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