Benjamin French (1774 - 1839)

Born 10 Sep 1774 in New Hampshire

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Riley) French — married 9 Oct 1798 in Strafford, New Hampshire,

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1839 at age 64 in Palmyra, Somerset, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Benjamin French was born on September 10, 1774 in New Hampshire. His parents were Gould French and Dorothy Whittier.

He married Mary Riley on October 09, 1798

Children of Dr. Benjamin French and Mary Riley:

1. Mary Ann^[1] 1799 -
2. Jacob Kitteridge^[2] 1801 –
3. Frances Adeline^[3] – 1804 –
4. John Riley – 1811 –
5. William Wyman – 1814 –
6. Benjamin – 1816 –
7. Augustus Chandler – 1820 -

He died on September 09, 1839. He is buried in Warren Hill Cemetery in Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine. ^[4][5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C8-8V3 : 4 December 2014), Benj. French in entry for Mary A. French, 17 Oct 1799; citing MONMOUTH,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,546.
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C8-J2S : 4 December 2014), Benj. French in entry for Jacob R. French, 30 Dec 1801; citing MONMOUTH,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,546.
3. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C8-2M2 : 4 December 2014), Benj. French in entry for Francis A. French, 23 Jun 1804; citing MONMOUTH,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,546.<?ref> – 1804 –
   1. Emily Elizabeth F<ref. "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4C8-8LG : 4 December 2014), Benj. French in entry for Emily E. French, 22 Aug 1807; citing MONMOUTH,KENNEBEC,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,546.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56814774/benjamin-french: accessed 15 October 2022), memorial page for Dr Benjamin French (10 Sep 1774–9 Sep 1839), Find A Grave: Memorial #56814774, citing Warren Hill Cemetery, Palmyra, Somerset County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Bev Winship (contributor 46831240)
5. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-71ZF : 30 October 2014), Benjamin French, 1839; citing Palmyra, Somerset, Maine, United States, Warren Hill Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,207.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHR8-8H6 : accessed 6 January 2018), Benjamin French, Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing p. 261, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 218,677.

• The following source was on this profile, however I can find no Benjamin French in the text.

Genealogical and family history of the state of New Hampshire : a record of the achievements of her people in the making of a commonwealth and the founding of a nation, Volume IV. By Stearns, Ezra S; Whitcher, William F. (William Frederick), 1845-1918; Parker, Edward E. (Edward Everett), 1842-1923. Page 1801