Keziah (French) Bill (1702 - 1786)

Born 6 Jul 1702 in Topsfield, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of James Bill — married 1727 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 12 Feb 1786 at age 83 in Lebanon, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Keziah French was the daughter of John French and Elizabeth.^[1]

Keziah was born 6 Jul 1702 in Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony.^[1]

Keziah married James Bill 8 Nov 1727 in Norwich-Franklin, New London, Connecticut.^[2]

Their children include:

1. Lurana, b 29 Aug 1728^[3]
2. Amos, b abt 1730^[4]
3. Peleg, b 8 Jan 1733^[5]
4. James, b 2 Feb 1736^[6]
5. Oliver, b 27 Oct 1737^[7]
6. Lucy
7. Keziah, b 14 Mar 1741^[8]
8. Betty, b 5 Sep 1746^[9]

Kezia Bill died 12 Feb 1786 at the age of 82 in Connecticut, burial at Exeter Cemetery.^[10] Probate was 1786 in Hartford, Connecticut.^[11]

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Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile French-933 created through the import of L.R.Hubbard_2011-07-29.ged on Jul 29, 2011 by Alexis Connolly. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Alexis and others.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Birth Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook). Ancestry Record 2495 #4223373
   Name: Kezia French
   Event Type: Birth
   Birth Date: 6 Jul 1702
   Birth Place: Topsfield, Massachusetts
   Father Name: John French
   Mother Name: Elisabeth French
2. ↑ Marriage Ancestry.com. Early Connecticut Marriages [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
   Original data: Bailey, Frederic W. Early Connecticut Marriages as Found on Ancient Church Records Prior to 1800. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. Ancestry Record 3719 #45810
   Name: Keziah French
   Gender: Female
   Spouse's Name: James Bill
   Spouse Gender: Male
   Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1727
   Marriage Place: Norwich-Franklin, New London
3. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-HG4 : 7 January 2020), James Bill in entry for Lurani Bill, 1728.
4. ↑ Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, “The History of Kings County Nova Scotia”, Salem Press Company, Salem Mass., 1910 p 570
5. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-Q2X : 7 January 2020), James Bill in entry for Peleg Bill, 1733.
6. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-QB2 : 7 January 2020), James Bill in entry for James Bill, 1736.
7. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74K-QD9 : 7 January 2020), James Bill in entry for Oliver Bill, 1737.
8. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-CZY : 7 January 2020), James Bill in entry for Keziah Bill, 1741.
9. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WX-HLQ : 7 January 2020), James Bill in entry for Betty Bill, 1746.
10. ↑ Death Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions and Newspaper Notices, 1629-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry Record 2900 #467636
    Name: Kezia Bill
    Age: 82
    Birth Date: abt 1704
    Death Date: 12 Feb 1786
    Burial Place: Connecticut, USA
    Spouse: James
    Cemetery: Exeter Cemetery
11. ↑ Probate Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
    Original data: Connecticut County, District and Probate Courts. Ancestry Record 9049 #2468787
    Name: Kezia Bill
    Probate Date: 1786
    Probate Place: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Inferred Death Year: Abt 1786
    Inferred Death Place: Connecticut, USA
    Case Number: 343

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #45570657, accessed 15 May 2021, memorial page for Kezia French Bill (6 Jul 1702–12 Feb 1786), citing Exeter Cemetery, Lebanon, New London County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by John Beckstein (contributor 46939506)