Joseph FRENCH b. 4 Apr 1640 Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Bef 3 Jul 1694 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts,: Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree

1640 - Bef 1694 (54 years)

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Name	Joseph FRENCH [1]
Birth	4 Apr 1640	Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, [1, 2, 3]
Gender	Male
_UID	A60369F8509A4906933C500414121A5B0196
Residence	1681	Taunton, , Plymouth,
Bought land (Plymouth Colony).
Will	24 Apr 1694	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, [4]
see jpg of will in Gustin-French file.
Burial	Aft Apr 1694
Inventory	18 May 1694	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, [5]
Inventory of £350..19..00, taken by John Smith, Henry Hodges and John Pollard The inventory was sworn to by Experience French, executrix of said Joseph's will, July 3, 1694, before John Saffin Probat John Cary Regist^rm. Entered July 5, 1694 by John Cary Regist^rm.
Military	, , , Multiple locations [1]
King Phillip's War
Death	Bef 3 Jul 1694	Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, [1, 3]
Person ID	I3285	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	4 Oct 2023

Father	John FRENCH, b. 24 Jun 1599, Halstead, , Essex, England d. Bef 16 Feb 1645/46, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, (Age 46 years)
Mother	Joan SYDAY, b. Abt 1610, Great Tey, , Essex, England d. Bef 20 Jan 1645/46, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, (Age ~ 36 years)
Marriage	19 Aug 1631	Great Tey, , Essex, England
Family ID	F481	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Experience FOSTER, b. Abt 1643, , , Massachusetts, d. Aft 1720, , , Massachusetts, (Age ~ 78 years)

Marriage 4 Nov 1663 Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, [1, 6]

Children

	1. Joseph FRENCH, Jr., b. 25 Mar 1667, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. 25 Apr 1667, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, (Age 0 years)
	2. Elizabeth FRENCH, b. 16 Jul 1668, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Joseph FRENCH, Jr, b. 7 Mar 1669/70, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
+	4. John FRENCH, b. 30 Jan 1671/72, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. 6 Sep 1760, Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, (Age 88 years)
	5. Nathaniel FRENCH, b. 6 May 1674, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	6. Thomas FRENCH, b. 29 Feb 1675/76, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	7. Sarah FRENCH, b. 6 Apr 1677, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Jacob FRENCH, b. 26 Apr 1678, Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	9. Thomas FRENCH, b. 12 Dec 1680, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	10. Ebenezer FRENCH, b. 27 Jun 1682, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	11. Nathan FRENCH, b. 1684, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown
	12. Jonathan FRENCH, b. 28 Jun 1686, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, d. Yes, date unknown

Family ID F581 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 4 Oct 2023

Event Map

	Birth - 4 Apr 1640 - Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts,
	Marriage - 4 Nov 1663 - Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts,
	Residence - 1681 - Taunton, , Plymouth,
	Will - 24 Apr 1694 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts,
	Inventory - 18 May 1694 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts,
	Death - Bef 3 Jul 1694 - Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts,

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Reference Gayle Leighton Nowell, Rooted in New England, Our Family Tree (https://nowellfamily.org/genealogy/tng/getperson.php?personID=I3285&tree=tree1: accessed 5 April 2025), "Joseph FRENCH."

Sources

[S298] Lester Carlisle Gustin, The Gustin Family: The Story of the Thomas Gustin Branch, (Winchester, Mass.: Lester Gustin, 1947.), 66.
[S1888] "Massachusetts: Vital Records, 1620-1850." Database with images., (New England Historic Genealogical Society. American Ancestors. https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2016.), (https://www.americanancestors.org : accessed 26 Oct 2011); children of John and Jone, Apr. 4, 1640; Cambridge -V1, p. 268.
[S1062] French, Mara, French Family Association., (http://www.frenchfamilyassoc.com : 2011), accessed 27 Oct 2011), French, Joseph (1640-1694)
[S1685] "New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2018)), accessed 26 Oct 2011), Lucy Hall Greenlaw, "Abstracts from the First Book of Bristol County Probate Records," Will of Joseph French; Vol. 62 (1908), p. 345.
[S1685] "New England Historical and Genealogical Register, 1847-," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2001-2018)), accessed 26 Oct 2011), Lucy Hall Greenlaw, "Abstracts from the First Book of Bristol County Probate Records," Inventory of the estate of Joseph French; Vol. 62, p. 346.
[S1015] "New England Marriages to 1700," database with images, New England Historic Genealogical Society, American Ancestors , ((https://www.americanancestors.org : 2008)), Joseph French & Experience Foster.