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About Francis French
- Full text of "Rev. John Bower, first minister at Derby, Conn., and his descendants"
- http://www.archive.org/stream/revjohnbowerfirs00bald/revjohnbowerfi...
- The first clergyman of Derby was Rev. John Bower, who was settled there in 1672 and died in 1688. He was a graduate of Harvard College, class of 1649. He was a son of George Bower, or Bowers, found in Scituate, Mass. in 1637, in Plymouth in 1639, and who removed to Cambridge. ............
- He married at New Haven, Bridget Thompson, daughter of Anthony Thompson of New Haven. Mr. and Mrs. Bower's had at least the following children, perhaps more.
- 'Ann, m. 2nd Sept., 1703, Francis French of Derby.
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- Genealogies from "The History of the old town of Derby, Connecticut, 1641-1880; with biographies and genealogies
- COLLINS to HITCHCOCK
- [Transcribed by Dave Swerdfeger]
- 2. FRANCIS, son of William French, came to Milford, probably in 1650, with Edward Wooster. who may have been his brother-in-law, and settled in Derby with Wooster in 1654, being then twenty-nine years of age. Here he continued, working to establish his home in the wilderness, until 1661, when, on April 10th, he married Lydia Bunnell, of Milford, and brought her to his home; which constituted the third or fourth family in the plantation. It is uncertain whether Thomas Langdon was at Paugasuck at that time; the two who were there being Edward Wooster and Edward Riggs. His house was located on the hill east of the old Jonathan Jackson farm, near Merritt Clark's, who now owns most of the old farm, which remained in the family until some time in the present century. Here on the hill he toiled to clear the forests to make the beautiful fields as they now appear on that western slope. His almost solitary axe sounded over the spreading valley to the opposite hills, several years when scarcely another sound of the kind could be heard across the whole amphitheatre, which is now become a marvelous wonder of life and business. How lonely then, yet how grand the mighty forests stood, covering all those beautiful hills; but how magic-like the change to the present animated theatre of gayety, refinement, riches and enjoyment, as well as marvelous skill of toil and industry. No prophetic poet could have pictured to Francis French and his bride, in his new home, a hundredth part of the royalty of useful learning, art and skilled science that should, within two hundred years, sit in the valley at. their feet and touch with the thrill of business life the utmost ends of the earth. The gold of India, China, Japan and the islands of the sea springs into life at the skilled movement of the ready hands of the people of this beautiful valley. Francis French did his work faithfully and manfully, without show or public notoriety, and left the stage of action Feb. 14, 1691, aged 66 years. His widow Lydia continued some years the care of those committed to her love, and departed this life April 1, 1708. *Children:
- 3. Lydia, b. Aug. 21, 1662; d. young.
- 4. Elizabeth, b. June 20, 1664.
- 5. Anna, b. Aug. 10, 1666.
- 6. Mary, b. Sept. 7, 1668; d. Jan. 1688.
- 7. Lydia, b. Sept. 28, 1670; m. Samuel Bowers.
- 8. Samuel, b. Jan. 6, 1672; d. Oct. 26, 1677.
- 9. Susan, b. June 6, 1675.
- 10. 'Francis, b. Feb. 11, 1677.
- 11. Hannah, b. Nov. 18, 1679.
- 10. 'FRANCIS, JR., son of Francis French, m. Anna Bowers, Sept. 2, 1703, who d. Jan. 11, 1744, and he d. April 11, 1751, aged 74 years. He lived on his father's homestead; was high sheriff of the town; was a man of positive character, and stood high as a Royal Arch Mason. *Children:
- 12. Samuel, b. July 23, 1704.
- 13. Charles, b. Feb. 14, 1707; d. Nov. 9, 1783, aged 76.
- 14. Israel, b. Oct. 8, 1709.
- 15. Francis, b.
- 16. Mary, b. Feb. 6, 1712.
- 17. Hannah, b. 1716; m. Abel Gunn 3d for 2d wife.
- 18. Nathaniel, b. Oct. 28, 1717; d. Nov. 13, 1780 or '81.
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Francis French's Timeline
| 1677 |
February 11, 1677
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Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
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| 1704 |
July 23, 1704
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Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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| 1709 |
October 8, 1709
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Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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| 1711 |
February 6, 1711
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Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut Colony, United States
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1716
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Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
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October 28, 1717
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| 1751 |
September 11, 1751
Age 74
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Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
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July 6, 1976
Age 74
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October 5, 1976
Age 74
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