John FrenchAge: 80 years16121692

Name
John French
Given names
John
Surname
French
Birth about 1612
Birth of a son
#1
John French
February 28, 1641 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Thomas French
July 10, 1643 (Age 31 years)
MarriageGrace View this family
1644 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a daughter
#3
MaryMercy French
about 1646 (Age 34 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Dependence French
March 7, 1649 (Age 37 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Temperance French
March 30, 1651 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William French
March 31, 1653 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a daughter
#7
Elizabeth French
July 29, 1655 (Age 43 years)
Death of a sonThomas French
August 28, 1656 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Thomas French
March 10, 1658 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#9
Samuel French
February 22, 1660 (Age 48 years)
Marriage of a childSamuel PooleMaryMercy FrenchView this family
about 1667 (Age 55 years)

Marriage of a childJohn FrenchExperience ThayerView this family
1672 (Age 60 years)

Death of a sonJohn French
1672 (Age 60 years)

Death of a daughterMaryMercy French
before August 1672 (Age 60 years)

Marriage of a childJohn LambMaryMercy FrenchView this family
about 1677 (Age 65 years)

Marriage of a childJonathan ThayerElizabeth FrenchView this family
June 22, 1679 (Age 67 years)
Marriage of a childDependence FrenchMary MarchView this family
1680 (Age 68 years)

Death of a wifeGrace
February 28, 1680 (Age 68 years)
Marriage of a childJohn BowditchTemperance FrenchView this family
1682 (Age 70 years)

Marriage of a childBenjamin WheelockElizabeth FrenchView this family
1683 (Age 71 years)

MarriageEleanor ThompsonView this family
July 8, 1683 (Age 71 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam FrenchElizabeth BelcherView this family
1684 (Age 72 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam FrenchRachel TwellsView this family
1684 (Age 72 years)

Death of a wifeEleanor Thompson
1686 (Age 74 years)

Marriage of a childDependence FrenchRebecca FennoView this family
April 27, 1688 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childThomas FrenchElizabeth BelcherView this family
1689 (Age 77 years)

Death of a sonThomas French
1689 (Age 77 years)

Marriage of a childSamuel FrenchHannah MarshView this family
1691 (Age 79 years)

Death of a sonWilliam French
February 22, 1691 (Age 79 years)

Death August 6, 1692 (Age 80 years)
Family with Grace - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1644
-3 years
son
2 years
son
4 years
daughter
3 years
son
2 years
daughter
2 years
son
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
23 months
son
Family with Eleanor Thompson - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: July 8, 1683

  1. Generation 1
    1. John French was born about 1612 in England and died on August 6, 1692 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA. He married 2 times. The first time he married Grace in 1644. She was born about 1616 in England and died on February 28, 1680 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA. The second time he married Eleanor Thompson on July 8, 1683. She was born in 1610 and died in 1686 at the age of 76.

      Children of John French and Grace :

      1. John French (16411672)
      2. Thomas French (16431656)
      3. MaryMercy French (16461672)
      4. Dependence French (16491732)
      5. Temperance French (16511720)
      6. William French (16531691)
      7. Elizabeth French (16551703)
      8. Thomas French (16581689)
      9. Samuel French (16601718)
  2. Generation 2back to top
    1. John French, son of John French and Grace , was born on February 28, 1641 in Dorchester, Suffolk, MA and died in 1672 at the age of 30. He married Experience Thayer in 1672. She was born in 1637 and died in 1672 at the age of 35.

    2. MaryMercy French, daughter of John French and Grace , was born about 1646 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died before August 1672. She married 2 times. The first time she married Samuel Poole about 1667. He was born in 1621 and died in 1672 at the age of 51. The second time she married John Lamb about 1677. He was born in 1628 and died in 1682 at the age of 54.

    3. Dependence French, son of John French and Grace , was born on March 7, 1649 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on October 11, 1732 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA at the age of 83. He married 2 times. The first time he married Mary March in 1680. She was born in 1645 and died in 1680 at the age of 35. The second time he married Rebecca Fenno, daughter of John Fenno and Rebecca Tucker, on April 27, 1688 in Milton, Norfolk, MA. She was born on September 23, 1662 in Milton, Norfolk, MA and died in July 1741 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA at the age of 78.

      Children of Dependence French and Rebecca Fenno:

      1. John French (16891734)
      2. Dependence French (16911723)
      3. Rebecca French (16941721)
      4. David French (16991700)
      5. Elizabeth French (16991770)
    4. Temperance French, daughter of John French and Grace , was born on March 30, 1651 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on August 12, 1720 at the age of 69. She married John Bowditch in 1682. He was born in 1633 and died in 1687 at the age of 54.

    5. William French, son of John French and Grace , was born on March 31, 1653 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on February 22, 1691 at the age of 37. He married 2 times. The first time he married Elizabeth Belcher in 1684. She was born in 1649 and died in 1684 at the age of 35. The second time he married Rachel Twells in 1684. She was born in 1649 and died in 1684 at the age of 35.

    6. Elizabeth French, daughter of John French and Grace , was born on July 29, 1655 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on October 3, 1703 in Medfield, MA at the age of 48. She married 2 times. The first time she married Jonathan Thayer, son of Ferdinando Thayer and Huldah Hayward, on June 22, 1679 in Medfield, MA. He was born on January 18, 1658 and died in 1686 at the age of 27. The second time she married Benjamin Wheelock in 1683. He was born in 1640 and died in 1716 at the age of 76.

      Children of Elizabeth French and Jonathan Thayer:

      1. Huldah Thayer (16821739)
    7. Thomas French, son of John French and Grace , was born on March 10, 1658 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1689 at the age of 30. He married Elizabeth Belcher in 1689. She was born in 1649 and died in 1684 at the age of 35.

    8. Samuel French, son of John French and Grace , was born on February 22, 1660 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on October 13, 1718 at the age of 58. He married Hannah Marsh in 1691. She was born in 1656 and died in 1691 at the age of 35.

  3. Generation 3back to top
    1. John French, son of Dependence French and Rebecca Fenno, was born on March 10, 1689 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1734 at the age of 44. He married Mary Vinton, daughter of John Vinton and Hannah Green, on February 19, 1711 in Reading, Middlesex, MA. She was born on January 2, 1692 in Malden, Middlesex, MA and died on March 5, 1770 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA at the age of 78.

      Children of John French and Mary Vinton:

      1. Joshua French (17101791)
      2. Mary French (17111770)
      3. John French (17141758)
      4. Dependence French (17141803)
      5. Hannah French (17181760)
      6. Elizabeth French (17221749)
      7. Abigail French (17251726)
      8. Mehitable French (17271773)
      9. Rebecca French (17291753)
      10. Abiathar French (17321763)
    2. Dependence French, son of Dependence French and Rebecca Fenno, was born on April 15, 1691 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1723 at the age of 31. He married Anna Thayer on July 10, 1718. She was born in 1680 and died in 1723 at the age of 43.

    3. Rebecca French, daughter of Dependence French and Rebecca Fenno, was born on May 13, 1694 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died in 1721 at the age of 26. She married John Thayer on May 26, 1715. He was born in 1669 and died in 1720 at the age of 51.

    4. Elizabeth French, daughter of Dependence French and Rebecca Fenno, was born on March 4, 1699 in Braintree, Norfolk, MA and died on March 31, 1770 at the age of 71. She married Samuel Vinton on March 22, 1720. He was born in 1674 and died in 1725 at the age of 51.

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!FAMILY RECORDS AND INFORMATION BRAINTREE, MA VITAL RECORDS (FHL #974.47/B3 N2b) DORCHESTER, MA VITAL RECORDS (FHL #974.461 H2b) WALDO C. SPRAGUE, "GENEALOGIES OF THE FAMILIES OF BRAINTREE..." (FHL #1405272) NEHGR, VOL 36 (FHL #974 B2ne)