Dr.
Amos
Willard
French
Born in Brighton, Monroe Co., New York, USA
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Sarah Townsend (Foster) French
— married
27 May 1851 in Rochester, Monroe Co., New York
Descendants 
Father of
Effie French, Fanny (French) Matheny, Sonora (French) Lander, Colima (French) Reeves and Willard Foster French
Died
at age 87
in Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 May 2013
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Biography
Dr. Amos Willard French was born on 14 July 1821 at Brighton, Monroe Co., New York, USA. [1]
He married Sarah Townsend Foster, daughter of Jonathan and Huldah Griffin Foster, on 27 May 1851 at Rochester, Monroe Co., New York. [1]
He was a dentist when he and Sarah appeared on the census of 2 June 1880 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.[2] He and Sarah lived in 1899 at Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.[1]
Amos died in 1909 and was buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois. His memorial has a photo of his headstone.[3]
Census
2 June 1880
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois.
- French, Amos age 59 b. NY Dentist.
- Sarah wife age 51 b. NY.
- Ilia dau. age 24 b. IL.
- Fannie dau. age 22 b. IL.
- Sonora dau. age 20 b. IL.
- Colama dau. age 15 b. IL.
- Willard son age 11 b. IL.[2]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Frederick Clifton Pierce. Foster Genealogy Being the Record of the Posterity of Reginald Foster and Early Inhabitant of Ipswich, in New England Press of W. W. Conkey Co., Chicago, IL, 1899. p. 824. An Archive.org book. Foster Genealogy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Year: 1880; Census Place: Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; Roll: 249; Family History Film: 1254249; Page: 114C; Enumeration District: 223; Image: 0517 1880 US Census. Amos French.
- ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 20374387 Amos Willard French
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