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Emma Catherine French 1863–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1863

Birth Location: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 6 June 1940

Death Location: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Solomon Smith

Mother: Sarah Smith

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Emma Catherine French was born in 1863 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Solomon Hooker Smith And Sarah Ann Smith. In 1880, Emma Catherine French resided in Santa Anna, De Witt, Illinois, USA. Emma Catherine French passed away in 1940 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Emma Catherine French was born in 1863 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America, the child of Solomon Hooker Smith And Sarah Ann Smith.
  • In 1880, Emma Catherine French resided in Santa Anna, De Witt, Illinois, USA.
  • Emma Catherine French passed away in 1940 in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Emma French's Ancestors

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Emma French
1863–1940
Birth Place: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
Parents
Solomon Hooker Smith
1822–1900
Virginia, United States of America
Sarah (Ann) Smith
1823–1893
Virginia, United States of America
Grandparents
Sarah (E) Athey
1782–1860
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sr
1746–1826
Elizabeth Caldwell
1761–1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Athey
1761–1794
Anne McClish
1725–1768

Emma French's Timeline

3 Records

1863
October 1863
Birth of Emma Catherine French in Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 17
Emma Catherine French resided here in Santa Anna, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Santa Anna, De Witt, Illinois, USA
1940
6 June 1940
Age 77
Death of Emma Catherine French in La Grange, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
La Grange, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1863
    Event Place: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Santa Anna, De Witt, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 June 1940
    Event Place: La Grange, Cook County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Farmer City, DeWitt County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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