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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: Missouri, USA

Father: James French

Mother: Susanna Melton

Spouse(s): Mary Manning, Lucinda Yates

Children(s): Caroline French, Lavina French, Matilda French, Lewis French, Cecil French, Rosella French

Lewis French was born in 1803 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, the child of James French And Susanna Melton. Lewis French married Lucinda Yates, Mary Polly Manning, and had children including Caroline French, Cecil Martin French, Lavina Magdalena French, Lewis Leander French, Matilda French, Rosella Philomena French. Lewis French passed away in 1857 in Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Lewis French was born in 1803 in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, the child of James French And Susanna Melton.
  • Lewis French married Lucinda Yates, Mary Polly Manning, and had children including Caroline French, Cecil Martin French, Lavina Magdalena French, Lewis Leander French, Matilda French, Rosella Philomena French.
  • Lewis French passed away in 1857 in Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James French
1750–1815
Birth Location: Saint Marys, Maryland, USA
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Susanna Melton
1755–1826
Birth Location: St Marys, Maryland, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Manning
1799–1855
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Lucinda Yates
1827–
Birth Location: Missouri, USA
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Children(s)

Caroline French
1826–1902
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, USA
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Lavina French
1837–1875
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
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Matilda French
1825–
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
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Lewis French
1828–1865
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
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Cecil French
1830–1863
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
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Rosella French
1832–1875
Birth Location: Perry, Missouri, United States
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Lewis French's Ancestors

Self
Lewis French
1803–1857
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Parents
James French
1750–1815
Saint Marys, Maryland, USA
Susanna Melton
1755–1826
St Marys, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lewis French's Descendants

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Lewis French (2 Jan 1803–4 Sep 1857) m. Mary (Polly) Manning (1799–21 Feb 1855) m. Lucinda Yates (1827–)
  1. 1. Caroline French 1826–1902 m. Vincent Cissell 1821–1903
    1. 1. Victoria (Ann) Cissell 1851–1925 m. Joseph (Francis) Shelby 1842–1890
      1. 1. Edith Shelby 1877–
      2. 2. Albert Shelby 1875–
      3. 3. Lily Shelby 1874–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Cissell 1853–1918 m. Vincent Seemes 1847–1907
      1. 1. Elliott (Joseph) Seemes 1875–1914
      2. 2. Mary (Bernettie) Seemes 1876–1880
      3. 3. Bernard (Adolph) Seemes 1877–1950
      4. 4. Gilbert (Vincent) Seemes 1879–1961
      5. 5. William (Boniface) Seemes 1882–1910
      6. 6. Joseph (Lillian) Seemes 1883–1966 m. Della (M) Ketchum 1884–1978
        1. 1. Russell (E) Seems 1916–1996
        2. 2. Paul (Joseph) Seems 1922–1996
    3. 3. Albert (Celestian) Cissell 1857–1927 m. Mary (Ann) Miles 1858–1899 m. Alice Baker 1858–1942
      1. 1. William (Louis) Cissell 1879–1943 m. Lydia May 1883–1935
      2. 2. Jesse (Leo) Cissell 1882–1883
    4. 4. Henrietta (Mary) Cissell 1864–1954 m. Henry (Mark) Geile 1861–1957
      1. 1. Marie Geile 1895–
      2. 2. Howard (Anthony) Geile 1899–1986
      3. 3. Joseph Geile 1891–1892
      4. 4. Berta (Zita) Geile 1893–1960
      5. 5. Rita (Teressa) Geile 1902–1989
      6. 6. Mabel (Mary) Geile 1889–1964
  2. 2. Lavina (Magdalena) French 1837–1875 m. James (Aquilla Hagan) III 1832–1875
    1. 1. Mary (Lucretia) Hagan 1856–
    2. 2. James (Aloysius) Hagan 1858–
    3. 3. Henrietta (Luvina) Hagan 1860–1940
    4. 4. William (Price) Hagan 1863–1916
    5. 5. Mary (Rosella) Hagan 1866–
    6. 6. Celestine (Alonzo) Hagan 1869–1943
    7. 7. Mary (Helena) Hagan 1871–1947
    8. 8. Mary (Eleanora) Hagan 1874–1963
  3. 3. Matilda French 1825–
  4. 4. Lewis (Leander) French 1828–1865
  5. 5. Cecil (Martin) French 1830–1863
  6. 6. Rosella (Philomena) French 1832–1875

Lewis French's Timeline

2 Records

1803
2 Jan 1803
Birth of Lewis French in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States
1857
4 Sep 1857
Age 54
Death of Lewis French in Missouri, USA
Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jan 1803
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1857
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
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