Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
Sperry Park Genealogy - Person Sheet
Spouses
Notes for David French
David, son of Israel and Sarah (Loveland) French, m Lois Lines, of Bethany; resided on Nyumph's Hill, but remomed into the north part of Woodbridge.
Children :
45. David 51. Hannah
46. Adonijah 52. Dorcas
47. Luther (of Beacon Hill) 53. Hepzibah
48. Asaph 54. Lydia
49. Harry 55. Lois
50. Sarah
Old Town of Derby, pg 551:
DAVID FRENCH, ESQ., The eldest son of Israel French, was a patriot of the Revolution, going to Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill to assist in resisting the encroachments of despotism. He was trial justice of the north part of the town of Woodbridge many years, having more cases than any other justice of his time. He rep- resented the town of Woodbridge in the General Assembly twenty successive years. He built his first log-house in Nyumphs on land he afterwards gave to his son Luther. He was for many years a deacon of the First Congregational church of Bethany, under the Rev. Stephen Hawley. but in later life be- came a Methodist, although never of the enthusiastic kind. In his political life he was much accustomed to public speaking, having a strong voice and expressing his opinions with much frankness, energy and confidence, by which he commanded much respect and infliuence. He died August 4, 182 1, aged eighty years.'
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HISTORY OF SEYMOUR, pg 154:
7DAVID the oldest son of Israel married Lois Lines of Bethany He first lived on Nyumphs Hill but afier a while built in Bethany then the north part of V00dl 1 idge at the place now occupied by Justus Peck His children were David 23Adonijah 24Luther of Beacon Hill Asaph Harry Sarah Hannah Dorcas Hepzibah 1L_vdia Lois
https://books.google.com/books/content?id=A_MnAQAA...833%2C148&edge=0
Children :
45. David 51. Hannah
46. Adonijah 52. Dorcas
47. Luther (of Beacon Hill) 53. Hepzibah
48. Asaph 54. Lydia
49. Harry 55. Lois
50. Sarah
Old Town of Derby, pg 551:
DAVID FRENCH, ESQ., The eldest son of Israel French, was a patriot of the Revolution, going to Boston after the battle of Bunker Hill to assist in resisting the encroachments of despotism. He was trial justice of the north part of the town of Woodbridge many years, having more cases than any other justice of his time. He rep- resented the town of Woodbridge in the General Assembly twenty successive years. He built his first log-house in Nyumphs on land he afterwards gave to his son Luther. He was for many years a deacon of the First Congregational church of Bethany, under the Rev. Stephen Hawley. but in later life be- came a Methodist, although never of the enthusiastic kind. In his political life he was much accustomed to public speaking, having a strong voice and expressing his opinions with much frankness, energy and confidence, by which he commanded much respect and infliuence. He died August 4, 182 1, aged eighty years.'
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HISTORY OF SEYMOUR, pg 154:
7DAVID the oldest son of Israel married Lois Lines of Bethany He first lived on Nyumphs Hill but afier a while built in Bethany then the north part of V00dl 1 idge at the place now occupied by Justus Peck His children were David 23Adonijah 24Luther of Beacon Hill Asaph Harry Sarah Hannah Dorcas Hepzibah 1L_vdia Lois
https://books.google.com/books/content?id=A_MnAQAA...833%2C148&edge=0