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Preston Vernon French 1883–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1883

Birth Location: Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 31 Jul 1944

Death Location: Bakers Summit, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Hamilton French

Mother: Catherine French

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Preston Vernon French / was born in 1883 in Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA, the child of Hamilton P French And Catherine Virginia Sperow French. Preston Vernon French / passed away in 1944 in Bakers Summit, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Preston Vernon French // was born in 1883 in Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA, the child of Hamilton P French And Catherine Virginia Sperow French.
  • Preston Vernon French // passed away in 1944 in Bakers Summit, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Preston French's Ancestors

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Preston French
1883–1944
Birth Place: Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Hamilton P French
1845–1927
District, Berkeley, Virginia, USA
Catherine (Virginia Sperow) French
1848–1927
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (M) French
1805–1880
Berkeley County, West Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (Strauss) French
1814–1896
Berkeley, James City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain III
1750–1826
Catherine French
1759–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann II
1730–1788
Magdalena French
1722–1798

Preston French's Timeline

2 Records

1883
17 Mar 1883
Birth of Preston Vernon French // in Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
1944
31 Jul 1944
Age 61
Death of Preston Vernon French // in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Hedgesville, Berkeley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1944
    Event Place: Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bakers Summit, Bedford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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