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

  1. Martha French [Ref, p. 1800] was born on 22 Oct 1794. [Ref, 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 [Ref, p. 1800] was born on 2 Feb 1796. [Ref, 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. [Ref, p. 527]
  3. Dea. Coffin Moore French was born on 6 Apr 1799. [Ref, p. 1800 [Ref, p. 527] He died in 1881. [Ref, p. 1800] He married Dorothy Pilsbury. Dorothy was the daughter of Samuel and Mary (Currier) Pilsbury. [Ref, p. 1800]
    Coffin was a school teacher. [Ref, p. 1800] He was a selectman. [Ref, p. 1800]
    1. Samuel Franklin French was born on 22 Dec 1835. [Ref, p. 527]
      Samuel graduated from Dartmouth in 1860. [Ref, p. 527] He graduated from the Andover Theological Seminary in 1865. [Ref, p. 527] He settled in Hamilton, Massachusett. [Ref, p. 527]
    2. George H. French was born on 27 Jul 1838. [Ref, p. 527]
      George graduated from Dartmouth in 1862. [Ref, p. 527] He entered the Andover Theological Seminary in 1865. [Ref, p. 527]
  4. Lucinda French [Ref, p. 1800] was born on 18 Jun 1803. [Ref, 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. [Ref, 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 [Ref, p. 1800] was born on 1805. [Ref, p. 527] She married Samuel Murray. [Ref, p. 527]

Gravestone photos are from the Findagrave website.