Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
Heathcock Genealogy Database - Person Sheet
NameWilliam French 2789
Spouses
FatherWilliam Caldwell (1769-1835)
MotherElizabeth Marshall (1777-)
Marriage8 Nov 1832, CE Cathedral, St Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador2805
ChildrenFrederick (ca1853-)
Notes for William French
Nov 8 1832 William French, bach, CE, StJ & Jane Cadwell, spin, CE, StJ (She was the daughter of Elizabeth MARSHALL & William CADWELL) WIT: Frederic Carrington, Rebecca Cadwell" Volume 26 E: ANGLICAN MARRIAGES: Cathedral of St John the Baptist (St John's Anglican Cathedral) Jill Marshall2805

There was a French family in Newfoundland in the 1600s. The family name is found on French’s Cove, named after the Edward French family who claimed land here going back to 1634.2806 Many of the French males were named William or Edward:

William French, b 1709 is listed in the microfilm copy of the Edward French Shipping Co. log.
William French, b 1753 is listed in the microfilm copy of the Edward French Shipping Co. log.
William French, b 14 Aug 1768 to Edward and Elizabeth French, date listed on his father’s Shipping Co. log.
William French, b. ca. 1810, d. ca. 1870, m. Penny (Penelope), in Bareneed, Newfoundland
William French, son of Edward French, whose 4 Aug 1839 will mentions his son William. It also mentions that his father was William French.
William John French, son of John French, b Sep 1829, m Elizabeth Snow.

The only one of these who might be the William French who married Jane Caldwell would appear to be the son of Edward French, who died in 1839.
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