from Ezra Stevens' "Early History of the Town of Milford":
Some time between 1785 and 1790, Daniel French and brother David settled in Milford, about one mile below the Village on a tract of land owned by George Clarksen, known as the Outhaut Patent, an entire wilderness, and commenced operations as a farmer. Like all new settlers he was compelled to build a house after the new country fashion for his family and abide by the consequences. Mr. French was very well prepared for the emergencies and hardships of a new country, but misfortune overtook him when least expected, and he had a hard struggle for a while. But he persevered and was successful in the end. At a certain season he became short of provisions and he said "he and his family subsisted on leeks and milk for six weeks". Mr. French had one son, David, and two daughters. The eldest daughter married Chauncy Brown and Eliza remained single. Mr. French remained on his farm until his death, which was rather mysterious. He retired as usual and in the morning was found dead in his bed."
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"A pioneer on Clark's patent, below the village, was Daniel French, who came from Massachusetts at a very early day. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. David French. A daughter of Daniel French, Mrs. Chauncey BROWN, aged seventy-seven years, is living in the village. As an instance of the privations and hardships encountered by the settlers in a new county, it is related by Mr. French that during a year of great scarcity they subsisted on leeks and milk during six weeks, and before the ripening of their wheat it was gathered and boiled for food. So reduced did they become that he gave a yoke of cattle in exchange for seven bushels of corn." Source: The History of Otsego County, New York 1740-1878 by D. Hamilton Hurd
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The second citation above, and the following, are from member #47958788:
"This chap is most likely the same Daniel French, with a brother named David, from MA - as the Daniel French mentioned on page 504 of this article on French family history:
Beyer, Mary Q. "A Brief History of the French Family." The Annals of Iowa 9 (1910), 493-514.
Some time between 1785 and 1790, Daniel French and brother David settled in Milford, about one mile below the Village on a tract of land owned by George Clarksen, known as the Outhaut Patent, an entire wilderness, and commenced operations as a farmer. Like all new settlers he was compelled to build a house after the new country fashion for his family and abide by the consequences. Mr. French was very well prepared for the emergencies and hardships of a new country, but misfortune overtook him when least expected, and he had a hard struggle for a while. But he persevered and was successful in the end. At a certain season he became short of provisions and he said "he and his family subsisted on leeks and milk for six weeks". Mr. French had one son, David, and two daughters. The eldest daughter married Chauncy Brown and Eliza remained single. Mr. French remained on his farm until his death, which was rather mysterious. He retired as usual and in the morning was found dead in his bed."
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"A pioneer on Clark's patent, below the village, was Daniel French, who came from Massachusetts at a very early day. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. David French. A daughter of Daniel French, Mrs. Chauncey BROWN, aged seventy-seven years, is living in the village. As an instance of the privations and hardships encountered by the settlers in a new county, it is related by Mr. French that during a year of great scarcity they subsisted on leeks and milk during six weeks, and before the ripening of their wheat it was gathered and boiled for food. So reduced did they become that he gave a yoke of cattle in exchange for seven bushels of corn." Source: The History of Otsego County, New York 1740-1878 by D. Hamilton Hurd
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The second citation above, and the following, are from member #47958788:
"This chap is most likely the same Daniel French, with a brother named David, from MA - as the Daniel French mentioned on page 504 of this article on French family history:
Beyer, Mary Q. "A Brief History of the French Family." The Annals of Iowa 9 (1910), 493-514.
from Ezra Stevens' "Early History of the Town of Milford":
Some time between 1785 and 1790, Daniel French and brother David settled in Milford, about one mile below the Village on a tract of land owned by George Clarksen, known as the Outhaut Patent, an entire wilderness, and commenced operations as a farmer. Like all new settlers he was compelled to build a house after the new country fashion for his family and abide by the consequences. Mr. French was very well prepared for the emergencies and hardships of a new country, but misfortune overtook him when least expected, and he had a hard struggle for a while. But he persevered and was successful in the end. At a certain season he became short of provisions and he said "he and his family subsisted on leeks and milk for six weeks". Mr. French had one son, David, and two daughters. The eldest daughter married Chauncy Brown and Eliza remained single. Mr. French remained on his farm until his death, which was rather mysterious. He retired as usual and in the morning was found dead in his bed."
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"A pioneer on Clark's patent, below the village, was Daniel French, who came from Massachusetts at a very early day. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. David French. A daughter of Daniel French, Mrs. Chauncey BROWN, aged seventy-seven years, is living in the village. As an instance of the privations and hardships encountered by the settlers in a new county, it is related by Mr. French that during a year of great scarcity they subsisted on leeks and milk during six weeks, and before the ripening of their wheat it was gathered and boiled for food. So reduced did they become that he gave a yoke of cattle in exchange for seven bushels of corn." Source: The History of Otsego County, New York 1740-1878 by D. Hamilton Hurd
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The second citation above, and the following, are from member #47958788:
"This chap is most likely the same Daniel French, with a brother named David, from MA - as the Daniel French mentioned on page 504 of this article on French family history:
Beyer, Mary Q. "A Brief History of the French Family." The Annals of Iowa 9 (1910), 493-514.
Some time between 1785 and 1790, Daniel French and brother David settled in Milford, about one mile below the Village on a tract of land owned by George Clarksen, known as the Outhaut Patent, an entire wilderness, and commenced operations as a farmer. Like all new settlers he was compelled to build a house after the new country fashion for his family and abide by the consequences. Mr. French was very well prepared for the emergencies and hardships of a new country, but misfortune overtook him when least expected, and he had a hard struggle for a while. But he persevered and was successful in the end. At a certain season he became short of provisions and he said "he and his family subsisted on leeks and milk for six weeks". Mr. French had one son, David, and two daughters. The eldest daughter married Chauncy Brown and Eliza remained single. Mr. French remained on his farm until his death, which was rather mysterious. He retired as usual and in the morning was found dead in his bed."
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"A pioneer on Clark's patent, below the village, was Daniel French, who came from Massachusetts at a very early day. He was accompanied by his brother, Mr. David French. A daughter of Daniel French, Mrs. Chauncey BROWN, aged seventy-seven years, is living in the village. As an instance of the privations and hardships encountered by the settlers in a new county, it is related by Mr. French that during a year of great scarcity they subsisted on leeks and milk during six weeks, and before the ripening of their wheat it was gathered and boiled for food. So reduced did they become that he gave a yoke of cattle in exchange for seven bushels of corn." Source: The History of Otsego County, New York 1740-1878 by D. Hamilton Hurd
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The second citation above, and the following, are from member #47958788:
"This chap is most likely the same Daniel French, with a brother named David, from MA - as the Daniel French mentioned on page 504 of this article on French family history:
Beyer, Mary Q. "A Brief History of the French Family." The Annals of Iowa 9 (1910), 493-514.
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