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William French

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  • Name William French 
    Born 15 Oct 1841  Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Person ID I3180  Algonquin Highlands Settlers
    Last Modified 25 Jun 2019 

    Family 1 Polly Ann Thompson,   b. Abt 1846, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1880  (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mary Margaret French,   b. Abt 1859, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Angus French,   b. Abt 1862, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Gordon French,   b. 05 Apr 1865, Minden, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Apr 1948, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     4. John Harvey French,   b. Abt 1868, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Victoria French,   b. Abt 1869, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Benjamin French,   b. 11 Sep 1871, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Agnes Jane French,   b. 16 Nov 1872, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Joseph French,   b. 22 Feb 1875, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Annie French,   b. 10 Feb 1877, Stanhope, Haliburton, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2017 
    Family ID F878  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Sarah Ann McBride,   b. Abt 1827, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1885, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married 1 May 1882  New Ulm, Brown, Minnesota, USa Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F1725  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Living 
    Children 
     1. Alice A French,   b. Abt 1885, Minnesota, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Last Modified 13 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F1740  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] 1871 Census of Canada, Ontario / Peterborough North / Stanhope & Sherborne / Pg 7, Family 23.
      Age 32 on this census, born Ontario, of German origin.

    2. [S124] Minnesota Marriages Index 1849-1950, Brown County, page 230-31.
      On his marriage license application, William states that he was born on 15 Oct 1841 in Canada, that he resides at Sleepy Eye Lake in Brown county, Minnesota and that his wife Polly Ann Thompson died in Jul 1880. His intended wife Sarah Ann Peck's husband is dead and she was born in 1827 in New York.