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Walter Smith French 1877–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Apr 1877

Birth Location: Beachbay, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 Jan 1961

Death Location: Ontario, Canada

Father: Isaac French

Mother: Mary Bates

Spouse(s): Christina McLay

Children(s): John French

In 1877, Walter Smith French entered the world in Beachbay, Ontario, Canada, born to Isaac French And Mary Elizabeth Bates. Walter Smith French married Christina Christy Mclay, and had children including John Kenneth Jack French. Walter Smith French passed away in 1961 in Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Walter Smith French entered the world in Beachbay, Ontario, Canada, born to Isaac French And Mary Elizabeth Bates.
  • Walter Smith French married Christina Christy Mclay, and had children including John Kenneth Jack French.
  • Walter Smith French passed away in 1961 in Ontario, Canada.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter French's Ancestors

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Walter French
1877–1961
Birth Place: Beachbay, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Isaac French
1847–1928
Calumet Island, Quebec, Canada
Mary (Elizabeth) Bates
1847–1934
Ross Twshp, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Pierre (Abraham) French
1825–1891
Cumberland, Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Lusk
1831–1906
England
Great-Grandparents
JOHN French
1791–1861
Elizabeth Brown
1791–1887
Joseph Lusk
1785–1879
Esther Balmer
1789–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Brown
1770–1837
Margaret Findlay
1765–1797

Walter French's Descendants

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Walter (Smith) French (24 Apr 1877–1 Jan 1961) m. Christina (“Christy”) McLay (01 February 1871–20 November 1945)
  1. 1. John (Kenneth “Jack”) French 1910–1979 m. Nancy (Patricia) Spooner 1918–1992

Walter French's Timeline

3 Records

1877
24 Apr 1877
Birth of Walter Smith French in Beachbay, Ontario, Canada
Beachbay, Ontario, Canada
1907
16 Oct 1907
Age 30
Walter Smith French was married in Rainy River District, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
Rainy River District, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada
1961
1 Jan 1961
Age 84
Death of Walter Smith French in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Apr 1877
    Event Place: Beachbay, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Oct 1907
    Event Place: Rainy River District, Rainy River, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1961
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

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