James FRENCH b. 2 Aug 1746 Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. 27 Feb 1828: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1746 - 1828 (81 years)

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Name	James FRENCH [1]
Birth	2 Aug 1746	Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, [1]
Gender	Male
_UID	E2D979B3EFA1479889132547BCAC772461DD
Military	1776-1778	, , Rhode Island, United States [2]
Private, Capt. Ichabod Donald's 6th Taunton Co., Col. Thos. Carpenter's Regiment: Marched to Warren by way of Rehoboth on alarms at Rhode Island of Dec 8, 1776. Service 26 days. Also company marched from Bristol, Ct. to R.I. on July 1, 1778 - for 6 weeks service.
Death	27 Feb 1828 [1]
Person ID	I2296	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	4 Oct 2023

Father	Israel FRENCH, b. 21 Jul 1717, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Aft 1755 (Age 38 years)
Mother	Mary DERBEY, b. Bef 8 Mar 1716/17, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
Marriage	18 Mar 1736/37
Family ID	F903	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Tabitha Hathaway CRANE, b. 20 Sep 1750, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. 15 Sep 1827, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Age 76 years)

Marriage 3 Nov 1774 Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, [1, 3]

Children

+	1. Ephraim FRENCH, b. 7 Aug 1775, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. 2 Mar 1842, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States (Age 66 years)
	2. Anna FRENCH, b. 12 Dec 1777, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Sally FRENCH, b. 20 Mar 1780, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	4. James FRENCH, Jr., b. 13 May 1782, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	5. Hannah FRENCH, b. 21 Jul 1786, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Tubi Crane FRENCH, b. 18 Dec 1789, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Tryphena FRENCH, b. 6 Jul 1792, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. George A. FRENCH, b. 2 Apr 1795, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F917 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 14 Dec 2019

Event Map

	Birth - 2 Aug 1746 - Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 3 Nov 1774 - Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts,
	Military - 1776-1778 - , , Rhode Island, United States

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I2296&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "James FRENCH."

Sources

[S298] Lester Carlisle Gustin, The Gustin Family: The Story of the Thomas Gustin Branch, (Winchester, Mass.: Lester Gustin, 1947.), 71.
[S1817] U.S. Society of the Sons of the American Revolution., "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970". Database with images., (Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2013), Clarence Edward Burt, James French 2 Aug 1746 - 22 Feb 1828, 29455, "Massachusetts Society, Apr 27 1921," Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 3 Jul 2019)
[S1576] Lester Carlisle Gustin, The Ancestry of Herbert Ervin Gustin and that of his wife Julia Livingston Carlisle and their Descendants together with some account of the Gustin Family in America. Hathi Trust Digital Library. Digital images. 2 Vols. (Newton, Mass.: Gustin, 1954), (https://catalog.hathitrust.org: 2013), 1: 374-377. accessed 16 Aug 2016.