Puffer Genealogy
FRENCH, David
1801 - 1839 (38 years)1. FRENCH, David was born on 6 Feb 1801 (son of FRENCH, Philip and PHILLIPS, Abigail); died on 1 Jul 1839 in OH. Other Events and Attributes:
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A noted school teacher of Berkley. It was said he accidentally drowned i n the OH River. He taught watercolor painting and fancy penmanship in F all River, MA. He took a trip to OH where he introduced a new spellin g book, compiled by Rev. John Parsons of Berkley, MA.
David married MAKEPEACE, Nancy on 19 Feb 1822 in Norton, MA. Nancy was born on 12 Nov 1802 in Norton, MA; died on 19 Oct 1839. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- FRENCH, John Theodore was born on 24 Aug 1824 in Fall River, MA; died on 13 Mar 1898 in Taunton, MA; was buried in Plymouth, MA.
2. FRENCH, Philip was born on 18 Mar 1765 (son of FRENCH, Elijah and PHILLIPS, Elizabeth); died on 25 May 1818. Other Events and Attributes:
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Philip married PHILLIPS, Abigail. Abigail was born in 1751; died in 1804. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. PHILLIPS, Abigail was born in 1751; died in 1804. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 1. FRENCH, David was born on 6 Feb 1801; died on 1 Jul 1839 in OH.
Generation: 3
4. FRENCH, Elijah was born on 15 Jun 1742 (son of FRENCH, Israel and DARBY\ DERBY, Mary); died on 23 Feb 1829. Other Events and Attributes:
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He was a private in the Rev War under Lt Abiel Whitmarsh's Co, Col Thos C arpenter's Regt enlisting 29 Jul 1780, discharged 31 Jul 1780 at Livert on, RI on an alarm, company raised for 6 days service. Was also Pvt in C apt Abel Bobbit Co, Col John Hathaway's Regt, enlisting Aug 1, 1780 was d ischarged 7 Aug 1780. The Co. went to RI on an alarm
Elijah married PHILLIPS, Elizabeth on 5 Jul 1764. Elizabeth (daughter of PHILLIPS, James and BABBITT, Hopestill) was born on 27 Jul 1738; died in 1813. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. PHILLIPS, Elizabeth was born on 27 Jul 1738 (daughter of PHILLIPS, James and BABBITT, Hopestill); died in 1813. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 2. FRENCH, Philip was born on 18 Mar 1765; died on 25 May 1818.
- FRENCH, Elizabeth was born on 14 Jul 1768 in Dartmouth, MA; died in 1810 in MA.
Generation: 4
8. FRENCH, Israel was born on 21 Jul 1717 in Berkley, MA (son of FRENCH, John and PALMER, Hannah); died before 1801. Other Events and Attributes:
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Israel married DARBY\ DERBY, Mary on 18 Mar 1738. Mary was born in 1718 in Taunton, MA; died in 1796. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. DARBY\ DERBY, Mary was born in 1718 in Taunton, MA; died in 1796. Other Events and Attributes:
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- FRENCH, Israel Jr. was born on 25 May 1740 in Berkley, MA; died before 1840 in MA.
- 4. FRENCH, Elijah was born on 15 Jun 1742; died on 23 Feb 1829.
- FRENCH, Ephraim was born on 17 Sep 1744 in Freetown, MA; died in 1799 in Freetown, MA.
- FRENCH, Capt. James was born on 2 Aug 1746 in Berkley, MA; died on 27 Feb 1828 in Berkley, MA.
- FRENCH, David was born on 21 Aug 1749; died before 1851.
- FRENCH, Mary was born on 27 May 1751 in Berkley, MA; died before 1851 in MA.
10. PHILLIPS, James was born on 15 Sep 1686 in Taunton, MA (son of PHILLIPS, James and HATHAWAY, Abigail); died on 25 Jul 1756. Other Events and Attributes:
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James married BABBITT, Hopestill. Hopestill was born on 11 Sep 1695 in Taunton, MA; died in Sep 1756. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. BABBITT, Hopestill was born on 11 Sep 1695 in Taunton, MA; died in Sep 1756. Other Events and Attributes:
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Children:
- 5. PHILLIPS, Elizabeth was born on 27 Jul 1738; died in 1813.