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Generation # and NAME
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BIRTHDATE |
DEATH DATE |
AGE @ DEATH
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(1) Zetham French
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Est: 1745
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April 7, 1830
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Age 85
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(1) Martha French
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Est. 1747
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March 19, 1826
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Age 79
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(2) Samuel French**
son of (1) above.
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Est. 1776
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Sep 4, 1852
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Age 76
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(3) Sarah French
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Est. 1782
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May 1, 1848
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Age 66
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(4) Samuel French, Jr.
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Est. 1810
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Nov 5, 1836
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Age 26
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(5) Benjamin F. French*
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April 29, 1860
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(6) Samuel Rufus French
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Est. 1834
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July 1859
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Age 25
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(7) Everett H. French
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Est: 10/1841
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May 21, 1856
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Age 15 yrs 7 mos
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GENERATION 1: ZETHAN AND MARTHA FRENCH
Zetham French
was born in 1745 in Massachusetts per the AGBI, Volume 58, page 490 indexed
in 1914; and per our family bible, he died on
April 7, 1830 at the age of 85..
Zetham
married "Martha LNU" and had the following children (source below) :
Daniel French b: 15 Feb 1770
William French b: 23 Nov 1771
Mary French b: 23 Jan 1774
Samuel French
b: 13 Jan 1776 d: Sep 4, 1852
at age76 (See Generation 2)
Jeremiah French b: 2 May 1778 d: 20 Oct 1800
Martha French b: 2 Jun 1780
Dorothy French b: 2 Feb 1785 d: 16 Mar 1862
Joel French b: 20 Jul 1787 d: 1875 (See Generation
2)
married Jane Black b: 18 May 1793 d: 1863
Josiah French b: 10 Jan 1790
Zetham French II b: 5 Nov 1782 d: 20 Sep 1824 (See
Generation 2)
married Jane H Young b: 1792 d: 29 Aug 1874
Per the 1777 Maine Census, Zetham was then living in Penobscot Maine:
Per the 1790 Census for Frankfort, Hancock County, Maine, Zetham's household
included 3 white males 16 or older, 5 white males under 16, and 4 females.
Per the 1800 Census for Prospect, Hancock County, Maine,
his household included 5 males, 2 of whom were 10-15 years old; 3 being 16-25
years old, and one being 45 years or older (Zetham) + females were 1 between
10-15, 1 between 16-25 and 1 being 45 years of age or old (wife).
"Martha LNU" French died on
19 Mar 1826
Zetham French died on April 7, 1830 at the age of 85 in Stockton
Springs, ME. Buried in Sandy Point Cemetery in Waldo County, Maine.
GENERATION 2: SAMUEL AND SARAH BOYD FRENCH
Samuel French b: 13 Jan 1776
d: Sep 4, 1852 at age76
**
SAMUEL FRENCH was born in 1776
in Prospect and lived to his mid 70s when he died
in 1852. Samuel married Sarah Boyd who was 6 years his junior.
She was born in 1782 and died 6 years before Samuel, in 1848. Their
marriage bond was published on the 29th day of July in 1804.
GENERATION 2: JOEL AND JANE BLACK FRENCH
JOEL FRENCH
(ZETHAM)
was born 20 Jul 1787 in Prospect (now Stockton Springs, Maine), and died 1875.
His intention to marry JANE BLACK was filed
on 19 Sep 1813 in Prospect; they were married by Henry Black (close
relative?). She was born 18 May 1793, and died 1863.
Children of
JOEL FRENCH and JANE BLACK, all
born in Prospect Maine are:
1)
CELLA MARSH FRENCH, b. 22 Dec 1813
2) REBECCA
JANE FRENCH, b. 18 Jun 1815
3)
ELIZA FRENCH, b. 23 Jun 1817
4)
JAMES RILEY FRENCH, b. 26 Mar 1822
5) HARRIETT
FRENCH, b. 08 Nov 1824
6)
DOLLY ANN FRENCH, b. 13 Feb 1829
7)
SUSAN LOCK FRENCH, b. 10 Mar 1831
8)
FRANCIS LORING FRENCH, b. 12 Jan 1833
GENERATION 2: ZETHAM II & JANE YOUNG FRENCH
Descendants of Zetham French II
ZETHAM FRENCH II (ZETHAM)
was born 5 Nov 1782, and died 20 Sep 1824. He married
JANE H YOUNG. She was born 1792, and died 29 Aug 1874.
Grave
is of Zetham and Jane Young French at
Sandy Point Cemetery, Stockton Springs, Waldo, Maine,
USA:
Known Children of ZETHAM FRENCH and
JANE YOUNG are:
1)
HARTWELL W. FRENCH,
b. 15 Aug 1814, Stockton, ME; m. MARTHA ANN BLACK;
b. 05 Sep 1820, Prospect. Per the 1860 Census, Hartwell was a Master Mariner who
was living in Stockton when on home soil.
2)
ZETHAM FRENCH
(III), b. 1820
Per the 1840 Census for Prospect,
Waldo County, Maine,
Zetham French (JR?) household
included 1 male age 10-14; 1 male age 15-19, 2 males age 20-29, 1 male 40-49 and
1 male 50-59. Women in the household were 1 child under age 5, one girl
5-9, 2 females 19-29 and 1 woman 50-59.
Jumping now to
the 1860 Census, we have Zetham French (II) listed as 78 years of age, or
being born about 1782. This is son of Zetham French
who was born
in 1745. Note: Lissie was born after
death of Zetham II not his daughter; similar
issues with Howard Griffin and
Miranda Griffin, who is likely a
Miranda French.
Per the war
records of 1812, Zetham French II is listed as serving in the Massachusetts
Militia as a private.
FOLLOWING ARE NOT
YET LINKED TO THE
ABOVE FRENCH FAMILY
MEMBERS:
*CAPTAIN
BENJAMIN F. FRENCH was born in 1825. Parents are currently
not known to me In the 1850 Census for
Prospect, Maine,
Benjamin
is listed as a 25 year old "sailor." He
married LOIS E. LNU who was born two
years later in 1827.
Capt. French died
April 29, 1860 but his widow lived
another 40 years, passing away at the turn of the century, 1900.
Captain French is buried at the Sandy Point Cemetery in Sandy Point, ME.
According to one source, they had a son, CHARLES N.
FRENCH who lived only about one year, crossing over on the 14th of
January 1858, approximately 2 years before his dad died in 1860.
The 1860 Census seems to contradict this. Lois French of Stockton is
listed as the head of the household at age 33 (agrees with her being born 1827),
has a home worth $1200 and personal property valued at $1,000. With her
are children, Evelyn French, age 7 (born
about 1853) and Charles N. French, age 4
(Jan 1857) and Susan French, age 1
(born about 1859.) There is no date listed on the census form as to when
the census-taker recorded the family's information.
1860 Census: Stockton, Waldo County, ME
In the 1850 Census, EVERETT
FRENCH, a sailor, born about 1808 is listed as living in
Prospect Maine with his wife, Mary A.,
age 31, and, I am assuming, children. The first child is
Margaret A. who is 15, meaning that Mary had
her when she was abut 16. Then came Octavia (about
1837) followed by EVERETT FRENCH (Jr.?) born
about 1839. Samuel, George L,
Mary A. and Sarah B. are the last children known born to this
couple.
As seen in the 1860 Census shown under Capt. Benjamin French,
living next door to Lois and the kids is an EVERETT
H. FRENCH and his family. Everett is listed a 52-year old farmer born
in approximately 1808 (not the Everett listed in the family bible). His
wife is Mary A, who is 48 years old (born
about 1812). They have a son SAMUEL FRENCH,
who is 19-year old Mariner, born about 1841 (does not match any listed in the
family bible), George L. French, who
is 16-year old farm laborer (born about 1844), Mary A.
French who is 15 (born about 1845) and
Sarah
B. French who is 12 (born about 1848).
In the 1870 Census for Stockton Maine,
Everett is now 61, Mary A. is 58, and
their children George (a 26 year old Mariner),
Mary (a 24 year old Seamstress),
and Sarah
(a 23 year old school teacher) are all still living at home with their
parents.
No
further information:
Some information is from MELVIN CORSON's Ancestral Tree
on Ancestry.com
1 Zetham French b: 1745 d: 1830
+ Martha French b: 1745 d: 19 Mar 1826
2 Daniel French b: 15 Feb 1770
2
William French b: 23 Nov 1771
2
Mary French b: 23 Jan 1774
2
Samuel French b: 13 Jan 1776
2
Jeremiah French b: 2 May 1778 d: 20 Oct 1800
2
Martha French b: 2 Jun 1780
2
Dorothy French b: 2 Feb 1785 d: 16 Mar 1862
2
Joel French b: 20 Jul 1787 d: 1875
+
Jane Black b: 18 May 1793 d: 1863
3
Cella Marsh French b: 22 Dec 1813
3
Rebecca Jane French b: 18 Jun 1815
3
Eliza French b: 23 Jun 1817
3
James Riley French b: 26 Mar 1822
3
Harriet Smart French b: 8 Nov 1824 d: 1859
3
Dolly Ann French b: 13 Feb 1829
3
Susan Lock French b: 10 Mar 1831
3
Francis Loring French b: 12 Jan 1833
2
Josiah French b: 10 Jan 1790
2
Zetham French b: 5 Nov 1782 d: 20 Sep 1824
+
Jane H Young b: 1792 d: 29 Aug 1874
3
Hartwell W French b: 15 Aug 1814 d: 1893
+
Martha Ann Black b: 5 Sep 1820 d: 1908
4
Alpheus F French b: 17 Jan 1841
4
Henry Summer French b: 14 Sep 1844
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