John Pillsbury FRENCH

1826 -

• Name	John Pillsbury FRENCH
  Birth	14 Sep 1826	Candia, Rockingham County, NH
  Gender	Male
  Notes	(1) Stearns, Ezra S., Genealogical and Family History of the State of New Hampshire, Vol. IV, New York, NY: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908, p. 1800: John Pillsbury [French], eldest child of Deacon Coffin M. and Dolly (Pillsbury) French, was born in Candia, September 14, 1826. Having concluded his education with a course of advanced study at the Pembroke Academy, he turned his attention to agriculture, and for many years was associated with his father in carrying on the homestead farm, which he inherited at the latter's death. He also inherited the spirit of energy and thrift which predominated in the character of his progenitors, and has made excellent use of these essential qualities, keeping well abreast of the times in the line of improvements and taking advantage of every available means of preserving the fertility of his land. The major portion of his farm, which comprises one hundred and fifty acres, is divided into pasture and woodland, while the remainder is devoted to the usual products of that locality, and he keeps an average of ten head of cattle, six cows and three horses. Mr. French has not only adhered in his daily life to the traditions of his family, but has also preserved their allegiance to the cause of morality and religion. For more than thirty years he has been a deacon of the Congregational Church, and for a period has served as superintendent of the Sunday school. In politics he is a Republican. in 1861 he married Edith Knight, of Atkinson, New Hampshire, who died in 1863, and on February 20, 1872, he married for his second wife Mary E. Craig, daughter of Leonard and Betsey (Stone) Craig, of Leicester (or Auburn), Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Abbott Academy, class of 1859, and was formerly engaged in educational pursuits.
  Person ID	I28331	Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Deacon Coffin Moore FRENCH,   b. 6 Apr 1799, Candia, Rockingham County, NH d. 1881 (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Dolly PILLSBURY   d. 1879
  Family ID	F12325	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith KNIGHT   d. 1863
  Marriage	1861
  Family ID	F12327	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mary E. CRAIG
  Marriage	20 Feb 1872
  Family ID	F12328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024