John French (abt. 1863 - 1935)

Born about 14 Dec 1863 in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America [uncertain]

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Died 4 Sep 1935 at about age 71 in Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, United States of America

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Biography

John French was a son of Sarah Ann Steele (1823-1909) and Warren Converse French (1819-abt.1901).

John French was counted at age 6 with his birth family in the 1870 census of Woodstock, Vermont ^[1], which remained status quo in 1880 ^[2].

John was recorded in the 25 April 1910 dated census of Manhattan, New York City, married, residing in the household of his mother-in-law Julia (Parmley) Billings (1835-1914). This was a combined household, including two siblings of John's wife, Mary Montagu (Billings; 1869-1951), plus John and Mary's infant son John W French Jr (abt.1909-1984) ^[3]. They remained in New York in 1920 ^[4].

In August 1929, John French was a passenger on ship Empress of Scotland, arriving at Quebec on 17 August, re-entering the U.S. at St. Albans Vermont ^[5]. He again participated on a cruise in June 1931, on ship Empress of Britain, again arriving at Quebec, re-entering the U.S. at St. Albans, Vermont ^[6]. These records, if made available for inspection, could be useful to corroborate his precise birth date, 14 December 1863.

The 1930 census traced John and his family in Greenwich, Connecticut ^[7].

There were three children of this family:

1. John W French Jr (abt.1909-1984); married 1) Rhoda Walker; 2) Eleanor Forster Clark
2. Mary (French; 1910-1997); married Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
3. Elizabeth (French; 1912-1976); married Ethan Allen Hitchcock

The combined census records assess that John French was a corporate lawyer.

John French passed away 4 September 1935, in Woodstock, Vermont ^[8]. His grave is in River Street Cemetery, Woodstock, Windsor County, Vermont, USA ^[9].

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RF-SQ4 : Tue Mar 05 09:01:52 UTC 2024), Entry for Warren C French and Sarah French, 1870.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8WK-662 : Sat Mar 09 07:34:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Warren C. French and Sarah F. French, 1880.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M53G-X6Y : Fri Mar 08 21:52:19 UTC 2024), Entry for Julia Billings and Frederick Billings, 1910.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJBQ-92S : Fri Mar 08 19:09:15 UTC 2024), Entry for John French and Mary French, 1920.
5. ↑ "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XP76-853 : 14 November 2019), John French, 1929.
6. ↑ "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956", , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XG15-W2Q : 14 November 2019), John French, 1931.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMPQ-7WW : Sat Mar 09 21:56:19 UTC 2024), Entry for John French and Mary B French, 1930
8. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNRF-D19 : Sun Mar 10 20:10:58 UTC 2024), Entry for John French and Warren C French, 04 Sep 1935.
9. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #59599926