Person:John French (69)

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John C. French
b.10 Apr 1853 Wisconsin, United States
d.15 Nov 1908 Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Parents and Siblings
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  1. George French1843 -
  2. Sarah Agnes French1843 - 1905
  3. Mary Jane French1847 - 1899
  4. James French1850 - Bef 1856
  5. Matilda French1851 -
  6. John C. French1853 - 1908
  7. James French1856 -
  8. William James French1858 - 1928
Spouse and Children
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  1. William James French1876 - 1954
  2. Martha French1877 -
  3. Mable Margaret French1882 -
  4. Ethel Mae French1884 -
  5. Susie Myrtle French1886 -
  6. Robert H. French1887 -
  7. John R. French1891 -
  8. George Robinson French1893 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1] John C. French
Alt Name J.C. French
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Apr 1853 Wisconsin, United States
Census[5] 1860 Potosi (town), Grant, Wisconsin, United StatesWith father James and mother Marthe, sisters Mary J. and Matilda and brothers George and James.
Census[4] 1870 Potosi (town), Grant, Wisconsin, United StatesWith father James and mother Martha, sister Matilda and brother James. John attended school that year and worked on the farm.
Marriage to Margaret Charlton
Census[2] 1880 Potosi (town), Grant, Wisconsin, United StatesFarmer with wife Margaret, and children James William 3y and Martha 2y. Lived near father James, mother Martha M. and brother William J. That listing is on the next page, but only 11 people between the two French families.
Residence? From 1880 to 1882 Meriden, Cherokee, Iowa, United StatesThe family moved from Wisconsin to Iowa between the 1880 Census and the 1882 birth of Margaret Mable.
Census[3] 1900 Liberty, Cherokee, Iowa, United StatesFarmer 46y with wife Margret 45y, Mable A. 19 y, Ethel A. 16y, Suzy A. 15y, Robert R. 11y, John R. 9y, George R. 7y, and Richard Richards 18y (servant and future husband of Mable French).
Death[1] 15 Nov 1908 Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Burial[1] Pleasant View Cemetery, Meriden, Cherokee, Iowa, United StatesGravestone inscription “At rest.”

John's parents and older brothers and sisters emigrated to the United States from Belfast, Ireland, among other Irish Potato Famine passengers. On board the ship Annie, they arrived in New York in May 1850.S6

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave
    [1].
  2. ↑ Grant, Wisconsin, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    [2].
  3. ↑ Cherokee, Iowa, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [3].
  4. ↑ Grant, Wisconsin, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [4].
  5. ↑ Grant, Wisconsin, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    [5].
  6.   Balch Institute Center for Immigration Research, and Ireland John F. Kennedy Trust of Wexford County. Irish to America Passenger and Immigration Lists Vol. 2, 1846-1886 .
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