Some Descendants of John French (Simon, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Joseph, Edward) and Comfort Moore of Candia

  1. Martha French [GHNH, p. 1800] was born on 22 Oct 1794. [HOC, p. 527] She died on 27 Jun 1817 in is buried in the Candia Village Cemetery in Candia. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of her gravestone.
  2. Simon French [GHNH, p. 1800] was born on 2 Feb 1796. [HOC, p. 527] He may be the Simon French who died in 1871 and is buried in the Candia Village Cemetery in Candia. [Ref] Click here to see a photo of his grave. He married Ann B. Evans. [HOC, p. 527]
  3. Dea. Coffin Moore French was born on 6 Apr 1799. [GHNH, p. 1800 [HOC, p. 527] He died in 1881. [GHNH, p. 1800] He married Dorothy Pilsbury. Dorothy was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Currier) Pilsbury. [GHNH, p. 1800]
    Coffin was a school teacher. [GHNH, p. 1800] He was a selectman. [GHNH, p. 1800]
    1. Samuel Franklin French was born on 22 Dec 1835. [HOC, p. 527]
      Samuel graduated from Dartmouth in 1860. [HOC, p. 527] He graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1865. [HOC, p. 527] He settled in Hamilton, Massachusett. [HOC, p. 527]
    2. George H. French was born on 27 Jul 1838. [HOC, p. 527]
      George graduated from Dartmouth in 1862. [HOC, p. 527] He entered the Andover Theological Seminary in 1865. [HOC, p. 527]
  4. Lucinda French [GHNH, p. 1800] was born on 18 Jun 1803. [HOC, p. 527, only the year][Ref] She died on 11 May 1889 and is buried in the Candia Village Cemetery in Candia. [Ref] She married Frederick Fitts. [HOC, p. 527] Frederick was the son of Moses and Sarah (Ordway) Fitts. [Ref] He was born on 21 Jun 1802. [Ref] He died on 3 Nov 1837 and is buried in the Candia Village Cemetery. [Ref]
    "Frederick was the postmaster of Candia for many years. In a season of depression, he drown[ed] himself at 35 years old. " [Ref]
    Click here to see a photo of Frederick's and Lucinda's gravestone.
  5. Evalina French [GHNH, p. 1800] was born on 1805. [HOC, p. 527] She married Samuel Murray. [HOC, p. 527]

Gravestone photos are from the Findagrave website.

HOC Chase, Benjamin, History of Old Chester: From 1719 to 1869, Auburn, NH, The author, 1869.
GHNH Stearns, Ezra S., Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Vol. IV, New York, Lewis Publishing Co., 1908.

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