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Wright Brown French 1812–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1812

Birth Location: , , New Jersey

Death Date: 15 December 1889

Death Location: Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: Samuel French

Mother: Mary MacDonald

Spouse(s): Emeline Morton

Children(s): Harvey French, Emeline French, Erastus French, Robert French, Emily French, Samuel French, Charlotte French, Mary French, Christina French, Samuel French, Emma French

Wright Brown French was born in 1812 in , , New Jersey, the child of Samuel F French And Mary Polly Macdonald. In 1850, Wright Brown French resided in Bath, Steuben, New York. Wright Brown French married Emeline Morton, and had children including Charlotte Adele French, Christina French, Emeline Mariah French, Emily Helen French, Emma French, Erastus T French, Harvey French, Mary Etta French, Robert Van Valhenberg French, Samuel E French, Samuel French. Wright Brown French passed away in 1889 in Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Wright Brown French was born in 1812 in , , New Jersey, the child of Samuel F French And Mary Polly Macdonald.
  • In 1850, Wright Brown French resided in Bath, Steuben, New York.
  • Wright Brown French married Emeline Morton, and had children including Charlotte Adele French, Christina French, Emeline Mariah French, Emily Helen French, Emma French, Erastus T French, Harvey French, Mary Etta French, Robert Van Valhenberg French, Samuel E French, Samuel French.
  • Wright Brown French passed away in 1889 in Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel French
1779–1850
Birth Location: New Jersey
SF
Mary MacDonald
1779–1868
Birth Location: Sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
MM

Spouses(s)

Emeline Morton
1817–1889
Birth Location: New York
EM

Children(s)

Harvey French
1852–1924
Birth Location: Bath,NY
HF
Emeline French
1861–
Birth Location: Bath, NY
EF
Erastus French
1859–1868
Birth Location: Bath, NY
EF
Robert French
1854–
Birth Location: Bath, NY
RF
Emily French
1850–
Birth Location: Bath, NY
EF
Samuel French
1848–
Birth Location: –
SF
Charlotte French
1846–
Birth Location: New York
CF
Mary French
1844–1928
Birth Location: New York
MF
Christina French
1843–
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben Co. Ny
CF
Samuel French
1847–
Birth Location: Bath, Steuben, New York, United States of America
SF
Emma French
1854–
Birth Location: New York
EF

Wright French's Ancestors

Self
Wright French
1812–1889
Birth Place: , , New Jersey
Parents
Samuel F French
1779–1850
New Jersey
Mary (Polly) MacDonald
1779–1868
Sea, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia
Grandparents
samuel French
1755–1820
Sarah Hall
–1811
MacDonald
1750–1848
Knoydart, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Samuel French
1734–1804
Mary Edwards
1707–1782
Jacob II
1730–1758
AGNES BUCKMAN
1732–1796
Archibald, Macdonald
1700–1780
Anne Grant
1720–1770
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Ist
1699–1767
Miriam Collins
1706–1766
Benjamin Edwards
1682–1741
Mary Clark
1685–1748
EN GGF
1657–1713
Dorothy Eves
1661–1694
THOMAS BUCKMAN
1707–1734
Agnes Penquite
1705–1737
Calum Macdonald
1650–1729
Flora MacRury
1670–1746
rev Laing
1680–1731
Ann Macgregor
1680–1720

Wright French's Descendants

1.
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Wright (Brown) French (abt 1812–15 December 1889) m. Emeline Morton (abt 1817–28 Feb 1889)
  1. 1. Harvey French 1852–1924 m. Annetta (A) Raible 1861–1919 m. Annetta (A) Raible 1861–1919 m. annetta (a.) raible 1861–1919 m. Annetta (A) Raible 1861–1919
    1. 1. Nora French –1892
    2. 2. Edwin (J. R.) French 1891–1969
    3. 3. Laura (Mary S) French 1896–
    4. 4. Emeline (M) Morris 1882–1953 m. Rollie Morris 1884–
      1. 1. Norah (O) Morris 1917–
    5. 5. Edwin (J) French 1892–1969
    6. 6. Laura (Mary S) French 1896–
    7. 7. Mary (Emeline) French 1882–1953 m. Rollie (Elton) Morris 1883–1944 m. Charles (E) Ayers 1875–1913
      1. 1. Mary (A) Morris 1920–
      2. 2. Nora (Olive) Morris 1916–1995
      3. 3. samuel (harvey) morris 1923–1973
    8. 8. Edwin (J) French 1892–
    9. 9. Laura (Mary S) French 1896–
    10. 10. Mary (Emeline) French 1882–1953 m. Charles (E.) Ayers 1875–1913
      1. 1. Mary (Annetta) Wallace 1920–1998
      2. 2. Samuel (H.) Morris 1922–1973
    11. 11. William (B) French 1884–1962 m. Wilhelmina Schronke 1886–1965
      1. 1. Edith (Irene) French 1913–2008 m. George Barker 1897–1972 m. Elmer (J) Morris 1898–1974
      2. 2. James (Wright) French 1917–1982 m. Geraldine Batt 1920–
      3. 3. 🧡Marie (May French) (Rau) 1915–1996
      4. 4. Marie (M) French 1915–1996 m. Raymond Rau 1916– m. Raymond (R) Rau 1915–1996 m. Raymond (Russel) Rau 1915–1996
        1. 1. Kathryn (Marie) Rau 1937–2010 m. Carl (Arnold) Ray 1930–1991
        2. 2. Rosemary (Mae) Rau 1940–2019
        3. 3. Kathryn (Marie) Rau 1937–2010
      5. 5. James (W) French 1917–1982
      6. 6. bernard (jerome) french 1908–1986 m. Gertrude (Mae) French 1910–1988
        1. 1. Richard (E.) French 1935–2005
        2. 2. Gerald (J.) French 1932–2022
        3. 3. james (william) french 1928–1963 m. Donelda (Lael Schafer) French 1929–2024
      7. 7. James (Wright) French 1917–1982 m. Geraldine (Anne) Batt 1922–2003
        1. 1. Roger (Ivan) Bush 1938–2009
      8. 8. Edith (I.) Morris 1912–2008 m. Elmer (Jess) Morris 1912–
    12. 12. Emeline Morris 1882–1953 m. Charles (E.) Ayers 1875–1913
      1. 1. samuel (h.) Morris 1923–1973 m. Dora (Leigh) Melzer 1923–1963
    13. 13. Edwin French 1891–1969
    14. 14. Laura (Mary S) French 1896–
    15. 15. Mary (S) French 1896–
  2. 2. Emeline (Mariah) French 1861–
  3. 3. Erastus (T) French 1859–1868
  4. 4. Robert (Van Valhenberg) French 1854– m. Nellie French 1856–1947
    1. 1. Archie (Wright) French 1881–1954 m. Cecelia Welby 1890–1978
      1. 1. John (C) French 1910–1976 m. Margaret (Jane (Peg)) Critchfield 1914–2002
        1. 1. Daine (Ceclila) French 1940–2006
      2. 2. William (R) French 1921–1996 m. Meriem (Louise) Boswell 1916–2006
        1. 1. Patricia (M) French 1946–1968
      3. 3. Archie French 1908–1977 m. Alice (M) Foster 1909–1998
      4. 4. Robert French 1914–1977
      5. 5. Zona French 1912–1987
    2. 2. Harold (F) French 1893–
    3. 3. Robert (V) French 1889–
    4. 4. Margery (A) French 1898–
    5. 5. Merwin (A) French 1897–
    6. 6. Edna (M) French 1886–1965 m. Howard (J) Scott 1888–
      1. 1. Howard (Scott) Junior 1913–1998 m. Edyth (Vernet) Harris 1925–2007
    7. 7. Nellie (E) French 1896–
  5. 5. Emily (Helen) French 1850–
  6. 6. Samuel (E) French 1848–
  7. 7. Charlotte (Adele) French 1846–
  8. 8. Mary (Etta) French 1844–1928
  9. 9. Christina French 1843– m. Charles (Castle) Calkins 1840–
  10. 10. Samuel French 1847–
  11. 11. Emma French 1854–

Wright French's Timeline

7 Records

1812
abt 1812
Birth of Wright Brown French in , , New Jersey
, , New Jersey
1813
1813
Age 1
Birth of Wright Brown French in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 38
Wright Brown French resided here in Bath, Steuben, New York
Bath, Steuben, New York
1855
1855
Age 43
Wright Brown French resided here in Bath, New York, USA
Bath, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 58
Wright Brown French resided here in Noble, Defiance, Ohio, United States
Noble, Defiance, Ohio, United States
1880
1880
Age 68
Wright Brown French resided here in Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
1889
15 December 1889
Age 77
Death of Wright Brown French in Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1813
    Event Place: New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 58D; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 0375
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Noble, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] New York, State Census, 1855
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Bath, Steuben, New York; Roll: M432_600; Page: 190B; Image: 145
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1812
    Event Place: , , New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Bath, Steuben, New York
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Bath, Steuben, New York; Roll: M432_600; Page: 190B; Image: 145

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Bath, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Noble, Defiance, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Noble, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Defiance, Defiance, Ohio; Roll: 1011; Family History Film: 1255011; Page: 58D; Enumeration District: 232; Image: 0375

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: E.d. 2, Bath
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 December 1889
    Event Place: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Defiance Township, Defiance County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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