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James Franks 1818–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1818

Birth Location: Nova Scotia

Death Date: 12 Sep 1892

Death Location: Lawrencetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Lewis Franks

Mother: Gabrielle Gavel

Spouse(s): Maria Daniels

Children(s): Archeson Franks, Eddie FRANKS, Norman I, Norma Franks, Eudevilla Franks, Leroy Franks, Agatha Franks, Melissa Franks, Albert Franks

In 1818, James Franks entered the world in Nova Scotia, born to Lewis Franks And Gabrielle Gavel. James Franks married Maria Dorothea Whilimena Daniels, and had children including Agatha Jane Franks, Albert Wallace Franks, Archeson C Franks, Eddie V M Franks, Eudevilla V M Franks, Leroy N Franks, Melissa H Franks, Norma A Franks, Norman Jesse Franks Sr I. James Franks passed away in 1892 in Lawrencetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1818, James Franks entered the world in Nova Scotia, born to Lewis Franks And Gabrielle Gavel.
  • James Franks married Maria Dorothea Whilimena Daniels, and had children including Agatha Jane Franks, Albert Wallace Franks, Archeson C Franks, Eddie V M Franks, Eudevilla V M Franks, Leroy N Franks, Melissa H Franks, Norma A Franks, Norman Jesse Franks Sr I.
  • James Franks passed away in 1892 in Lawrencetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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James Franks's Ancestors

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James Franks
1818–1892
Birth Place: Nova Scotia
Parents
Lewis Franks
1769–1819
Metz, Germany
Gabrielle Gavel
1795–1818
Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Franks's Descendants

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James Franks (31 Dec 1818–12 Sep 1892) m. Maria (Dorothea Whilimena) Daniels (29 Jul 1819–25 Aug 1895)
  1. 1. Archeson (C.) Franks 1884–
  2. 2. Eddie (V. M.) FRANKS 1862–1901
  3. 3. Norman (Jesse Franks Sr) I 1845–1925 m. Sarah (Hannah Phipps) Franks 1846–1891 m. Emma (Miller) Franks 1853–1927
    1. 1. James (Audley J) Franks 1897–
    2. 2. Norma (A Franks) Callahan 1877–1922
    3. 3. Maud (Agatha Maude Franks) ? 1870–1939
    4. 4. Orissia (Franks) ? 1868–1951
    5. 5. Blanche (Marie Franks) Bowlby 1874–1939
    6. 6. Sadie (May Franks) 1 1891–1891
    7. 7. Claude (Norman Franks) 1 1881–1882
    8. 8. Norman (Leroy N Franks Jr) II 1885–
    9. 9. William (Archeson W) Franks 1883–1952
  4. 4. Norma (A) Franks 1877–
  5. 5. Eudevilla (V M) Franks 1861–1899
  6. 6. Leroy (N) Franks 1887–
  7. 7. Agatha (Jane) Franks 1856–1859
  8. 8. Melissa (H.) Franks 1847–1878
  9. 9. Albert (Wallace) Franks 1845–1921 m. Nancy (Mccurdy) Dickson 1850–1922
    1. 1. Genie (T) Franks 1880–
    2. 2. Ethel (Alicia) Franks 1886–1980
    3. 3. Alberta (Melissa) Franks 1877–1962
    4. 4. James (Harold) Franks 1890–1954
    5. 5. Hugh (Paul) Franks 1884–1969
    6. 6. Iphiginia (Frances) Franks 1880–1918
    7. 7. Maud (Rachel) Franks 1883–1943
    8. 8. Henry (Ernest) Franks 1874–1932

James Franks's Timeline

2 Records

1818
31 Dec 1818
Birth of James Franks in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
1892
12 Sep 1892
Age 74
Death of James Franks in Lawrencetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Lawrencetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1818
    Event Place: Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Lawrencetown, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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