Sally French b.February 15, 1784 NH d. October 25, 1857 no other info d/o Silas French and Sarah Blake who b, died in Glover, Orleans, Vermont Sally French b. September 22, 1797 unkn other info d/o Royal French & Sally Gross from Mendon, Worcester, Ma Sally French b.July 23, 1800 Braintree, Norfolk, Suffolk., MA d/o Sylvanus French & Azubah Or Huldah Penniman m.Abt. 1820 to Rhodolphus Porter -- --- Original Message ----- From: "Mindream" <mindream@satx.rr.com> To: <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 12:49 PM Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] CT and NY Frenches > I have theese names in my Family tree! > Let me check > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dean Burgess" <redlion3@juno.com> > To: <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 29, 2000 11:54 AM > Subject: [FRENCH-L] CT and NY Frenches > > > > FRENCH FAMILY ANCESTORS IN WINDHAM COUNTY, CT, or neighboring counties in > > RI and MA, or in OTSEGO COUNTY, or HERKIMER COUNTY, NY - > > > > I am hoping to confirm what I have found as the ancestry of Sally > > (French) Burgess for a volume of the family history I hope to finish by > > Christmas 2001. Please reply if you have any connections with people in > > the following list (or think you might). > > > > Nathan French of Plainfield, Connecticut who married Sarah (?). he died > > before 29 December 1757, because Sarah remarried on that date and is > > identified in the Plianfield, CT Records Office as the widow of Nathan > > French. > > > > The Plainfield Records Office identifies the following as the children of > > Nathan and Sarah French: > > > > 1. Lydia French born 17 December 1742. > > > > 2. Hezekiah French (the first) born 14 September 1744. > > > > 3. Mehitable French born 14 September 1746. > > > > 4. John French born 26 October 1747. He married Delight (?) on a date > > unknown. He is listed as the head of a household in the census of 1790 > > for Plainfield township, Windham County, CT. He is buried in the Union > > Cemetery in the village of Moosup, in the township of Plainfield in the > > county of Windham, Connecticut. His gravestone reads: "John French died > > October 16 1808 age 62 years (I have a photo of the stone and another for > > the same man next to it which identifies him as a Revolutionary War > > Veteran who served in Olcott's Company). His wife is buried beside him > > with the following inscription: "Delight French wife of John French died > > October 20 1822 age 72 years." > > > > 5. Isaac French born 5 May 1750 and listed as head of a household in > > Volluntown, CT in the Census of 1790. > > > > Next generation > > > > The children of John French and Delight (?) are as follows: > > > > 1. Sally French (this is the birth I am trying to verify) born 4 March > > 1776, married Gideon Burgess. Gideon is the grandson of John Burgess and > > Hannah (James) Burgess who are both buried in Sterling village, > > Plainfield township, Windham County, CT. Gideon's father was John Burgess > > who married Urania Mowrey. They moved to a farm on the county line > > between Otsego County, NY and Herkimer County, NY between the villages of > > Winfield and Richfield Springs when John returned from service in the > > Revolutionary War (the Green Mountain Boys at the Battle of Quebec). > > Gideon is their first son and may have been born in Windham County CT, or > > in NY. His younger brother Morey Burgess returned to the village of > > Moosup in Plainfield township, Windham Co. CT to practice medicine. He is > > buried near the Frenches in the Union Cemetery in Moosup. Gideon remained > > in NY state where he owned a tavern on the Cherry Valley Turnpike. > > Sally's granddaughter kept an autograph book in which several of the > > children of Hezekiah French of Moosup, Plainfield township, Windham > > County, CT, identify themselves as her cousins. This makes me think > > Hezekiah is Sally (French) Burgess' brother, but I have no other > > documentation of that. Sally (French) Burgess is buried in Winfield, > > Herkimer County, NY. > > > > 2. Hezekiah French (Sr. the second) born in 1788 and identified as the > > son of John French and Delight. He marries Olive F. Hall in Plainfield, > > Windham County, CT 28 April 1816 and is buried in the Union Cemetery at > > Moosup village, Windham Co. CT. His stone reads: "Hezekiah French died > > October 6, 1868 aged 81 years." His wife's grave is beside him and reads > > "Olive French wife of Hezekiah French died October 8 1869 age 77 years." > > > > Gravestones among the Frenches at Moosup, Plainfield, Windham County, CT > > would put the following as possible siblings as well: Nathaniel who > > married Rachel and had a daughter Lucy who died in 1820 age 16 years; > > Abner French who might be a grandson who married Betsy and died 16 May > > 1860 at age 69; Jonas who's wife Elizabeth died in 1828 at 35 years. Some > > siblings could also have gone west into Otsego, or Herkimer Counties, NY, > > as Sally did. > > > > Hezekiah and Olive's children's births and some of their marriages > > appear in the Plainfield Record Office. They are as follows: > > > > 1. Emeline Elizabeth French born 8 May 1817. In another record she is > > called Pauline Elizabeth French. I did not find her grave among the > > Frenches in Moosup and so she probably married. > > > > 2. Henry French born 6 November 1818. He wrote a poem in the autograph > > book of Sally (French) Burgess' granddaughter which he dated to his > > cousin 18 August 1841 in Plainfield, CT. I did not find his grave among > > the Frenches in the Union Cemetery at Moosup. > > > > 3. Sally French born 6 September 1820 (perhaps a namesake of Sally > > (French) Burgess?). I did not find her grave among the Frenches in > > Moosup. She probably married. > > > > 4. Stephen French born 21 April 1822. The Plainfield record office calls > > him "Stephen John." On his gravestone in the Union Cemetery in Moosup it > > says: "Stephen John French son of Hezekiah and Olive French died April 23 > > 1832 age 10 years." > > > > 5. Delight French born 11 April 1824. She can also be found in the IGI. > > She writes a poem in Sally (French) Burgess granddaughter's autograph > > book as her cousin in Plainfield, CT, 17 August 1841. She is buried in > > the Union Cemetery, Moosup. Her stone reads: "Delight French, daughter of > > Hezekiah and Olive French died August 4 1842 age 18 years." > > > > 6. Susan French born 11 February 1826. In the record of her marriage > > (which identifies her parents as Hezekiah and Olive French) she is called > > Sarah French. She marries John M. Becker, a carriage maker, from the > > village of Brooklyn, Windham County, CT on 15 February 1848. A note says > > she was 23 years old at her marriage which agrees with the birth of Susan > > in the Records Office.. She writes a poem in Sally (French) Burgess' > > granddaughter's autograph book as her cousin Sarah French in Plainfield 4 > > September 1841. She is buried under her maiden name with the Frenches in > > the Union Cemetery at Moosup. The stone reads: "Susan French, born > > February 11 1826 died June 27 1890. > > > > 7. Olive French born 16 May 1828 and married at Plainfield Warren > > Williams of Brooklyn, Windham Co. CT on 25 November 1847. In a note it > > says she was 20 when she married and he was 23. > > > > 8. Hezekiah French (Jr., the third) born 28 February 1831 and married > > Elizabeth H. Wells at Plainfield, CT 3 October 1853. His gravestone in > > the Union Cemetery at Moosup reads: "Hezekiah French Jr. died August 25 > > 1868 aged 37 years." His wife's stone next to his reads: "Eliza Ann wife > > of Hezekiah French died October 1 1861 aged 32 years and 4 days." Two of > > their children are buried with them: Nella Jane French identified as > > their daughter and 5 years old and Willie French who died 18 October 1869 > > aged 18 months. > > > > 9. Edwin French born 27 November 1833 is listed as a farmer. The Records > > Office says he died at age 17 on 25 October 1849. His grave survives in > > the Union Cemetery at Moosup and reads: "Edwin French son of Hezekiah and > > Olive French died October 1825 age 17." > > > > 10. Mary Jane French born 16 January 1835. No grave, and so she probably > > married. > > > > If you can help with any of these please reply to DEAN BURGESS through > > the French list, or at redlion3@juno.com > > >