Mary French
Abt 1809 - Aft 1880 (> 72 years)-
Name Mary French Birth Abt 1809 Gender Female Death Aft 1880 Sidney, Delaware County, New York 
Person ID I84320 Stewartsny Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
Father John French, Jr, b. 16 Mar 1764, Montgomery, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA d. 1844 (Age 79 years) Relationship natural Mother Desire Bull, b. 1770, Kent County, Connecticut d. 1860 (Age 90 years) Relationship natural Marriage 1785 Family ID F28400 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Henry Williams, b. Abt 1810 Family ID F28327 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 2 Dec 2025
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Notes - Mary “Polly” French, b. ca. 1809 in NY, m. Henry Williams [18] [12]. Henry was b. 1809 in NY, and both his parents were born in Rhode Island. According to a couple of census records, she was born ca. 1809 [25]. Their first child, John J. Williams, was b. in 1840 and they had a total of 5 children [25]. In the 1850 census of Sidney, Delaware County, NY, Mary was 42 living with her husband Henry 41, and their 3 children: John Williams (10), George Williams (7), and Delia Williams (2), . . . and Polly’s mother Desire French who was 84. In the 1860 census, Desire was 94 living in the same household and in the same city. By the 1870 census in Sidney, Henry is 62 and Polly is not listed, however, she is listed as age 71 in the 1880 census of Sidney, and states that both her parents were born in Connecticut. Polly d. after 1880 and was buried in a small cemetery along with “Jeremiah French” [25] in Sidney, Delaware County, NY. There is a Jeremiah French in the 1810 census of Owego, Tioga, NY, who is aged over 45 (born before 1765) living with his wife of the same age and 3 sons. Ref. [28] lists Jeremiah French who d. 7 Mar 1830, age 61, is the Presbyterian yard in the village of Otego.
- Mary “Polly” French, b. ca. 1809 in NY, m. Henry Williams [18] [12]. Henry was b. 1809 in NY, and both his parents were born in Rhode Island. According to a couple of census records, she was born ca. 1809 [25]. Their first child, John J. Williams, was b. in 1840 and they had a total of 5 children [25]. In the 1850 census of Sidney, Delaware County, NY, Mary was 42 living with her husband Henry 41, and their 3 children: John Williams (10), George Williams (7), and Delia Williams (2), . . . and Polly’s mother Desire French who was 84. In the 1860 census, Desire was 94 living in the same household and in the same city. By the 1870 census in Sidney, Henry is 62 and Polly is not listed, however, she is listed as age 71 in the 1880 census of Sidney, and states that both her parents were born in Connecticut. Polly d. after 1880 and was buried in a small cemetery along with “Jeremiah French” [25] in Sidney, Delaware County, NY. There is a Jeremiah French in the 1810 census of Owego, Tioga, NY, who is aged over 45 (born before 1765) living with his wife of the same age and 3 sons. Ref. [28] lists Jeremiah French who d. 7 Mar 1830, age 61, is the Presbyterian yard in the village of Otego.