Thomas
FRENCH
(b.
27 November 1608
,
Assington, Suffolk, England
d.
8 August 1680
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
)
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Thomas FRENCH was born 27 November 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England
Thomas FRENCH was the child of Thomas FRENCH and Susan RIDDLESDALESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Thomas married Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON? . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON? was born abt. 1612 in Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England. Mary died 6 May 1681 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas FRENCH died 8 August 1680 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Family and Children of Thomas FRENCH
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Children of Thomas FRENCH and Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON?:
Mary FRENCH (b.2 March 1634, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 22 March 1683, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony)
m. Robert SMITH 1656
Thomas FRENCH (b.2 March 1635, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1711, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Mary ADAMS
John FRENCH (b.abt. 1635, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 15 March 1706, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay)
m. Phoebe KEYES 1663
Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON?-- Place: Children of Thomas FRENCH and Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON?:
Mary FRENCH (b.2 March 1634, Boston, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 22 March 1683, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony)m. Robert SMITH 1656
Thomas FRENCH (b.2 March 1635, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. abt. 1711, Ipswich, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Mary ADAMS
John FRENCH (b.abt. 1635, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony d. 15 March 1706, Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay)m. Phoebe KEYES 1663
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1608 Birth 27 November 1608
Assington, Suffolk, England
Biography
Children of Thomas FRENCH and Susan RIDDLESDALE
Thomas - bap. Nov. 27, 1608, St. Edmund's, Assington, Suffolk, England; d. Aug. 8, 1680, Ipswich, MA. Emigrated to America by 1631 when he was a member of the Boston, MA church; freeman, Nov. 6, 1632; dismissed to Ipswich church, Jan. 27, 1638/ 9. He was a soldier in the Pequot expedition and was called Sgt. to 1664, and Ensign thereafter. Will dated Aug. 3, 1680. Thomas married about 1631, probably in Boston MA, Mary (d. May 6, 1681, Ipswich, MA), whose may have been Mary MORTON, an original member of the First Church of Boston, MA. Children: Mary died in infancy; Mary married Robert SMITH (they became ancestors of Joseph SMITH, founder of the LDS Church); Thomas married Mary ADAMS; John married Phoebe KEYES (founders of the family branch at Topsfield, MA); probably Sarah; Samuel; and Ephraim married.
http://larkturnthehearts.blogspot.com/2011/05/thomas-french-connections.html
Children of Thomas FRENCH and Susan RIDDLESDALE
Thomas - bap. Nov. 27, 1608, St. Edmund's, Assington, Suffolk, England; d. Aug. 8, 1680, Ipswich, MA. Emigrated to America by 1631 when he was a member of the Boston, MA church; freeman, Nov. 6, 1632; dismissed to Ipswich church, Jan. 27, 1638/ 9. He was a soldier in the Pequot expedition and was called Sgt. to 1664, and Ensign thereafter. Will dated Aug. 3, 1680. Thomas married about 1631, probably in Boston MA, Mary (d. May 6, 1681, Ipswich, MA), whose may have been Mary MORTON, an original member of the First Church of Boston, MA. Children: Mary died in infancy; Mary married Robert SMITH (they became ancestors of Joseph SMITH, founder of the LDS Church); Thomas married Mary ADAMS; John married Phoebe KEYES (founders of the family branch at Topsfield, MA); probably Sarah; Samuel; and Ephraim married.
http://larkturnthehearts.blogspot.com/2011/05/thomas-french-connections.html
1634 Birth of ChildMary FRENCH was born 2 March 1634, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (East, North, South) (Allston) (Readville) (Roslindale)
Thomas was 25 years old.
1635 Birth of ChildThomas FRENCH was born 2 March 1635, Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA
Thomas was 26 years old.
1680 Death 8 August 1680
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
He died at the age of 71.
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