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Matthew Burnett French 1798–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Jun 1798

Birth Location: Warden, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 29 Apr 1880

Death Location: Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Father: John French

Mother: Jane Clark

Spouse(s): Ann Barker

Children(s): John French, Burnett French, Elisa French, Mary French, William French, Ambrose French, Matthew French, Augusta French

Matthew Burnett French was born in 1798 in Warden, Northumberland, England, the child of John French And Jane Clark. Matthew Burnett French married Ann Annie Barker, and had children including Ambrose French, Augusta French, Burnett French, Elisa French, John French, Mary Ann French, Matthew French, William Walter French. Matthew Burnett French passed away in 1880 in Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Matthew Burnett French was born in 1798 in Warden, Northumberland, England, the child of John French And Jane Clark.
  • Matthew Burnett French married Ann Annie Barker, and had children including Ambrose French, Augusta French, Burnett French, Elisa French, John French, Mary Ann French, Matthew French, William Walter French.
  • Matthew Burnett French passed away in 1880 in Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada.

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Matthew French's Ancestors

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Matthew French
1798–1880
Birth Place: Warden, Northumberland, England
Parents
John French
1759–1823
Fourstones, Warden, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Jane Clark
1766–
Newbrough, Warden, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Grandparents
John French
1698–1786
Haydon Bridge, Hexham, Northumberland, England
Eleanor Nicholson
1697–
Corbridge, Northumberland, England
William Clark
1735–1812
Margaret Ramsay
1732–1803
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew French's Descendants

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Matthew (Burnett) French (8 Jun 1798–29 Apr 1880) m. Ann ((Annie)) Barker (Nov 1807–29 Nov 1897)
  1. 1. John French 1841–1890 m. Elizabeth Shannon 1850–1932
    1. 1. Minnie (Maud) French 1870–1933 m. John (Ferdinand) McKinlay 1854–1948
      1. 1. John ("Jack" Ritter) McKinlay 1906–1981 m. Dorothy (Emily) Dickinson 1906–1990
        1. 1. Mary (Ann) McKinlay 1929–2020 m. George (Wesley) Holthaus 1927–2019
        2. 2. John (Dickinson) McKinlay 1932–2013
        3. 3. Arthur (Frank McKinlay) Sr 1932–2009 m. Nancy Bruce 1934–2009
    2. 2. Henrietta ("Etta") French 1869–1938
    3. 3. Jessie (Edythe) French 1872–1933
    4. 4. Augusta French 1862–1931
    5. 5. Arthur (James French) Sr 1875–1943
    6. 6. Fred French 1880–
    7. 7. Ida French 1865–1947
  2. 2. Burnett French 1848–1930 m. Martha Orr 1852–1943 m. Mary (Ruth) Ames 1849–1878
    1. 1. Florence ("Lenora\Lenore") French 1883–1982
    2. 2. Harold (Whitney) French 1889–1892
    3. 3. Ella (Agatha) French 1887–1947
    4. 4. Earl (Haddock) French 1885– m. Annie (Maud) Slingerland 1883–
      1. 1. Elton (Burnett) French 1909–2000 m. Hilda (Doris Francis John) Ambridge 1917–2008
    5. 5. Anna (May) French 1875–1941
    6. 6. Henry (Elton) French 1869–
    7. 7. Margaret (Maude) French 1872–1889
  3. 3. Elisa French 1845–1924
  4. 4. Mary (Ann) French 1843–1919
  5. 5. William (Walter) French 1849–1941
  6. 6. Ambrose French 1840–1914
  7. 7. Matthew French 1856–1942
  8. 8. Augusta French 1863–

Matthew French's Timeline

2 Records

1798
8 Jun 1798
Birth of Matthew Burnett French in Warden, Northumberland, England
Warden, Northumberland, England
1880
29 Apr 1880
Age 82
Death of Matthew Burnett French in Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Jun 1798
    Event Place: Warden, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Blandford-Blenheim, Oxford County Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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