ffrench, Thomas, Jr
Birth Name | ffrench, Thomas, Jr |
Gender | male |
Age at Death | 77 years, 4 months |
Narrative
Thomas French was a minister in the Quaker Society. Heministered at the Chester Meeting House. This meeting houseearned dubious fame for being fired on by Americanrevolutionaries during the American Revolution. Apparently thehouse got in the way of shots fired on the British as theycrossed a nearby bridge. Three cannon ball hit the side of themeeting house. One of the cannon balls is still lodged in theexterior wall to this day. This occurred in 1778.
Events
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Birth | 1667-09-00 | Nether Heyford, England | ||
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Death | 1745 | Friends Buriel Ground, Chester Mtg, Moorestown, NJ | ||
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Parents
Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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Father | ffrench, Thomas | 1639-10-00 | 1699 | |
Mother | Atkins, Jane | about 1640 | 1692-08-05 | |
Sister | ffrench, Sara | 1660/1-02-00 (Julian) | 1661-04-10 | |
Sister | ffrench, Jane | 1662-07-11 | 1671-04-30 | |
Sister | ffrench, Rachel | 1663/4-03-24 (Julian) | 1742 | |
Brother | ffrench, Richard | 1665-12-01 | 1745 | |
ffrench, Thomas, Jr | 1667-09-00 | 1745 | ||
Sister | ffrench, Hannah | 1669-08-00 | 1758 | |
Brother | ffrench, Charles | 1670/1-03-20 (Julian) | ||
Brother | ffrench, John | 1672-12-00 | 1729 | |
Sister | ffrench, Sarah | 1673/4-02-23 (Julian) | ||
Sister | ffrench, Mary | 1675-08-08 | 1728 | |
Sister | ffrench, Jane | 1676-11-19 | ||
Sister | French, Lydia | 1682 | ||
Sister | ffrench, Abigail | 1692 | 1692-08-12 |
Families
Family of ffrench, Thomas, Jr and Allen, Mary |
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Married | Wife | Allen, Mary ( * about 1667 + about 1730 ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Children |
Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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French, Thomas III | 1702-08-27 | 1757-04-28 |
French, Judith | about 1704 | about 1704 |
French, Robert | 1707-06-00 | 1760-09-07 |
French, Edward | about 1709 | 1740 |
French, Mary | about 1710 | |
French, Joseph | 1698-07-23 |
Family of ffrench, Thomas, Jr and Pearce, Mary
Event | Date | Place | Description | Sources |
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Marriage | 1732-08-09 | |||
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