Joseph French1
b. circa 1755, d. 6 January 1835
- Family Background:
- Underwood and Allied Families
Joseph French was born circa 1755.2 He married Ruth Farrar, daughter of Joseph Farrar and Deborah Richardson, on 5 October 1775 in Templeton.1 He married Phoebe Stoddard on 24 November 1817 in Sullivan, Cheshire County, New Hampshire.2 He died on 6 January 1835 in Ludlow, Windsor County, Vermont.2
He enlisted at Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1774 as a drummer in a company of Minute Men. He fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill, at Stillwater and at Saratoga. He was granted a pension for his service in 1834.2
He enlisted at Templeton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, in 1774 as a drummer in a company of Minute Men. He fought in the Battle of Bunker Hill, at Stillwater and at Saratoga. He was granted a pension for his service in 1834.2
Children of Joseph French and Ruth Farrar
- Sally French1 b. 9 Mar 1776, d. 2 Mar 1839
- Arathusa French1 b. 14 Sep 1777, d. 30 Dec 1866
- Vryling French1 b. 17 Oct 1779, d. 14 Nov 1804
- Bridget French3 b. c 1782, d. 13 Oct 1804
Citations
- [S163] Franklin P. Rice, Vital Records of Templeton, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849 (Boston: Stanhope Press, 1907).
- [S147] Sue Farrar Thorne, Descendants of Jacob Farrar Jr and Hannah Hayward of Lancaster, Massachusetts to 1825 (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 2001), 120.
- [S147] Sue Farrar Thorne, Descendants of Jacob Farrar Jr and Hannah Hayward of Lancaster, Massachusetts to 1825, 121.
