Lt Josiah French

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Josiah French

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
Death: November 02, 1833 (90)
Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Col Joseph French and Elizabeth (Cummings) French
Husband of Hannah (Colburn) French
Father of Hannah Prescott; Abigail Frost; Isaac French; Oliver French and Elizabeth Prescott

Managed by: Roger Keith Crosby
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About Lt Josiah French

A Patriot of the American Revolution for MASSACHUSETTS with the rank of LIEUTENANT.
DAR Ancestor # A042479



Lieutenant Josiah French born Jun 17, 1743, Dunstable, Hillsborough, New Hampshire , son of Colonel Joseph French by his 2nd wife Elizabeth. He died Nov 2, 1833 Vassalborough, Kennebec, Maine USA. married Mar 30, 1771 prob Pittston, Maine Hannah Colburn , daughter of Jeremiah and Sarah (Jewell) Colburn b 1752 poss Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts- died Apr 13, 1821 in Maine. Josiah purchased land and built a Inn in Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine in 1764. In 1777 he was commissioned a lieutenant in New Hampshire serving under Captain John Blunt and in 1778 under Captain John Cox. following the Revolution Josiah and Hannah joined the Society of Friends (Quakers). they had several children, the eldest, Hannah French married Elijah Prescott.

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Lt Josiah French's Timeline

1743
June 17, 1743
Dunstable, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, British Colonial America
1771
March 30, 1771
Maine, United States
1773
July 4, 1773
Winthrop, Kennebec County, Maine, United States
1776
1776
Maine, United States
1778
April 24, 1778
Maine, United States
1780
August 12, 1780
Maine, United States
1833
November 2, 1833
Age 90
Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States