Benjamin French (1776 - 1857)

Born 26 Oct 1776 in Washington County, New York, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Miller) French — married 28 Sep 1798 in Barnet, Caledonia, Vermont, USA

Descendants

Died Aug 1857 at age 80 in Putnam, Washington, New York, USA

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Biography

Benjamin French was born in 1776^[1] in Washington County, New York, to David French and Susanna Blair.^{[citation needed]}

In 1798, he married Charlotte Miller in Barnet, Vermont.^[2] It is not particularly close to the border with Washington County, New York -- in fact it is on the border with New Hampshire. Perhaps her family had moved there or perhaps she was not really born in Washington County at all.

They had several children, many of whom have yet to be formally documented here:^{[3][citation needed]}

• David French, b. abt. 1800
• Anne French, b. abt. 1802
• Jane French, b. abt. 1804
• John Argyle French, b. abt. 1806
• Susannah French, b. abt. 1808
• Benjamin French, b. abt. 1810
• William French, b. abt. 1813^[4]
• Solomon French, b. abt. 1816
• Mary Ann French, b. abt. 1820^[4]
• Margaret French, b. 1821^[4]
• Elizabeth French, b. abt. 1823
• Charlotte French, b. abt. 1829

By 1830, the family had moved from the Argyle and Salem area to Putnam, New York.^[5]

Charlotte, his wife, died in 1851.^[6], and Benjamin died in 1857. They are buried together in Putnam United Presbyterian Church Cemetery.

Sources

• https://services.dar.org/Public/DAR_Research/search_adb/?action=full&p_id=A042367
• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVTC-7L1

1. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV25-CRF1 : accessed 25 April 2015), Benj French, 1857; Burial, Putnam, Washington, New York, United States of America, Putnam United Presbyterian Church Cemetery; citing record ID 74051184, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
2. ↑ "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-10051-46158-56?cc=1784223 : accessed 21 April 2015), 004544010 > image 2852 of 3607; State Capitol Building, Montpelier.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG4-MGZ : accessed 21 April 2015), Benjamin French, Argyle, Washington, New York; citing p. 152, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 76; FHL microfilm 193,731.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCRB-N5K : accessed 25 April 2015), Benjamin French in household of William French, Putnam, Washington, New York, United States; citing family 62, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH57-MS9 : accessed 21 April 2015), Benjamin French, Putnam, Washington, New York; citing p. 372, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 111; FHL microfilm 17,171.
6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV25-CRNM : accessed 25 April 2015), Charlotte French, 1851; Burial, Putnam, Washington, New York, United States of America, Putnam United Presbyterian Church Cemetery; citing record ID 74051136, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.