French (1746 - 1831)

Born 23 Dec 1746 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 2 Oct 1831 at age 84 in Dorset, Bennington Co., Vermont

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John French was married to a descendant of the immigrants William Beardsley and Mary Harvie.

Biography

• John FRENCH was born 23 Dec 1746 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut and was christened 23 Feb 1747 in Stratford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. He died 2 Oct 1831 in Dorset, Bennington Co., Vermont. John married Catherine BEARDSLEE. ^[1]
• Baptized 23 Dec 1746

Sources

• Beardsley Genealogy: The Family of William Beardsley, One of the First Settlers of Connecticut. Compiled and edited by Nellie Beardsley Holt and Charles Eleazer Holt. Published at West Hartford, Connecticut, 1951. John is the husband of Katherine (sic) Beardsley, the daughter of Israel Beardsley, Holt Record #36, Pg. 26.^[2]
• Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut, by Mansfield Joseph French, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Brothers, Inc., 1940. John French is Record # 53, Pg. 190.^[3][4]
• Mallett, Anna Smith, 1895. John Mallet, the Huguenot, and his descendants, 1694-1894. Harrisburg Publishing Co., Harrison, PA., page 51

1. ↑ Profile created by Amy Bradley, 25 Mar 2015. Added information from Beardsley family researcher Nick Dann, 24 Feb 2017.
2. ↑ Holt Record #36
3. ↑ Date of death is recorded 2 Oct 1831, which differs from his gravestone inscription, 14 Jun 1813.
4. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, Pg. 190.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-4B7 : 3 December 2014), John French, 23 Dec 1746; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJ1-FRQ : 6 December 2014), John French in entry for Anne French, 05 Feb 1790, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,552.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LD-DXN : 12 December 2014), John French in entry for Joseph French, 13 Feb 1776; citing DORSET TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LD-DXZ : 12 December 2014), John French in entry for Price French, 20 Nov 1777; citing DORSET TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFJ1-NQH : 6 December 2014), John French in entry for Betse French, 13 Sep 1780, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,552.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV9-QHB : 6 December 2014), John French in entry for Ira French, 03 Oct 1794, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,553.
• "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFV9-7M5 : 6 December 2014), John French in entry for Joseph French, 13 Feb 1776, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,553.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82P-824 : 12 December 2014), John French in entry for Betse French, 13 Sep 1780; citing DORSET TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82P-RXN : 12 December 2014), John French in entry for Luce French, 28 Nov 1786; citing DORSET TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82P-826 : 12 December 2014), John French in entry for Anne French, 05 Feb 1790; citing DORSET TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.
• "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LD-DXQ : 12 December 2014), John French in entry for Ira French, 03 Oct 1794; citing DORSET TWP,BENNINGTON,VERMONT, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.

Research

• "United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-639 : accessed 10 July 2017), John French, Dorsett, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 19, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 12; FHL microfilm 568,152.
• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-NN7 : accessed 10 July 2017), John French, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 208, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 51; FHL microfilm 218,688.
• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH21-YQT : accessed 10 July 2017), John French, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 89A, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.
• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPX-Q4S : 18 August 2015), John French, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing 134, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 184; FHL microfilm 27,450.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTK-DBK : 24 August 2015), John French, Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 222, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 539; FHL microfilm 27,438.