flag female ancestor  Jane  MACKLEM

  (b. 7 March 1788 Mt Bethel, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, USA   d. 6 June 1875 Ridgeway, Macomb, Michigan, USA )  

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Jane MACKLEM was born 7 March 1788 in Mt Bethel, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, USA

Jane MACKLEM was the child of ?   and   ?

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Jane  married  Charles Matthew FRENCH abt. 1810 in Upper Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles Matthew FRENCH  was born abt. 1790 in West Buckland, Devon, England.  Charles Matthew died 7 November 1846 in Whitchurch-Stouffville, York, Ontario, Canada. 

Jane MACKLEM died 6 June 1875 in Ridgeway, Macomb, Michigan, USA.
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Jane MACKLEM married immigrant flag male ancestor Charles Matthew FRENCH-- Date: abt. 1810 Place: , Upper Canada


Children of Charles Matthew FRENCH and Jane MACKLEM:

flag male ancestor Jesse Helpit FRENCH (b.28 February 1827, Whitchurch, York, Upper Canada  d. 6 October 1913, Macomb, Michigan, USA)
m. Mary Ann DOUGHERTY 28 September 1851



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birth1788 Birth
7 March 1788
Mt Bethel, Northhampton, Pennsylvania, USA
NewsThe War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1827 Birth of Child
Jesse Helpit FRENCH was born 28 February 1827, Whitchurch, York, Ontario, Canada

Jane was 39 years old.
NewsFrom the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1846 Death of Spouse/Partner
Charles Matthew FRENCH died 7 November 1846, Whitchurch-Stouffville, York, Ontario, Canada
News1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
News1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.
death1875 Death
6 June 1875
Ridgeway, Macomb, Michigan, USA

She died at the age of 87.
Added: 11/15/2025 3:13:29 PM - Updated: 11/15/2025 3:13:43 PM
Did You Know?Pennsylvania means 'Penn's woods' or 'Penn's land.' Quaker William Penn was granted the tract of land by King Charles II of England in 1681 as repayment of debt owed to Penn's father, Admiral William Penn. Originally, Penn suggested Sylvania (woodland) for his land. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1787 - Crown Colony of Pennsylvania
December 12, 1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd U.S. state


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