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Edward B French 1861 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1861

Birth Location: Minnesota, United States

Death Date: 1940

Death Location: Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota, United States

Father: John French

Mother: Catharine McGillis

Spouse(s): Mary Bell

Children(s): Revertie French

Edward B French was born in 1861 in Minnesota, United States, the child of John Staniels French and Catharine Anne McGillis. Edward B French married Mary Elizabeth Bell, and had children including Revertie Mae French. Edward B French passed away in 1940 in Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota, United States.

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Biography

  • Edward B French was born in 1861 in Minnesota, United States, the child of John Staniels French and Catharine Anne McGillis.
  • Edward B French married Mary Elizabeth Bell, and had children including Revertie Mae French.
  • Edward B French passed away in 1940 in Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota, United States.

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Edward French's Ancestors

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Edward French
1861 – 1940
Birth Place: Minnesota, United States
Parents
John Staniels French
1826 – 1913
Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
Catharine (Anne) McGillis
1833 – 1893
New York
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Edward French's Descendants

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Edward (B) French (May 1861 – 1940) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Bell (14 Sep 1870 – 25 Aug 1922)
  1. 1. Revertie (Mae) French (August 7, 1891 – January 26, 1978) m. Eugene Denning (February 25, 1883 – June 8, 1976)
    1. 1. Lucille (Ann) Denning (3 Nov 1928 – August 1, 2020)
    2. 2. Loretta (Mae) Denning (07/23/1932 – 11/21/2022) m. Lowndes (Paca) Linthicum (7 Nov 1927 – 12 Mar 2003)
      1. 1. Linda Linthicum

Edward French's Timeline

2 Records

1861
May 1861
Birth of Edward B French in Minnesota, United States
Minnesota, United States
1940
1940
Age 79
Death of Edward B French in Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota, United States
Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1861
    Event Place: Minnesota, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Saratoga, Winona, Minnesota, United States

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