Joseph Patten French (1825 - abt. 1862)

Born 8 Mar 1825 in Maine, United States

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Died about 5 Aug 1862 at about age 37 in Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Methodist Episcopal Minister; Capt 14th Maine Regiment; Shot in leg at the battle of Baton Rouge New Orleans on August 5, 1862; drowned when the Whitman sank in the Mississippi River. Body recovered on august 9, 1862 buried in Carrollton Cemetery, New Orleans

Sources

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC3-XTF : 12 December 2017), Joseph P French, 1860.

"Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:246N-2WZ : 11 March 2018), Joseph P French, 22 Oct 1861; citing Military Service, , State Archives, Augusta.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82220630

Daughter Sarah's marriage record names parents: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDQ-ZJN : 24 September 2017), Joseph P French in entry for MM9.1.1/KCDQ-ZJF: and MM9.1.1/KCDQ-ZJV:, 1892; citing Solon, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.

Daughter's death record names parents: "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-QF95 : 13 March 2018), Joseph P French in entry for Josephine French Smith, 19 Nov 1910; citing Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.