Thomas
FRENCH
Born
abt. 1584
,
Assington, Suffolk, England
Died
5 November 1639
,
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Born: abt. 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England
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Thomas was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1630.
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Thomas married Susan RIDDLESDALE 5 September 1608 in Assington, Suffolk, England . The couple had (at least) 7 children.
Susan RIDDLESDALE was born 20 April 1584 in Assington, Suffolk, England. Susan died 28 September 1658 in Ipswich, Massachusetts, USA.
Thomas FRENCH died 5 November 1639 in Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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Spouse & Children of Thomas FRENCH
Thomas FRENCH married 
Susan RIDDLESDALE
Marriage date: 5 September 1608
Marriage place: Assington, Suffolk, England
Susan RIDDLESDALEMarriage date: 5 September 1608
Marriage place: Assington, Suffolk, England
Children of Thomas FRENCH and Susan RIDDLESDALE
Thomas FRENCHBorn: 27 November 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England
Died: 8 August 1680, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 8 August 1680, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Mary SCUDAMORE? MORTON?
Alice FRENCHBorn: 9 October 1609, Assington, Suffolk, England
Died: 26 June 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 26 June 1666, Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Thomas HOWLETT
Margaret FRENCHBorn: abt. 1610, Steeple, Essex, , England
Died: abt. 1650, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: abt. 1650, Braintree, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Edward LAMB
Dorcas FRENCHBorn: July 1614, Assington, Suffolk, England
Died: 30 December 1697, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 30 December 1697, Boston, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Christopher PEAKE 3 January 1636 Place: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA*
Susan FRENCHBorn: abt. 1616, Assington, Suffolk, England
Died: 21 February 1678, Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Died: 21 February 1678, Haverhill, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Married: Henry KINGSBURY 1640
Anne FRENCHBorn: abt. 1618, Assington, Suffolk, England
Died: 1 May 1689, Bradford, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England*
Died: 1 May 1689, Bradford, Massachusetts, Dominion of New England*
Married: Thomas HARDY 1649 Place: Bradford, Massachusetts, USA*
John FRENCHBorn: 26 May 1622, Assington, Suffolk, England
Died: 1 February 1697, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 1 February 1697, Northampton, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Married: Freedom Grace KINGSLEY 1648
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1608 Marriage / PartnerThomas FRENCH and Susan RIDDLESDALE 5 September 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England
1608 Birth of ChildThomas FRENCH was born 27 November 1608, Assington, Suffolk, England
1609 Birth of ChildAlice FRENCH was born 9 October 1609, Assington, Suffolk, England
1614 Birth of ChildDorcas FRENCH was born July 1614, Assington, Suffolk, England
1622 Birth of ChildJohn FRENCH was born 26 May 1622, Assington, Suffolk, England
1636 Marriage of ChildDorcas FRENCH married 3 January 1636 , Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA* to Christopher PEAKE
Death — 16395 November 1639
Ipswich, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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