Person:Adelbert French (1)

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  • F.  Hiram French (add)
  • M.  Anna Jeren (add)
  1. Adelbert H. French1851 - 1939
  • HAdelbert H. French1851 - 1939
  • WSarah Carl1854 - 1881
m. 3 Jul 1874
  1. Llewellyn French1875 -
  2. Charles Francis French1877 - 1883
  3. Aura E. French1880 - 1948
  • HAdelbert H. French1851 - 1939
  • W.  Mary Wooster (add)
m. 10 Dec 1881
  • HAdelbert H. French1851 - 1939
  • W.  Lucy Hilderbrant (add)
m. 25 Feb 1889
Facts and Events
Name Adelbert H. French
Gender Male
Birth[1][2] 10 Feb 1851 Auburn, Cayuga, New York, United States
Marriage 3 Jul 1874 Pine River, Gratiot, Michigan, United Statesto Sarah Carl
Marriage 10 Dec 1881 St. Louis, Gratiot, Michigan, United Statesto Mary Wooster (add)
Marriage 25 Feb 1889 Edmore, Montcalm, Michigan, United Statesto Lucy Hilderbrant (add)
Death[2] 26 Feb 1939 Durand, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States
Burial? 28 Feb 1939 Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon, Shiawasee, Michigan, United States

He was a farmer when married and in 1880.

Obituary

DURAND MAN DIES AT THE AGE OF 88 -- Year's Illness Fatal to Adelbert H. French

 Durand, Feb. 27 - Adelbert H. French, 88, a former Grand Trunk Western Railroad employee, died at his home here Sunday morning, following a year's illness caused by infirmities.
 Funeral services will be held from the Morris funeral home here Tuesday afternoon at 2:30, with the Rev. Weltie E. Baker, pastor of the Congregational Church, officiating.  Interment will be made in Greenwood Cemetery, Vernon.
 Mr. French was born in Grand Rapids, February 10, 1851, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram French and spent his earlier life in the vicinity of Farwell.  He was employed at freight docks of the Grand Trunk for a number of years.  He was married on June 20, 1888,to Miss Lucy Hilderbrant, who survives.
 Also surviving are a son, Lloyd French, of Durand; three daughters, Mrs. John French of Durand; Mrs. Ray Bellinger, of Flint, and Mrs. Ora Pratt, of Alma, and 17 grandchildren.
 Source: Argus Press, Monday, February 27, 1939, page 2.
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References
  1. Compiler: Gratiot County Michigan County Clerk. Gratiot County Michigan Marriages.

    Book B Pg 71 No 83, Record includes ages, birth place and parents names.

  2. 2.0 2.1 Obituary, in Argus Press.

    Monday, February 27, pg. 2, includes birth date.

  3.   His birth place in various records has been, Auburn NY, Albany NY, Vistaburg NY, Seville Michigan and Grand Rapids Michigan.