Benjamin B. French

1796 - 1870  (74 years)

• Name	Benjamin B. French
  Birth	7 Feb 1796	Unidilla, Otsego, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	21 May 1870	Albion, Oswego, New York, USA   [1, 2]
  	died of consumption,aged 73
  Person ID	I84661	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 1	Lucy Bates,   b. 26 Dec 1794, New York d. 25 Feb 1881 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1818
  Children	1. Susan Cass French,   b. 1814   d. 1876 (Age 62 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Charles French,   b. 1818  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Gould French,   b. 1820   d. 18 Feb 1899 (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Benjamin French,   b. 1825, Oswego County, New York d. 21 May 1870, Albion, Oswego, New York (Age 45 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Rhinard Legrand French,   b. Abt 1830, , Oswego Co., Ny d. 5 Nov 1912 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Rhinard French,   b. 1830, Richland Twp, Oswego County, New York  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F28414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Catharine Wemple Fry,   b. 27 Dec 1799, Montgomery Co., NY d. 6 Dec 1888, Albion, Oswego, NY (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1826 OR 1830  [2]
  Children	1. Rhinard Legrand French,   b. Abt 1830, , Oswego Co., Ny d. 5 Nov 1912 (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Abram French,   b. Abt 1833, New York  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Jay French,   b. Jun 1838, Oswego County, New York, USA d. 2 May 1923, Palermo, New York, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Abby F. French,   b. Abt 1840, , Oswego Co., Ny  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Henry L. French,   b. Feb 1844, Oswego, Oswego County, New York, United States d. 17 Mar 1917, Albion, Oswego Co., NY (Age 73 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F28415	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Benjamin French, b. 7 Feb 1796 in Unadilla, Otsego, NY, m1. Elizabeth “Lucy” Bates. Lucy was born 26 Dec 1794 in New Paltz, Ulster, NY, the daughter of Reuben Bates and Abigail Bull. He m2. Catherine Wemple Fry [12] by the 1850 census. Benjamin d. 1865 in Albion, Oswego, NY. They had children Rhinard 1830, Abram 1833, John J. 1838, Abby F. 1840, and Henry L. 1843. Benjamin is listed in the 1800 census of Unadilla, Otsego, NY, age under 10. In the 1820 census, Benjamin was living in Unadilla, Otsego, NY, with a family of 5, and his wife was age 16-25 or born between 1795-1804. In the 1830 census, Benjamin and family were living in Richland, Oswego, NY, with a family of 8, and his wife was age 30-39 or born 1791-1800 which means he was married to Lucy Bates at least until 1830. In the 1840 census, Benjamin and family of 12 were living in Albion, Oswego, NY, and his wife was age 30-39 or born 1801-1810, which means by 1840 he was married to Catherine Fry. In the 1850 census, he was age 51, Catharine was age 49 (b. 1801 in NY), living with Rhinard, Abram, John J., Abby, Henry L. in Albion, Oswego, NY. In the 1860 census, Benjamin was living in Albion, Oswego, NY with his wife Catharine (59) and children Abby (20), and Henry (17).

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;), Database online. Record for Henry L. French [S482] Ancestry.com, Public Member Trees, (Name: Name: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;;;), Database online. Record for Benjamin French http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1974585247&indiv=try