Hello Steve, I am descended from Zachary Taylor French. I do not know the answer to that question, but I would like to hear from you if you find it. Zachary's Bible is as far back as we go. I helped a little with the book on him written by Gene Jackson. Valery Wachter sboal@juno.com wrote: > Anyone know the whereabouts of Zephaniah French's bible? Probably is > somewhere in Davis CO, IA. > > Thank you. > > Steve Boal > > INFORMATION ABOUT ZEPHANIAH > FRENCH*****************************************************: > > 1. ZEPHANIAH4 FRENCH (JOHN3, ABNER2, JOHN1) was born October 19, 1769 > in Windham, CT, and died March 27, 1852 in Bloomfield, Davis Co, IA. He > married (1) DEBORAH ROBINSON. He married (2) ELIZABETH //. > > Notes for ZEPHANIAH FRENCH: > Source of date of birth and death from Davis County Iowa Cemeteries of > Cleveland Township (Except IOOF Cemetery), South Cemetery, Bloomfield, > Davis Co, IA. > > The French family in America had been living in a small area from > Ipswich, Massachusetts to Norwich, Connecticut; barely 150 miles apart. > Zephaniah and his brothers migrated westward (Vermont, New York (Central > area) to the Canadian border, then to Ohio, Indiana and Iowa). > > More About ZEPHANIAH FRENCH: > Baptism: October 29, 1769, Recorded in the records of the Hanover > Congregrational Church > Interred: March 30, 1852, South Cemetery, Bloomfield, Cleveland Twp, > Davis Co, IA > > Children of ZEPHANIAH FRENCH and DEBORAH _______ are: > i. DAVID5 FRENCH, b. 1793, NY?. > 2. ii. RUTH FRENCH, b. May 23, 1797, Otsego Co, NY; d. > October 19, 1871. > 3. iii. HORACE NATHAN FRENCH, b. July 06, 1798, Burlington > Flats, Otsego Co, NY; d. December 09, 1885, Oregon, Holt Co, MO. > 4. iv. JOHN L. FRENCH, b. Abt. 1799, Otsego Co, NY. > 5. v. MILTON L. FRENCH, b. January 21, 1801, Burlington > Flats, Otsego Co, NY; d. September 22, 1856, Bloomfield, Davis Co, IA. > > Children of ZEPHANIAH FRENCH and ELIZABETH // are: > 6. vi. FRANKLIN ROBINSON5 FRENCH, b. July 01, 1809, Nr. > Stockholm, St. Lawrence Co, NY; d. April 11, 1880, Grove Twp, Davis Co, > IA. > vii. ARTEMETIA FRENCH, b. August 10, 1810, St. Laurence, > NY; d. September 13, 1846; m. PRESLEY IRWIN. > > ___________________________________________________________________ > You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. > Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com/getjuno.html > or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866] > > ==== IADAVIS Mailing List ==== > List problems? First, read the Welcome Message that you received > when you subscribed. Feel free to contact Yvonne James-Henderson, > list administrator with questions concerning this list! > mailto:hen1@idt.net