Job B. French (1806 - 1894)

Descendants

Died 13 May 1894 at age 88 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

He was twice elected to the Legislature of Massachusetts.

His son, E. A. French, made a copy of these events; was a member of the Fifth Unattached Co. Mass. Vol. Militia.

Married Abbie Allen on 17 April 1831^[1][2]

In the 1860 census Job (age 54), Boot & Shoe Dealer, was in Fall River Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts.^[3] Children: Sarah (20), Edward (17), Abby (14), Julia (10)

Children were:

• Mary Elizabeth, married D. Hartwell Dyer
• Jane R (1836-1856)
• Sarah J, married WIlliam Lindsey
• Edward A. married Eliza Ricketson
• Abby H.
• Julia W.

Job died (age 88) on 13 May 1894 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States.^[4]

Grandson, William Allen Dyer, applied to the Sons of the American Revolution. His patriot ancestor was Benjamin Church.^[5] The line of descent described is:

Benjamin Church and wife, Mehitable Trilby>

Mehitable Trilby Church (daughter) and Wm. S. A. Allen

Abbee Allen (daughter) and Job Barden French

Mary Elizabeth French (daughter) and David Hartwell Dyer

William Allen Dyer

The DAR records for Benjamin Church do not include this line.

Sources

1. ↑ Oliver Chase & Edward A. French. The History of the Church Family. 1887. This family genealogy, published in 1887, traced the descendants of Richard Church of Plymouth, Massachusetts, who came to New England in the fleet with Governor John Winthrop in 1630. Church, a carpenter, sold his Plymouth property in 1649, and went to Eastham, then to Charlestown (1653), Hingham (1657), and Sandwich (1664). He died in Dedham in 1668. Page 66
2. ↑ Marriage: "Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899"
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3897 #476461 (accessed 28 March 2022)
   Job P French marriage to Abby Allen on 29 Apr 1831 in Fall River.
3. ↑ 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1860; Census Place: Fall River Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_491; Page: 255; Family History Library Film: 803491
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #294374 (accessed 28 March 2022)
   Job B French (54), Boot & Shoe Dealer, in Fall River Ward 4, Bristol, Massachusetts. Born in Massachusetts.
4. ↑ Death: "Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915"
   New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2101 #4557914 (accessed 28 March 2022)
   Job B French death 13 May 1894 (age 88) in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.
5. ↑ Family History or Pedigree: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
   Volume: 243
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #593790 (accessed 28 March 2022)
   Name: Job Barden French; Birth Date: 1806; Birth Place: Fall River, Massachusetts; Death Date: 1894; SAR Membership: 48505; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 8 Mar 1929; Spouse: Abby Allen; Children: Mary Elizabeth French.

Acknowledgements

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