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Walter Hennery Francis 1896–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Apr 1896

Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 13 Mar 1978

Death Location: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

Father: John Francis

Mother: Lydia Wilson

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The story of Walter Hennery Francis began in 1896 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Walter Hennery Francis passed away in 1978 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Hennery Francis began in 1896 in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Walter Hennery Francis passed away in 1978 in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA.

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Walter Francis's Ancestors

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Walter Francis
1896–1978
Birth Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Samuel Francis
1871–1944
Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia (Jane) Wilson
1875–1966
Blaine, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Grandparents
James (F) Wilson
1841–1930
Nova Scotia, Canada
Hannah (Maria) Smith
1847–1899
Nova Scotia, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Smith
1815–1892
Abigail Foster
1819–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Foster
1784–1879
Lydia Chute
1785–1833

Walter Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1896
15 Apr 1896
Birth of Walter Hennery Francis in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1978
13 Mar 1978
Age 82
Death of Walter Hennery Francis in Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA
Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1896
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Mar 1978
    Event Place: Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA

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