John French, of Cambridge

Brother of William French, of Billerica

Biography

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John French was born in England in 1599, and came to Massachusetts about 1635 with his wife Joanna and two children. He did not immigrate with his brother, William, but they were close enough that William was the administrator of John's estate ten years later.

John worked as a tailor. He and Joanna had three more children after they settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The family resided at the southeast corner of Holyoke and Mt. Auburn Streets in Cambridge. [1]John and Joanna French died in January and February of 1645/46, during an epidemic[2] that later claimed the life of their son, John, Jr.

The four surviving children were brought up in the household of their uncle, Lieut. William French of Cambridge, then Billerica.

Children:

1. Mary, baptized 4 Jul 1630 in England (date uncertain).
2. John, baptized 5 Sep 1633 at St. Barnabas, Great Tey, Essex, England; died in epidemic, 1646.
3. Sarah
4. Joseph
5. Nathaniel

Origins

(William French 1580 - 1625) had 3 wives, the first Elizabeth was the mother of John and William Jr., and the second Elizabeth (Symmes) was the mother of Francis, who was 10 when he came over with his older half brother from the sources cited above.

William's FFA profile: https://wcbeta.rootsweb.com/trees/286527/P5406/william-french/indiv...
Marriage information: http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE002.htm William is on FFA Chart 1 as 3.1: http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE001.htm

References

• Title: Great Migration, Vol 2, C-F page 592 AncestryImage brother of William French of Billerica
• http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE002.htm
• http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE003.htm

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-https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LKVV-G1L/john-french-1598-1646

John French 7 May 1598–16 February 1646

Birth • 0 Sources 7 May 1598 Faulkbourne, Essex, England, United Kingdom

Age 47 Death • 0 Sources 16 February 1646 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America

John French in entry for John French and Catherine Coyle Carfer, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"

SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

John French 1598-1646

Marriage: 19 August 1631 Great Tey, Essex, England

Sarah Symmes 1600-

Children (1)

Margaret French 1621-

PARENTS AND SIBLINGS

Peter French 1573-

Marriage: 23 September 1593 of Faulkbourne, Essex, England

Elizabeth Lyster 1573-

Children (3)

Jane French 1596-

John French 1598-1646

Robert French 1599-

John French was born in England in 1599, and came to Massachusetts about 1635 with his wife Joanna and two children. He did not immigrate with his brother, William, but they were close enough that William was the administrator of John's estate ten years later.

John worked as a tailor. He and Joanna had three more children after they settled in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The family resided at the southeast corner of Holyoke and Mt. Auburn Streets in Cambridge. [1]John and Joanna French died in January and February of 1645/46, during an epidemic[2] that later claimed the life of their son, John, Jr.

The four surviving children were brought up in the household of their uncle, Lieut. William French of Cambridge, then Billerica.

Children:

Mary, baptized 4 Jul 1630 in England (date uncertain). John, baptized 5 Sep 1633 at St. Barnabas, Great Tey, Essex, England; died in epidemic, 1646. Sarah Joseph Nathaniel Burial

16 Feb 1645/46 Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts[3] Death

16 FEB 1646 Cambridge, Massachusetts 1645/6 Note

RESEARCH NOTES: spring 1636: immigrated to Cambridge tailor perhaps freeman 1644 William FRENCH, his brother, was his executor and saw to the upbringing of his children. Since there was duplication of names among the children, there has been considerable confusion in the records

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John French

Born before 24 Jun 1599 in Halstead, Essex, England

Son of Unknown French and [mother unknown]

Brother of Richard French

Husband of Joanna (Syday) French — married 19 Aug 1631 in Great Tey, Essex, England

Father of John French Jr., Sarah (French) Trull, Joseph French and Nathaniel French

Died 16 Feb 1646 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Profile last modified 19 Feb 2020 | Created 5 Jul 2011

Note

Note: occupation: Tailor HISTORY ��John French, may have been born in England, he probably came with his wife to America about 1635, settling in Cambridge, MA. He did not immigrate with his brother, William French. We do not know where either John or William were born, nor do we know the names of their parents. In 1637 he was listed as a property owner, and in 1642, was on a list of proprietors of Cambridge. He is mentioned in church records, 1638-39-40. By trade he was a tailor. Both he and his wife died during an epidemic in the winter of 1645/6 leaving five children: Mary, John, Sarah, Joseph and Nathaniel; the oldest was 11 years old and the youngest 2. Another family tradition has it that he was killed by an arrow while standing in his doorway eating an ear of corn. The children were brought up by his brother, Lt. William French (Chart #2) who first lived in Cambridge, then moved to Billerica, MA, about 1654 where 30 acres in this new settlement had been set apart on Jun 9, 1652 for these five orphans.1��The baptism of all five children is indicated in the Cambridge, MA Vital Records (First Congregational Church) but no dates are included�Source: The Hartland French Family, compiled by Rev. Hollis M. French, 1968, submitted by FFA member Vernon French. Sources

http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com/FFA/CHARTSWEB/ChartE003.htm ↑ Supplement to History of Cambridge, p. 277. ↑ Epidemic at that time not recorded in Cambridge/Massachusetts history. Based on pattern of deaths in this family, and time of year they died, illness may have been influenza. See Epidemics in colonial New England. ↑ "French... John, burial 16 February 1645." Cambridge Vital Records, Volume 2, Deaths, page 562. Author: Marshall, William T. Title: Marshall Family Abbreviation: Marshall Family Publication: RootsWeb/4 Jan 2008 Note: For info on French family, author cites: CONT French, John M, "Lieut. William French and his Descendants" [1890]; and CONT Hazen, Henry A,, "History of Billerica, with Genealogical Register" [Boston, MA: A Williams, 1883]. CONT http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=wtm&id=I3... French Family Association, Chart #3, John French, 1610. History of Cambridge, Massachusetts: Supplement and Index. Mary Isabella Gozzaldi. Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Thomas W. Baldwin, comp. Published by Wright & Potter Co., Boston, 1914. Digital versions courtesy of InternetArchive.org. Volume I: Births, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths. John French of Cambridge & Billerica, Massachusetts, & his descendants of Taunton & Berkley, Massachusetts. Epidemics in colonial New England. Anderson, Robert Charles, George F Sanborn Jr, Melinde Lutz Sanborn, The Great Migration: Immigrants to New England 1634-1635. Boston, MA: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. M-LH 929.174And. French, Elizabeth, Genealogical Research in England, NEHGR v65 (Jul 1911) p284. French, Robert L, Descendants of Thomas French of Ipswich, Massachusetts, in Five Generations. Chatham, NY: author, 1990. NEHGS CS71/F876/1990. Hazen, Henry A, History of Billerica, with Genealogical Register. Boston, MA: A Williams, 1883. LDS Film#0901880#2. Pulsifer, David, Early Records of Boston. NEHGR v4 (Jan 1850, April 1850), p55-6, p181-4. Savage, James, A Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, showing three generations of those who came before May 1692, on the basis of Farmer's Register, Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore, MD, 1965. Davis, Mavis F., Research on the French Family of West Hartland, Connecticut, Including the Wilder and Tiffany Families, Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., July 2016) Vol. 49, No. 1, Page 58.

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no image Privacy Level: Open (White) Joanna (Syday) French (abt. 1613 - bef. 1645)

Joanna French formerly Syday aka Siday Born about 1613 in Englandmap Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Wife of John French — married 19 Aug 1631 in Great Tey, Essex, Englandmap DESCENDANTS descendants Mother of John French Jr., Sarah (French) Trull, Joseph French and Nathaniel French Died before 20 Jan 1645 in Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusettsmap Profile manager: Kenneth Kinman private message [send private message] Profile last modified 19 Feb 2020 | Created 2 Jan 2017 This page has been accessed 174 times. Contents

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Name

Name: Joanna (Possibly Siday/Syday) French Birth

Birth: 1613 - 1614 Burial

Burial: 20 Jan 1645/46, Cambridge, Suffolk, Massachusetts[1] Sources

↑ "French... Joanna, w. of John, bur. Jan. 20, 1645." Vital Records of Cambridge, Deaths, Volume 2, Page 562. John French of Cambridge & Billerica, Massachusetts, & his descendants of Taunton & Berkley, Massachusetts. Vital records of Cambridge, Massachusetts, to the year 1850. Thomas W. Baldwin, comp. Published by Wright & Potter Co., Boston, 1914. Volume I: Births, Volume II: Marriages and Deaths. Davis, Mavis F., Research on the French Family of West Hartland, Connecticut, Including the Wilder and Tiffany Families, Connecticut Nutmegger (Connecticut Society of Genealogists, Glastonbury, Conn., July 2016) Vol. 49, No. 1, Page 58. Her last name at birth is Unknown.