James French Jr and Hannah Russell were married on 13 Apr 1781 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
James French Jr and Hannah Russell had the following children: Isaac L French, Hannah French, Sarah Sally French, James French, Jonathan Brooks Samuel French, Betsey Hale French, Edward Jewett French, Nancy French, and Mahala French.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer were married on 12 Jul 1809 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer had the following children: Francis Sawyer French, Olive Sawyer French, and Asa Milton French
1. James resided - 1775 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He resided 1775 - 1782 in Jaffrey,
Chesire County, New Hampshire.
2. He served in the military 9 Jul 1779 - 15 Jan 1780. He resided 1782 - 1809 in Rindge Twp, Cheshire County,
New Hampshire. He resided about 1789/1794 in Jaffrey, Chesire County, New Hampshire. He resided 1809 - 1822
in Fish St. Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He was employed as Basketmaker.
3. Military Service: at age 14 served in Revolutionary War from Jaffrey; wounded at Bunker Hill 17 Jun 1775 (from
gravestone); was 1 of 16 men raised out of Col Enoch HALE's Regt.;enlisted 9 Jul 1779 to serve 6 months under
Col Hercules MOONEY in Rhode Island; discharge 15 JAN 1780; service 6 months, 7 days
4. JAMES FRENCH, JR., son of James and Sarah (Brooks) French, lived in Jaffrey, where his first child was born;
removed to Rindge, and thence to Rockingham, Vt. In May 1789, he returned with his father's family to Jaffrey
where he remained until after 1794, when he too removed to Rindge. His final migration was to Boscawen, N. H.,
where his youngest two children were born. Like his father he served in the Revolution from Jaffrey. (Taken from
"The Generations of Jaffrey, NH, Arranged after their families" by Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen, page
316/317)
5. Moved from Rindge to Boscawen, NH in 1809; settled on Fish st. (The History of Boscawen and Webster from
1733-1878, page 533)
Age at death: 59 years
6. Gravestone Inscription: James French b. Jan 6, 1761 d. Sept. 1 1822. Served in the War of the Revolution.
Wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Olive Sawyer his wife b. Aug. 8, 1793 d. Jan. 17, 1875
7.Will of James French (Jr.) copied from microfilm housed at NEHGS:
8. Docket number 03316 Will Vol. 32 Page 101, Letter Testamentary Volume 33, Page 29, Inventory Volume 32,
Page 172, Account Volume 32, Page 435
9. Will filed in Hillsborough City., NH Probate Records
James French Jr and Hannah Russell had the following children: Isaac L French, Hannah French, Sarah Sally French, James French, Jonathan Brooks Samuel French, Betsey Hale French, Edward Jewett French, Nancy French, and Mahala French.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer were married on 12 Jul 1809 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer had the following children: Francis Sawyer French, Olive Sawyer French, and Asa Milton French
1. James resided - 1775 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He resided 1775 - 1782 in Jaffrey,
Chesire County, New Hampshire.
2. He served in the military 9 Jul 1779 - 15 Jan 1780. He resided 1782 - 1809 in Rindge Twp, Cheshire County,
New Hampshire. He resided about 1789/1794 in Jaffrey, Chesire County, New Hampshire. He resided 1809 - 1822
in Fish St. Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He was employed as Basketmaker.
3. Military Service: at age 14 served in Revolutionary War from Jaffrey; wounded at Bunker Hill 17 Jun 1775 (from
gravestone); was 1 of 16 men raised out of Col Enoch HALE's Regt.;enlisted 9 Jul 1779 to serve 6 months under
Col Hercules MOONEY in Rhode Island; discharge 15 JAN 1780; service 6 months, 7 days
4. JAMES FRENCH, JR., son of James and Sarah (Brooks) French, lived in Jaffrey, where his first child was born;
removed to Rindge, and thence to Rockingham, Vt. In May 1789, he returned with his father's family to Jaffrey
where he remained until after 1794, when he too removed to Rindge. His final migration was to Boscawen, N. H.,
where his youngest two children were born. Like his father he served in the Revolution from Jaffrey. (Taken from
"The Generations of Jaffrey, NH, Arranged after their families" by Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen, page
316/317)
5. Moved from Rindge to Boscawen, NH in 1809; settled on Fish st. (The History of Boscawen and Webster from
1733-1878, page 533)
Age at death: 59 years
6. Gravestone Inscription: James French b. Jan 6, 1761 d. Sept. 1 1822. Served in the War of the Revolution.
Wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Olive Sawyer his wife b. Aug. 8, 1793 d. Jan. 17, 1875
7.Will of James French (Jr.) copied from microfilm housed at NEHGS:
8. Docket number 03316 Will Vol. 32 Page 101, Letter Testamentary Volume 33, Page 29, Inventory Volume 32,
Page 172, Account Volume 32, Page 435
9. Will filed in Hillsborough City., NH Probate Records
James French Jr and Hannah Russell were married on 13 Apr 1781 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
James French Jr and Hannah Russell had the following children: Isaac L French, Hannah French, Sarah Sally French, James French, Jonathan Brooks Samuel French, Betsey Hale French, Edward Jewett French, Nancy French, and Mahala French.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer were married on 12 Jul 1809 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer had the following children: Francis Sawyer French, Olive Sawyer French, and Asa Milton French
1. James resided - 1775 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He resided 1775 - 1782 in Jaffrey,
Chesire County, New Hampshire.
2. He served in the military 9 Jul 1779 - 15 Jan 1780. He resided 1782 - 1809 in Rindge Twp, Cheshire County,
New Hampshire. He resided about 1789/1794 in Jaffrey, Chesire County, New Hampshire. He resided 1809 - 1822
in Fish St. Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He was employed as Basketmaker.
3. Military Service: at age 14 served in Revolutionary War from Jaffrey; wounded at Bunker Hill 17 Jun 1775 (from
gravestone); was 1 of 16 men raised out of Col Enoch HALE's Regt.;enlisted 9 Jul 1779 to serve 6 months under
Col Hercules MOONEY in Rhode Island; discharge 15 JAN 1780; service 6 months, 7 days
4. JAMES FRENCH, JR., son of James and Sarah (Brooks) French, lived in Jaffrey, where his first child was born;
removed to Rindge, and thence to Rockingham, Vt. In May 1789, he returned with his father's family to Jaffrey
where he remained until after 1794, when he too removed to Rindge. His final migration was to Boscawen, N. H.,
where his youngest two children were born. Like his father he served in the Revolution from Jaffrey. (Taken from
"The Generations of Jaffrey, NH, Arranged after their families" by Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen, page
316/317)
5. Moved from Rindge to Boscawen, NH in 1809; settled on Fish st. (The History of Boscawen and Webster from
1733-1878, page 533)
Age at death: 59 years
6. Gravestone Inscription: James French b. Jan 6, 1761 d. Sept. 1 1822. Served in the War of the Revolution.
Wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Olive Sawyer his wife b. Aug. 8, 1793 d. Jan. 17, 1875
7.Will of James French (Jr.) copied from microfilm housed at NEHGS:
8. Docket number 03316 Will Vol. 32 Page 101, Letter Testamentary Volume 33, Page 29, Inventory Volume 32,
Page 172, Account Volume 32, Page 435
9. Will filed in Hillsborough City., NH Probate Records
James French Jr and Hannah Russell had the following children: Isaac L French, Hannah French, Sarah Sally French, James French, Jonathan Brooks Samuel French, Betsey Hale French, Edward Jewett French, Nancy French, and Mahala French.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer were married on 12 Jul 1809 in Rindge, Cheshire, New Hampshire.
James French Jr and Olive Sawyer had the following children: Francis Sawyer French, Olive Sawyer French, and Asa Milton French
1. James resided - 1775 in Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He resided 1775 - 1782 in Jaffrey,
Chesire County, New Hampshire.
2. He served in the military 9 Jul 1779 - 15 Jan 1780. He resided 1782 - 1809 in Rindge Twp, Cheshire County,
New Hampshire. He resided about 1789/1794 in Jaffrey, Chesire County, New Hampshire. He resided 1809 - 1822
in Fish St. Boscawen, Merrimack County, New Hampshire. He was employed as Basketmaker.
3. Military Service: at age 14 served in Revolutionary War from Jaffrey; wounded at Bunker Hill 17 Jun 1775 (from
gravestone); was 1 of 16 men raised out of Col Enoch HALE's Regt.;enlisted 9 Jul 1779 to serve 6 months under
Col Hercules MOONEY in Rhode Island; discharge 15 JAN 1780; service 6 months, 7 days
4. JAMES FRENCH, JR., son of James and Sarah (Brooks) French, lived in Jaffrey, where his first child was born;
removed to Rindge, and thence to Rockingham, Vt. In May 1789, he returned with his father's family to Jaffrey
where he remained until after 1794, when he too removed to Rindge. His final migration was to Boscawen, N. H.,
where his youngest two children were born. Like his father he served in the Revolution from Jaffrey. (Taken from
"The Generations of Jaffrey, NH, Arranged after their families" by Albert Annett and Alice E. E. Lehtinen, page
316/317)
5. Moved from Rindge to Boscawen, NH in 1809; settled on Fish st. (The History of Boscawen and Webster from
1733-1878, page 533)
Age at death: 59 years
6. Gravestone Inscription: James French b. Jan 6, 1761 d. Sept. 1 1822. Served in the War of the Revolution.
Wounded at the Battle of Bunker Hill. Olive Sawyer his wife b. Aug. 8, 1793 d. Jan. 17, 1875
7.Will of James French (Jr.) copied from microfilm housed at NEHGS:
8. Docket number 03316 Will Vol. 32 Page 101, Letter Testamentary Volume 33, Page 29, Inventory Volume 32,
Page 172, Account Volume 32, Page 435
9. Will filed in Hillsborough City., NH Probate Records
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