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Samuel French (1718 - aft. 1778)

Samuel French
Born in Billerica, Middlesex, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
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Husband of — married 7 Jul 1743 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
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Died after after age 59 [location unknown]
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Biography

Samuel French was the twelfth child of Deacon William French and his wife Elizabeth Barron.[1] [2] The family resided in Billerica, Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts.[3][4]
Samuel's wife was the daughter of Samuel Barron and Mary (Stearns) Barron of Chelmsford, Massachusetts. She was born July 14, 1722. They were married before Samuel Ruggles in Billerica on July 7, 1743.[5][6][7]
Children
Mary French (1744-)
Isaac Barron French (1745-)
Elizabeth (French) Tarbell (1747-abt.1803)
Esther (French) Bowman (1750-1830)
Sarah (French) Jones (1752-)
Samuel French (1754-1756)
Lucy (French) Goodwin (1756-1822)
Oliver French (1758-?), or Olive French[8][9]
Samuel French (1760-)
Silas French Sr. (1762-1843)
Samuel served in the Revolution at Bennington, (Vermont), and at Saratoga (New York).[5][10]

Sources

  1. ↑ Online Book: History of Billerica, Massachusetts: With a Genealogical Register by Henry Allen Hazen; Publication date 1883; Publisher A. Williams and Co. Page 466
  2. ↑ Webpage: "Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850"; citing the birth of Samuel to parents William and Sarah.
  3. ↑ Website: Wikipedia contributors, "Billerica, Massachusetts" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, citing the location of Billerica, Massachusetts.
  4. ↑ Online Record: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", database with images, FamilySearch, Samuel French, 21 May 1718; citing his birth in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Online Book: Kellogg, H.M., "Genealogy of the Billerica, Massachusetts "French" family from 1599 to 1944. compiled by H.M. Kellogg in 1884"; page 4 cites the birth and the marriage of Samuel French. (Held in the HathiTrust Digital Library)
  6. ↑ Webpage: "Vital Records of Billerica, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850"; cites the marriage of the couple on July 7, 1743.
  7. ↑ Online Record: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" database with images, FamilySearch, Samuel French, 17 Mar 1743; citing his marriage in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004934227.
  8. ↑ Online Record: "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch, Samuel French in entry for Olive French, 1758.
  9. ↑ Online Record: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001" database with images, FamilySearch, Samuel French in entry for Oliver French, 13 Feb 1758; citing Birth, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009657.
  10. ↑ Online Record: "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783" database with images, FamilySearch, Samuel French, 25 Jul 1777; citing Military Service, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm
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