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Lewis French 1803–1857 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jan 1803

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 4 Sep 1857

Death Location: Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA

Father: Joseph French

Mother: Mary Norris

Spouse(s): Mary Manning

Children(s): Mary FRENCH, Matilda French, Lewis French, Cecil French, Rosella French, Luvina French

Lewis French was born in 1803 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, the child of Joseph French And Mary Ann Norris. In 1850, Lewis French resided in Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri, USA. Lewis French married Mary Polly Manning, and had children including Cecil M French, Lewis Leander French, Luvina Magdalen French, Mary Caroline French, Matilda French, Rosella Philomena French. Lewis French passed away in 1857 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis French was born in 1803 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, the child of Joseph French And Mary Ann Norris.
  • In 1850, Lewis French resided in Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri, USA.
  • Lewis French married Mary Polly Manning, and had children including Cecil M French, Lewis Leander French, Luvina Magdalen French, Mary Caroline French, Matilda French, Rosella Philomena French.
  • Lewis French passed away in 1857 in Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph French
1761–1846
Birth Location: St Mary's, Maryland, USA
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Mary Norris
1768–1841
Birth Location: St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
MN

Spouses(s)

Mary Manning
1799–1855
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
MM

Children(s)

Mary FRENCH
1826–1902
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
MF
Matilda French
1825–
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
MF
Lewis French
1828–1865
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
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Cecil French
1830–1863
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
CF
Rosella French
1832–1875
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
RF
Luvina French
1837–1875
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
LF

Lewis French's Ancestors

Self
Lewis French
1803–1857
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
Joseph French
1761–1846
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Mary (Ann) Norris
1768–1841
St Marys, St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Grandparents
Ignatius French
1740–1810
Maryland, USA
Elizabeth
1747–1810
St Mary's, Maryland, USA
Rudolphus Norris
1735–1814
St Mary's, Maryland, United States
Dorthey (Ann) Gent
1742–1814
Great-Grandparents
John Sr
1702–1770
Thomas Norris
1697–1761
Jane Greenwell
1700–1763
Margaret Gant
1700–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin French
1671–1716
Mary Browne
1671–1716
John Norris
1652–1710
Susannah Heard
1652–1719
James Greenwell
1650–1714
Grace Taylor
1655–1739
Margaret *
1688–1719

Lewis French's Descendants

1.
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Lewis French (2 Jan 1803–4 Sep 1857) m. Mary (Polly) Manning (1799–21 Feb 1855)
  1. 1. Mary (Caroline) FRENCH 1826–1902 m. Vincent CISSELL 1821–1903
    1. 1. Louis (Emmett) Cissell 1870–1961 m. Nellie (M) Jones 1875–1973 m. Maude Kiefner 1890–1974
      1. 1. Annie (M) Cissell 1906–1987 m. Kent (Aloysius Feltz) Sr 1906–1996
        1. 1. Steven (L) Feltz 1940–2018 m. Carol (Ann Anna) Clifton 1944–2022
      2. 2. Inez (Mary) Cissell 1908–2004
      3. 3. Earl (R.) Cissell 1901–1999 m. Marie (May) Bullion 1904–1976
        1. 1. Jackie (Robert) Cissell 1923–2015
        2. 2. Carl (Milton) Cissell 1924–1995
      4. 4. Anita (M) Cissell 1904–
      5. 5. Gerald (Philip Joseph) Crisell 1899–1900
      6. 6. Ralph (Emmett) Cissell 1913–1997
      7. 7. George (Bert) Cissell 1914–2010
      8. 8. Grant (Howard) Cissell 1916–1951
      9. 9. Harry (Lee) Cissell 1921–2009
      10. 10. Robert (Samuel) Cissell 1925–2006
    2. 2. Mary (Lavinia) CISSELL 1849–1922
    3. 3. Victoria (Ann) CISSELL 1851–1925
    4. 4. Albert (Celestian) Cissell 1857–1927 m. Anna 1859–
    5. 5. Ann (Ambrosia) Cissell 1860–1965
    6. 6. Mary (Ann) Cissell 1860–1918
    7. 7. Alban (Joseph Rosati) CISSELL 1866–
    8. 8. Etta Cissell 1867–1954
    9. 9. Joseph Cissell 1868–1927 m. Teresa (M) Difani 1881–1943
      1. 1. Joseph (Leo) Cissell 1903–
      2. 2. Lawrence (Byron) Cissell 1906–1925
      3. 3. Irene (Marie) Cissell 1908–
      4. 4. Mildrfed (G) Cissell 1911–
      5. 5. Robert (V) Cissell 1914–1998
    10. 10. Leo (Ferdinand) Cissell 1847–1851
  2. 2. Matilda French 1825–
  3. 3. Lewis (Leander) French 1828–1865
  4. 4. Cecil (M) French 1830–1863
  5. 5. Rosella (Philomena) French 1832–1875
  6. 6. Luvina (Magdalen) French 1837–1875

Lewis French's Timeline

3 Records

1803
2 Jan 1803
Birth of Lewis French in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1850
1850
Age 47
Lewis French resided here in Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri, USA
Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri, USA
1857
4 Sep 1857
Age 54
Death of Lewis French in Missouri
Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1803
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cape Cinque Hommes, Perry, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1850 U.S. Federal Census - Slave Schedules, The National Archive in Washington DC; Washington, DC; NARA Microform Publication: M432; Title: Seventh Census Of The United States, 1850; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Missouri
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Perryville, Perry County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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