Phoebe FRENCH

Born

8 May 1667 , Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Died

24 April 1718 , Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Phoebe married John GOULD abt. 1684 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
John GOULD was born 11 December 1662 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony. John died 5 November 1724 in Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay. John was the child of John GOULD and Sarah BAKER .

Parents & Family of Phoebe FRENCH

Parents of Phoebe FRENCH

Father

John FRENCH

Mother

Phoebe KEYES

Grandparents of Phoebe FRENCH

Paternal grandparents

Thomas FRENCH Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON?

Maternal grandparents

Robert KEYES Sarah SWETT

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Phoebe FRENCH

Phoebe FRENCH married

John GOULD
Marriage date: abt. 1684
Marriage place:
John GOULD was the child of John GOULD and Sarah BAKER

Children of John GOULD and Phoebe FRENCH

Pheobe GOULD

Born: 7 July 1685, Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: ,

Married: Thomas CURTIS 16 October 1706

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Birth — 1667
8 May 1667
Topsfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony

1685 Birth of Child
Pheobe GOULD was born 7 July 1685, Topsfield, Massachusetts, USA

Phoebe was 18 years old.

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

Death — 1718
24 April 1718
Topsfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
She died at the age of 50.

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state