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William F. Francis 1822–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1822

Birth Location: New York

Death Date: 28 Dec 1908

Death Location: Livonia, NY

Father: William Francis

Mother: Sarah Bowen

Spouse(s): Ann Walker

Children(s): Anna Francis, Isabel Francis, Leona Francis, George Francis, Georigiana Francis

William F. Francis was born in 1822 in New York, the child of William Francis And Sarah Bowen. William F. Francis married Ann A Walker, and had children including Anna M Francis, George Francis, Georigiana A Francis, Isabel Belle T Francis, Leona E Francis. William F. Francis passed away in 1908 in Livonia, NY.

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Biography

  • William F. Francis was born in 1822 in New York, the child of William Francis And Sarah Bowen.
  • William F. Francis married Ann A Walker, and had children including Anna M Francis, George Francis, Georigiana A Francis, Isabel Belle T Francis, Leona E Francis.
  • William F. Francis passed away in 1908 in Livonia, NY.

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William Francis's Ancestors

Self
William Francis
1822–1908
Birth Place: New York
Parents
William Francis
1775–1842
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Sarah Bowen
1780–1850
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William Francis
1737–1808
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Esther Knapp
1740–1821
Dighton, Bristol, MA, USA
James Bowen
1751–1827
<Rehoboth, Bristol, MA>
Sarah Kelton
1753–1804
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Francis
1705–1762
Leah Kelly
1706–1762
Seth Knapp
1708–1775
Hannah Pratt
1720–1775
James Bowen
1725–1789
Hannah Chase
1734–1761
Nathaniel Kelton
1729–1820
Priscilla Goff
1728–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Stephen Francis
1674–1749
Love
–1747
William Kelly
1685–
Hannah Hix
1689–
Samuel Knapp
1666–1717
Elizabeth Cobb
1670–1762
Jabez Pratt
1678–1727
Hannah Gale
1687–1726
John Kelton
1695–1764
Sarah Badcock
1686–1748

William Francis's Descendants

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William (F.) Francis (Jun 1822–28 Dec 1908) m. Ann (A.) Walker (Abt 1832–30 Nov 1867)
  1. 1. Anna (M.) Francis 1867–1960 m. Burdett (W.) Johnson 1863–1940
    1. 1. Glenn (Burdette) Johnston 1910–1993 m. Sylvia (Arline) Bickford 1914–2008
      1. 1. Douglas (Burdette) Johnston 1937–2017 m. Thelma (Blanche) McCarthy 1944–2010
      2. 2. David (Glenn) Johnston 1945–2021 m. Diane (Carol) Mastrandrea 1947–1987
        1. 1. Nadine Johnston –1988
    2. 2. Mildred (Evelyn) Johnson 1899–1998 m. Richard (Morgan) Williams 1895–1986
      1. 1. Reva (Mildred) Williams 1922–1994 m. Floyd (James) Deadmond 1910–1998
      2. 2. Reta (Muriel) Williams 1922–1980 m. Carey (Keggley) Eastwood 1916–2002
    3. 3. Deforest (Francis) Johnson 1895–1992 m. Irene (Glenna) Leffel 1907–2004
  2. 2. Isabel ((Belle) T) Francis 1850–1943
  3. 3. Leona (E.) Francis 1863–1935
  4. 4. George Francis 1853–1859
  5. 5. Georigiana (A.) Francis 1865–1969 m. William (Francis) Sedgwick 1850–1927
    1. 1. Claude (Burdette) Sedgwick 1887–1962 m. Anna (May) Brandenberger 1890–1931
      1. 1. William (Albert) Sedgwick 1911–1994 m. Alice (Pauline) Keiffer 1917–1987
    2. 2. Nina (Leona) Sedgwick 1892–1984 m. Lionel (Milo) Harris 1884–1975
    3. 3. Ralph (Leroy) Sedgwick 1895–1951 m. Amney (Susan) Edwards 1891–1980
      1. 1. Danny (Leroy) Sedgwick 1940–1988
    4. 4. Edith (Rena) Sedgwick 1875–1958 m. Sumner (H.) White 1854–1916
      1. 1. Laurel (Sumner) White 1911–1990
      2. 2. Francis (High) White 1903–1983 m. Violet (G.) Preston 1907–1989
        1. 1. Robert (R.) Batelaan 1928–2004
    5. 5. Ila (Belle) Sedgwick 1888–1896

William Francis's Timeline

2 Records

1822
Jun 1822
Birth of William F. Francis in New York
New York
1908
28 Dec 1908
Age 86
Death of William F. Francis in Livonia, NY
Livonia, NY

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1822
    Event Place: New York

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Rochester, New York
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle - 29 Dec 1908 - Page 3, Obituary for William F. Francis 29 Dec 1908

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1908
    Event Place: Livonia, NY

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