Captain William French b. 15 Mar 1602 Essex County, England d. 20 Nov 1681 Billerica, Middlesex County, MA

1602 - 1681 (79 years)

Name	William French
Title	Captain
Born	15 Mar 1602	Essex County, England [1]
Gender	Male
Died	20 Nov 1681	Billerica, Middlesex County, MA [1]
Person ID	I118451	Day Family Tree
Last Modified	13 Feb 2015

Family 1 Elizabeth (Symmes) Godfrey, b. 1605, England , d. 31 Mar 1668, Billerica, Middlesex County, MA (Age 63 years)

Married 20 Nov 1631 Halstead, Essex, England [2]

Children

	1. Francis French, b. 1625, Essex County, England , d. 14 Feb 1691, Derby, New Haven County, CT (Age 66 years)
	2. Elizabeth French, b. 1629, England , d. 27 May 1672, Dedham, Norfolk County, MA (Age 43 years)
	3. Mary French, b. Abt Jan 1633, England , d. 27 May 1672, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA (Age ~ 39 years)
	4. John French, b. 1635, England
	5. Sarah French, b. Mar 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. 14 Oct 1694, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA (Age ~ 56 years)
	6. Sarah French, b. Mar 1638, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. 14 Oct 1694, Roxbury, Suffolk County, MA (Age ~ 56 years)
	7. Jacob French, b. 16 Jan 1640, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
	8. Hannah French, b. 2 Feb 1642, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. 20 Jun 1642, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA (Age 0 years)
	9. Hannah French, b. 16 Feb 1643, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. 9 May 1674, Billerica, Middlesex County, MA (Age 31 years)
	10. Samuel French, b. Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
	11. Samuel French, b. 3 Dec 1645, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. Jul 1646, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA (Age 0 years)

Family ID F41977 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Mary Lathrop, b. 4 Oct 1640, Barnstable, Barnstable County, MA , d. 8 Jul 1727, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA (Age 86 years)

Married 6 May 1669 [3]

Children

	1. Mary French, b. 30 Apr 1670, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA
	2. Sarah French, b. 29 Oct 1671, Billerica, Middlesex County, MA , d. 8 Jul 1727, Billerica, Middlesex County, MA (Age 55 years)
	3. Abigail French, b. 14 Apr 1673, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. 1674, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA (Age 0 years)
	4. Hannah French, b. 25 Jan 1675/1676, Cambridge, Middlesex County, MA , d. 2 Jan 1766, Watertown, Middlesex County, MA (Age 89 years)

Family ID F29249 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

Born - 15 Mar 1602 - Essex County, England

Married - 20 Nov 1631 - Halstead, Essex, England

Died - 20 Nov 1681 - Billerica, Middlesex County, MA

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Notes
Came in the Defence 1635, aged 30. Another source gives his date of birth as 15-Feb-1593.

[S298] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, VOL. II, 209.
[S704] http://www.familysearch.org.
[S30] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, 122 (Reliability: 3).