William France, Sr

Deceased Person

1727 – 1773

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Who was William France, Sr?

William France Snr was born in the small agricultural village of Whittington, six miles north of Lancaster, where he was christened on 7 January 1727 the second son of Edward, a yeoman farmer, and Agnes France. His elder brother, John, was christened on 27 March 1725 and was apprenticed to a cabinetmaker in Lancaster where he married Elizabeth Townson the daughter of John Townson, a joiner, in 1747.

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Born
1727
Whittington
Died
1773

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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