Family/Spouse: Joseph France. Joseph (son of Thomas France and Mary Hatfield) was born about 1726 in of Oldham Yorks, Eng.; was christened on 17 May 1727 in Rochdale, Lancashire, England; died about 1785; was buried on 4 Apr 1785 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]