John Nelson French (1893 - 1952)

Born 22 Aug 1893 in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Frances Esther (Robbins) Dwinell — married 27 Aug 1914 in Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

Husband of Gladys Pearl (Tozier) Phillips — married 27 Sep 1922 (to before 1930) in Guilford, Maine

Husband of Gladys M. (Ireland) French — married 6 Jan 1933 in Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Jul 1952 at age 58 in Guilford, Piscataquis, Maine, United States

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Biography

Birth

child's name: John M. French; date of birth: Aug 22 1893; place of birth: Abbot (Maine); male; white; born Living; 6th child born to this mother; father: Albert French , born in Mercer (Maine), white, reside at Abbot, occupation: Laborer; mother:Johanna Stevens, born in Rome (Maine), white, occupation: House Keeper; physician reporting birth: Albert W. French

Marriages

27 Aug 1914 at Abbot Village, Me. Intention filed 22 Aug 1914. Married by David H. Buxton, of Abbot Village Me, Justice of the Peace

Groom: John Nelson French, resides at Guilford Me., age 21, white, occupation: Mill Operator, born in Abbot Me, 1st marriage; father: Albert W. French, resides at Guilford, Me, white, occupation: Farmer, born in Rome, Me; mother: Johanna Stevens, resides at Guilford, Me, white, occupation: House keeper, born in Rome, Me;

Bride: Frances Ether Foster, resides at Guilford Me., age 21, white, occupation: Domestic, born in Avon Mass, 2nd marriage, widowed; father: John Robbins, resides at Avon Mass, white, occupation: Shoemaker, born in Yarmouth, N.S.; mother: Mary Katharine Doucett, deceased, white, born in Willington, Mass ^[1][2]

Groom: John W French, resides at Guilford, Maine, age 29, white, occupation: Mill Man, born in Abbot, 2nd marriage, divorced; father: Albert W. French, deceased, white, occupation: Farmer, born in Mercer (Maine); mother: Johanna I. Stephens, deceased, white, occupation: Housewife, born in Rome (Maine)^[3][4] 27 Sep 1922 in Abbot Village, Maine. Intention filed 22 Sept 1922. Married by D. H. Buxton, of Abbot Village Me, Notary Public

Bride: Gladys P Tozier, resides at Guilford, Maine, age 20, white, occupation: Housekeeper, born in Benton Me, 1st marriage, single; father: unknown; mother: Edith May Rumals, born in Spain

06 Jan 1933 of Maine ^[5]

Groom: John N French, of Sangerville, Maine

Bride: Gladys M. Ireland, of Sangerville, Maine

Children

GRACE M. CURRIER ^[6][7]

GLADYS J. HUNTINGTON ^[8]

Census

• 5 June 1900 Abbot town, Piscataquis, Maine^[9]

Albert W. French: Head, male, born April 1851 in Maine, age 49, married, married for 30 years, parents born in Maine, Farmer, employed in 1899, can read and write and speaks English, own farm freely, no. 18 on Farm Schedule

Joanna L. French: Wife, female, born April 1851 in Maine, age 49, married, married for 30 years, had 7 children, 5 still living in 1900, parents born in Maine, can read and write and speaks English

Maud A. French: Daughter, female, born Oct 1887 in Maine, age 12, single, parents born in Maine, at school for 6 months, can read and write and speaks English

Emma A. French: Daughter, female, born June 1892 in Maine, age 7, single, parents born in Maine, at school for 6 months, can read and write and speaks English

John M. French: Son, male, born Aug 1893 in Maine, age 6, single, parents born in Maine, at school for six months, can read and speaks English

• 5 April 1930 Lancaster Street, Dover Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, United States^[10]

John M. French: Head, renting for unknown amount, not a farm, doesn't own a radio, male, age 36, divorced, not at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Carder for woolen mill, wage worker, employed in 1929, not a veteran

John M. French: Head, renting for unknown amount, not a farm, doesn't own a radio, male, age 36, divorced, not at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Carder for woolen mill, wage worker, employed in 1929, not a veteran

Grace E. Harding: Lodger, female, age 25, divorced, 1st marriage at age 16, not at school, can read and write, born in Maine, parents born in Maine, speaks English, Housekeeper for private home, wage worker, employed in 1929

Ralph A. Webber: Lodger, male, age 9, single, at school, born in Maine, father born in New York, mother born in Maine, speaks English

note: Grace E. Harding is sister of Gladys M. Ireland, his third wife

• 26 April 1940 Sangerville Town, Piscataquis, Maine, United States ^[11]

John French: renting farm for $6 per month, Head, male, age 46, married, not at school, finished 8th grade education, born in Maine, lived in Sangerville in 1935, unemployed, working with government program, Laborer for road project, government worker, employed 26 weeks, earned 471 in salary in 1939, earned no other income

Gladys French: Wife, female, age 26, married, not at school, finished 5th grade education, born in Maine, lived in Sangerville in 1935, Keeping house, earned no income

Crystal French: Daughter, female, age 7, single, at school, hasn't finished a grade, born in Maine, lived in Sangerville in 1935

Joanne French: Daughter, female, age 6, single, at school, hasn't finished a grade, born in Maine, lived in Sangerville in 1935

Gloria French: Daughter, female, age 4, single, not at school, hasn't finished a grade, born in Maine

WW1 Draft Registration

5 June 1917 at Guilford, Piscataqua, Maine ^[12][13]

Name: John Nelson French; age 23; resides in Guilford, Maine; serial No. 828; order No. 1416; local board: Piscataquis Co.; place of birth: Abbot, Maine; date of birth: 8-22-1893; nationality: Native born; race: white; occupation: R. R. Car repairer; married; relationship: Wife & 3 children; remarks: Private Infantry 6 weeks, Maine. ^[14]

name in full: John Nelson French; age in years: 23; home address: Guilford, Maine; date of birth: August 22 1893; citizenship: A natural born citizen; where were you born: Abbot, Maine; present trade, occupation, or office: Railroad Car Repairer; employer: Bangor and Aroostook R. R. Co., Derby, Maine; dependents: wife and 3 children; married; race: Caucasian; prior military service: Private Infantry for 6 weeks in Maine; do you claim exemption: Yes - Wife and children to support; signed: John Nelson French; short; medium build; dark brown eyes; dark brown hair; not bald; not disabled. ^[15]

Death

Per my mother, he was with Grace when they visited her in Lisbon NH in summer 1945. ^[16]

. He passed away in 1952.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S10
2. ↑ email from Christine Boutilier received 17 June 2021
3. ↑ Source: #S1
4. ↑ Source: #S2
5. ↑ Source: #S12
6. ↑ Source: #S7
7. ↑ Source: #S8
8. ↑ Source: #S9
9. ↑ Source: #S4
10. ↑ Source: #S11
11. ↑ Source: #S13
12. ↑ Source: #S5
13. ↑ Source: #S6
14. ↑ Source: #S5
15. ↑ Source: #S6
16. ↑ email from Christine Boutilier received 17 June 2021

• Source: S1 "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCJC-S32 : 27 November 2014), John W French and Gladys P Tozier, 27 Sep 1922; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
• Source: S2 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-T4VL : 2 March 2021), John W French and Gladys Pearl Tozier, 27 Sep 1922; citing Abbot Village, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm. Digital Folder Number: 005011599, Microfilm Number: 000010117, Image Number: 01837 [1]
• Source: S3 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQQ-2X2 : 2 March 2021), John M French, 22 Aug 1893; citing Abbot, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm. Indexing Batch: I11345-8, GS Film Number: 9944, Digital Folder Number: 004544455, Image Number: 01087 [2]
• Source: S4 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLB-JHY : accessed 18 June 2021), John M French in household of Albert French, Abbot town, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 125, sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,598. Line Number: 18, Sheet Number and Letter: 2A, Affiliate Publication Number: T623, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Indexing Batch: N00824-2, Household ID: 24, GS Film Number: 1240598, Digital Folder Number: 004119850, Image Number: 00762 [3]
• Source: S5 "Maine, World War I Draft Registration Index, 1917-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2HM-PQ92 : 11 March 2018), John Nelson French, 1917-1919; citing Draft Registration, Guilford, Guilford, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, Maine State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 004408915. Digital Folder Number: 004408915, Image Number: 00548 [4]
• Source: S6 "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZFY-D8M : 23 February 2021), John Nelson French, 1917-1918. Affiliate Publication Number: M1509, Affiliate Publication Title: orld War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, Digital Folder Number: 005207064, Microfilm Number: 1654013, Image Number: 00233 [5]
• Source: S7 "Obituary of GRACE M. CURRIER" [6]
• Source: S8 "Obituary of GRACE M. CURRIER" published by the Bangor Daily News on Sept. 25, 2008 [7]
• Source: S9 "Obituary of GLADYS J. HUNTINGTON" published by the Bangor Daily News on Dec. 05, 2010 [8]
• Source: S10 "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-THDL : 2 March 2021), John Nelson French and Frances Esther Foster, 27 Aug 1914; citing Abbot Village, Abbot, Piscataquis, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm. Digital Folder Number: 005011599, Microfilm Number: 000010117, Image Number: 01532 [9]
• Source: S11 "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMDH-4VY : accessed 21 June 2021), John N French, Dover Foxcroft, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 5A, line 42, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 838; FHL microfilm 2,340,573. Household ID: 117, Line Number: 42, Sheet Number and Letter: 5A, Affiliate Film Number: 838, Affiliate Publication Number: T626, Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Digital Folder Number: 004950956, Microfilm Number: 2340573, Image Number: 00585, Indexing Batch: N03839-0 [10]
• Source: S12 "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCNX-VC6 : 27 November 2014), John N French and Gladys M Ireland, 06 Jan 1933; citing Marriage, Maine, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
• Source: S13 "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMMR-H9J : 5 January 2021), John French, Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-31, sheet 7B, line 67, family 140, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1489. Sheet Letter: B, Sheet Number: 7, Sheet Number and Letter: 7B, Household ID: 140, Line Number: 67, Affiliate Publication Number: T627, Affiliate Film Number: 1489, Digital Folder Number: 005462033, Image Number: 00510 [11]

See Also:

• https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/57883611/person/32114194436/facts