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William Wallace French Capt. 1823–1865 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1823

Birth Location: Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA

Death Date: 19 Mar 1865

Death Location: Pernambuco, Amazonas, Brazil

Father: Benjamin French

Mother: Mary Young

Spouse(s): Elizabeth (Burley)

Children(s): Frank French, Clarence French, Charles French, Clara French

In 1823, William Wallace French Capt. entered the world in Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA, born to Benjamin French And Mary Ewer Young. William Wallace French Capt. married Elizabeth Drusilla Burleigh Burley, and had children including Charles Holmes French, Clara Burleigh French, Clarence A French, Frank W French. William Wallace French Capt. passed away in 1865 in Pernambuco, Amazonas, Brazil.

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Biography

  • In 1823, William Wallace French Capt. entered the world in Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA, born to Benjamin French And Mary Ewer Young.
  • William Wallace French Capt. married Elizabeth Drusilla Burleigh Burley, and had children including Charles Holmes French, Clara Burleigh French, Clarence A French, Frank W French.
  • William Wallace French Capt. passed away in 1865 in Pernambuco, Amazonas, Brazil.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin French
1786–1850
Birth Location: Newfields, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
BF
Mary Young
1789–1867
Birth Location: New Hampshire, USA
MY

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth (Burley)
1822–1899
Birth Location: Sanbornton, Belknap, New Hampshire, USA
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Children(s)

Frank French
1852–1889
Birth Location: New Hampshire
FF
Clarence French
1853–1920
Birth Location: on board ship at Portsmouth, England
CF
Charles French
1857–1905
Birth Location: Cape Town, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
CF
Clara French
1854–1856
Birth Location: Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
CF

William Capt.'s Ancestors

Self
William Capt.
1823–1865
Birth Place: Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA
Parents
Benjamin French
1786–1850
Newfields, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA
Mary (Ewer) Young
1789–1867
New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Thomas French
1739–1790
Stratham, Rockingham, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Mary Glidden
1738–1834
New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Joseph (Young) Maj.
1754–1812
Newmarket, Rockingham, New Hampshire, English Colonial America
Dorcas (Margaretta) Ewer
1757–1849
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, English Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Capt.
1726–1806
Anna Folsom
1731–1779
Gamaliel Ewer
1733–1759
Martha Fuller
1734–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sr.
1695–1772
Mary (Stuart\Stuward)
1698–1739
Ebenezer Fuller
1708–1741
Martha\Mariah Jones
1698–1809

William Capt.'s Descendants

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William (Wallace French) Capt. (Abt. 1823–19 Mar 1865) m. Elizabeth (Drusilla Burleigh) (Burley) (8 Oct 1822–15 Aug 1899)
  1. 1. Frank (W) French 1852–1889
  2. 2. Clarence (A) French 1853–1920
  3. 3. Charles (Holmes) French 1857–1905
  4. 4. Clara (Burleigh) French 1854–1856

William Capt.'s Timeline

2 Records

1823
Abt. 1823
Birth of William Wallace French Capt. in Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA
Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA
1865
19 Mar 1865
Age 42
Death of William Wallace French Capt. in Pernambuco, Amazonas, Brazil
Pernambuco, Amazonas, Brazil

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1823
    Event Place: Eastport, Washington, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1865
    Event Place: Pernambuco, Amazonas, Brazil
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