Hannah (--------)1

F, d. 7 September 1735
Family Explorer
Marriage*Hannah (--------) married first, Joseph Edwards.1 
Widowed*Hannah (--------) was widowed by the death of her husband, Joseph Edwards before 1691.1 
Marriage*Hannah (--------) married second, Benoni Stebbins, son of John Stebbins and Mary Munson, in 1691.1 
Marriage*Hannah (--------) married third, Deacon Thomas French, son of John French and Hannah Kingsley, on 16 February 1709.2 
Death*Hannah (--------) died on 7 September 1735.2 

Family 1

Joseph Edwards d. before 1691

Family 2

Benoni Stebbins b. 23 Jun 1655, d. 29 Feb 1704
Hannah and Benoni Stebbins had two children (see History of Deerfield).1 

Family 3

Deacon Thomas French b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 318.
  2. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 167, 318.

Joseph Edwards1

M, d. before 1691
Family Explorer
Marriage*Joseph Edwards married Hannah (--------).1 
Death*Joseph Edwards died before 1691 (before wife remarried.) 

Family

Hannah (--------) d. 7 Sep 1735

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 318.

Benoni Stebbins1

M, b. 23 June 1655, d. 29 February 1704
Family Explorer
FatherJohn Stebbins2 b. circa 1626, d. 9 Mar 1679
MotherMary Munson3
Birth*Benoni Stebbins was born on 23 June 1655.3 
Marriage*He married first, Mary Broughton, daughter of John Broughton and Hannah Bascom, in 1677.4 
Widowed*Benoni Stebbins was widowed at age 33 by the death of his wife, Mary on 2 April 1689.4 
Marriage*Benoni Stebbins married second, Hannah (--------) in 1691.5 
Death*Benoni Stebbins died on 29 February 1704 at Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, at age 48.6,7 
Widowed*He was widowed at age 48 by the death of his wife, Hannah on 29 February 1703/4.8 

Family 1

Mary Broughton d. 2 Aug 1689
Benoni and Mary Broughton had six children (see History of Deerfield).5 

Family 2

Hannah (--------) d. 7 Sep 1735
Benoni and Hannah (--------) had two children (see History of Deerfield).5 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 92, 167, 316, 318.
  2. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 316, 318.
  3. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 316.
  4. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 92, 318.
  5. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 318.
  6. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 92.
  7. [S165] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 1, page 308.
  8. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 92, 167.

Mary Broughton1

F, d. 2 August 1689
Family Explorer
FatherJohn Broughton1 d. before 20 Nov 1662
MotherHannah Bascom2 d. Mar 1681
Marriage*Mary Broughton married first, James Bennett in 1674.2 
Widowed*Mary Broughton was widowed by the death of her husband, James Bennett on 19 May 1676.1,3 
Marriage*Mary Broughton married second, Benoni Stebbins, son of John Stebbins and Mary Munson, in 1677.1 
Death*Mary Broughton died on 2 August 1689.1 

Family 1

James Bennett d. 19 May 1676

Family 2

Benoni Stebbins b. 23 Jun 1655, d. 29 Feb 1704
Mary and Benoni Stebbins had six children (see History of Deerfield).4 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 92, 318.
  2. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 92.
  3. [S165] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 1, page 159.
  4. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 318.

Mary French1,2

F, b. 8 March 1684/85, d. 12 March 1684/85
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French1,2 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin1,2 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
BirthMary French was born on 6 March 1684.2 
Birth*She was born on 8 March 1684/85.1 
Death*She died on 12 March 1684/85.1 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 167.
  2. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.

Mary French1

F, b. 9 November 1686
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French1 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin1 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
BirthMary French was born on 12 January 1686.2 
Birth*She was born on 9 November 1686.1 
BaptismShe was baptized on 6 April 1706 (6 Apr 1706 O.S.) at Montréal, Quebec Province, Canada.1 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 167.
  2. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.

Thomas French1,2,3,4

M, b. 2 November 1689, d. 26 July 1759
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French5,6 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin7,6 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
BirthThomas French was born on 2 November 1688.6 
Birth*He was born on 2 November 1689.7 
Marriage*He married Joanna Field, daughter of Captain Joseph Field and Joanna Wyatt, on 11 June 1713.1,8,6 
Death*Thomas French died on 26 July 1759 at age 69.9,4 
Burial*He was buried at Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.4 
Grave*The gravestone at Old Burying Ground, Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, reads:
     In Memory of Mr
     Thomas French
     Who Died July 26
     1759 In 69
     Year of his Age.4 

Family

Joanna Field b. 9 Jan 1693
Children
  • Mary French10 b. 26 Mar 1719, d. 15 Feb 1820
  • Freedom French9 b. 2 Mar 1720/21, d. 26 Oct 1727
  • Abigail French9 b. 29 Apr 1724, d. 31 Oct 1727
  • Thomas French9 b. 20 Jul 1726, d. 25 Oct 1727
  • Freedom French9 b. 22 Apr 1730
  • Thomas French9 b. 22 Apr 1732, d. 8 Dec 1813
  • Abigail French11,12 b. 22 Oct 1735
  • Joanna French13 b. 1 May 1740, d. 6 Mar 1812

Citations

  1. [S104] Lucius M Boltwood, Hadley Families, page 51.
  2. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 106, 156, 167, 168, 269, 288.
  3. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104, 106.
  4. [S3061] C. Alice Baker and Emma L Coleman, Epitaphs in the Old Burying-Ground at Deerfield, Mass., page 23.
  5. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 167, 168.
  6. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.
  7. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 167.
  8. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 156, 168.
  9. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168.
  10. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168, 269.
  11. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 106, 168.
  12. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 106.
  13. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168, 288.

Freedom French1

F, b. 20 November 1692
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French1,2 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin1,2 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
BirthFreedom French was born on 2 October 1692.2 
Birth*She was born on 20 November 1692.1 
Marriage*She married Jean Daveluy.2 

Family

Jean Daveluy
Freedom and Jean Daveluy had eleven children (see Michigan's Habitant Heritage, Jul 2004, "Tribute to the Deerfield Captives").3 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168.
  2. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.
  3. [S2793] Dianne Sheppard, "A Tribute to the Deerfield Captives, Part II", page 134, 135.

Marthe-Marguerite French1,2,3

F, b. 12 May 1695
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French4,5,6 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin4,5,6 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
BirthMarthe-Marguerite French was born on 22 March 1695 at Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.7 
Birth*Another source says she was born on 12 May 1695.4,5 
BaptismShe was baptized on 23 January 1707 (23 Jan 1707 O.S.) at Montréal, Quebec Province, Canada.4,8 
Marriage ContractA contract for the marriage of Marthe-Marguerite and Jacques Roy sieur de Saint-Lambert was signed on 24 November 1711 before Notary Michel LePailleur.8 
Marriage*Marthe-Marguerite French married first, Jacques Roy sieur de Saint-Lambert, son of Pierre Roy dit Saint-Lambert and Catherine Ducharme, on 24 November 1711 at Montréal, Quebec Province, Canada.1,5 
Marriage*Marthe-Marguerite French married second, Jean-Louis Ménard.5 

Family 1

Jacques Roy sieur de Saint-Lambert b. 13 May 1688
Children

Family 2

Jean-Louis Ménard
Marthe-Marguerite and Jean-Louis Ménard had five children (see Michigan's Habitant Heritage, Jul 2004, "Tribute to the Deerfield Captives").9 

Citations

  1. [S352] René Jetté, Dictionary of Quebec Families, page 443, 1019, 1022.
  2. [S914] Drouin's Dicitonnaire National, page 19; Pierre Archambault and M.-Josephte Roy married 20 juin 1739 Montréal; daughter of Jacques and Marthe-Marguerite French.
  3. [S914] Drouin's Dicitonnaire National, page 1199; Jacques Roy and Françoise Prudhomme married 16 août 1749 Montréal; son of Jacques and Marthe-Marguerite French.
  4. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168.
  5. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.
  6. [S352] René Jetté, Dictionary of Quebec Families, page 443, 1022.
  7. [S352] René Jetté, Dictionary of Quebec Families, page 443.
  8. [S352] René Jetté, Dictionary of Quebec Families, page 1022.
  9. [S2793] Dianne Sheppard, "A Tribute to the Deerfield Captives, Part II", page 136.
  10. [S914] Drouin's Dicitonnaire National, page 1205; Pierre Roy and Elisabeth Fournier married 24 novembre 1749 Longueuil; son of Jacques and Marthe French.
  11. [S914] Drouin's Dicitonnaire National, page 1206; Pierre Roy and M.-Anne Simon-Delorme married 8 février Montréal; son of Jacques and Marthe French.
  12. [S914] Drouin's Dicitonnaire National, page 1203; Laurent Roy and Catherine Cordier married 22 avril 1748 Montréal; son of Jacques and Marguerite French.

Abigail French1,2

F, b. 28 February 1697/98
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French1,2 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin1,2 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
BirthAbigail French was born on 28 February 1697.2 
Birth*She was born on 28 February 1697/98. 
Death*She died at Kahnawake, Quebec Province, Canada.3 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168.
  2. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.
  3. [S2793] Dianne Sheppard, "A Tribute to the Deerfield Captives, Part II", page 135.

John French1

M, b. 1 February 1703/4, d. 29 February 1703/4
Family Explorer
FatherDeacon Thomas French1,2 b. 1657, d. 5 Apr 1733
MotherMary Catlin1,2 b. circa 1664, d. 9 Mar 1704
Birth*John French was born on 1 February 1703/4.1 
Death*He died on 29 February 1703/4 at Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts.1,2 

Citations

  1. [S105] George Sheldon, Deerfield volume 2, page 168.
  2. [S1376] Louise Catlin Cleaver Roloson, Catlin Genealogy, page 104.