Chapter 1: Early Life and Family Roots

Alice French was born around 1610 in Suffolk, England, into a family deeply rooted in the agrarian society of early 17th-century England. Her father, Thomas French, and mother, Susan Reddesdale, were part of a community that valued hard work and religious devotion. The French family lived in a time of significant social and religious upheaval, as the Protestant Reformation continued to shape the cultural and spiritual landscape of England.