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John French

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Guilford, New Haven County, CT, United States
Death: December 28, 1727 (75)
Guilford, New Haven County, CT, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Thomas French and Mary French (Button)
Husband of Mary French and Abigail French
Father of John French and Samuel French, Died Young
Brother of Marah Evarts; Elizabeth Isbell; Sarah Parmelee; Martha Dudley; Ebenezer French and 2 others
Half brother of Sgt. Samuel French and Abigail French

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About John French

  • Genealogies of Connecticut Families: From the New England ..., Volume 1 By Judith McGhan
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=k6fDl9gE45IC&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&d...
  • Pg.640
  • In a Town meeting February 11th 1673. Thomas French desiring that his son in law John Dudley might be accepted as a planter upon Thomas French engaging to give him 20 acres of land. The Town accepted John Dudley to be a planter.
  • (DEATH DATE OF about 1665 FOR THOMAS1 FRENCH DOES NOT MAKE SENSE SINCE HE WAS IN A TOWN MEETING IN 1673)
  • 1 Thomas1 French, } d. about 1665.
  • Mary Button, }
  • Deborah Button, }
    • 2 Mary2 French, }
    • John Everts, Jr., } m. Sept. 14, 1665 ; d. Sept. 2, 1677.
    • 3 Hannah2 French.
    • 4 Mercy2 French.
    • 5 Elizabeth2 French, }
    • Eleazer Isbel, } m. Nov. 11, 1668.
    • 6 Deliverance2 French, }
    • Edward Parks } m. Dec. 21, 1669.
    • 7 Sarah2 French, } b. Aug. 25, 1650 ; m. Oct. 24, 1668.
    • Nathaniel Parmelee, } d. in Indian War, 1676
    • (15) 8 John2 French, b. July 25, 1652.
    • 9 Martha2 French, } b. Aug. 6, 1654.
    • John Deadley, } m. 1673.
    • 10 Thomas2 French, b. June 12, 1656 ; d. Feb. 28, 1659.
    • (17) 11 Ebenezer2 French. b. April 3, 1658.
    • 12 Rebecca2 French, b. Jan. 10, 1660 ; d. Oct. 10, 1660.
    • 13 Samuel2 French, b. Aug. 21, 1667 ; d. young.
    • 14 Abigail2 French, b. March 2, 1669.
  • Pg.641
  • 8 John2 French, } son of Thos. ; d. Dec. 28, 1727 ; m. July 31,
  • Mary Sheather, } 1678 ; dau. of John Sheather, d. Jan. 22, 1707.
  • Abigail Stevens, } wid. of John.
  • John French lived in East Guildord.
    • 15 John3 French, b. May 18, 1679 ; d. Aug. 9, 1679.
    • (23) 16 John3 French, b. Aug. 26, 1680.
  • John French's list, 1716, £43-4-9.
  • 11 Ebenezer2 French, } d. May 3, 1736 ; m. Oct. 8, 1684.
  • Susannah Blachley, } d. Jan. 19, 1728.
    • 17 Deborah3 .... etc.
  • 16 Dea. John3 French, Jr., .... etc.
  • Pg.642
  • Sept. 16th, 1668.--Thomas French was granted three or four acres of land on this side of Clapboard hill swamp, with part of the swamp, according as the Townsmen viewing it shall judge meete that no highway be prejudiced thereby.
  • Feb. 11th, 1673-- The town granted Thomas French liberty to exchange his land at Clapboard hill swamp, containing five acres and a half, allowing for it fourteen acres beyong East River. __________________
  • John French
  • Birth: Jul. 21, 1652 New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • Death: Dec. 28, 1727 New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • Family links:
  • Spouse:
  • Mary Sheather French (1654 - 1721)*
  • Inscription:
  • age 75y
  • Burial: West Cemetery, Madison, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 61366733
  • From: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=french&GSfn=J... _____________________
  • SHEATHER, Mary
  • b. 14 MAR 1653/4 Guilford, New Haven, CT.
  • d. 22 JAN 1706/7 East Guilford, New Haven, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: SHEATHER, John
  • Mother: Susanna,
  • Family:
  • Marriage: 31 JUL 1678
  • Spouse: FRENCH, John
  • b. 25 JUL 1652 Guilford, New Haven, CT.
  • d. 28 DEC 1727 East Guilford, New Haven, CT.
  • Parents:
  • Father: FRENCH, Thomas
  • Mother: BUTTON, Mary
  • Children:
    • FRENCH, John b. 18 MAY 1679 East Guilford, New Haven, CT. d. 9 AUG 1679 East Guilford, New Haven, CT.
    • FRENCH, John
  • From: http://www.genealogyofnewengland.com/f_4ff.htm#2 ______________________________
  • History of the Colony of New Haven to Its Absorption Into Connecticut By Edward Elias Atwater, Lucy M. Hewitt, Bessie E. Beach
  • https://books.google.com/books?id=q9MLAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA631&lpg=PA631&d...
  • https://archive.org/details/historyofcolonyo00atwa_0
  • https://archive.org/stream/historyofcolonyo00atwa_0#page/631/mode/1up
  • THOMAS FRENCH was in Charlestown in 1638. He removed to Guilford in 1650 or before. Of several children only Ebenezer and John lived to middle age. A daughter Mary married September 14, 1665. John Evarts, and died in a few years. (See the N. Eng. Hist, and Gen. Reg. of 1893.) ______________________________
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John French's Timeline

1652
July 21, 1652
Guilford, New Haven County, CT, United States
1680
August 26, 1680
Guilford, New Haven, CT
1682
1682
1727
December 28, 1727
Age 75
Guilford, New Haven County, CT, United States