Francis Francis (1818 - abt. 1877)

Born 1818 in Wales, United Kingdom

Husband of Grace (Roberts) Francis — married 11 Dec 1846 in Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died about 21 Apr 1877 at about age 59 in Ferndale, Humboldt, California, United States

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Biography

Francis Francis was born about 1818 to Richard Francis and Margaret Jones in Wales. He was Christened on the 22nd of Jan. 1819 at Saint Martin, Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, Wales.^[1]

He later emigrated to the United States, married, traveled overland to California, prospected for gold and helped found the town of Ferndale, California and the city's waterworks.

Timeline

Christened on the 22nd of Jan. 1819 at Saint Martin, Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, Wales.

Residence: 1870 - California, United States

Burial: 23 Apr 1877 - Ferndale Cemetery, Ferndale, Humboldt, California

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Acknowledgments

Sources

1. ↑ "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1BS-5HZ : 5 December 2014), Richard Francis in entry for Francis Francis, 22 Jan 1819; citing SAINT MARTIN,EGLWYSILAN,GLAMORGAN,WALES, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 104,869.

See also:

• First-hand information. Entered by Erik Granstrom at registration.

• "Francis Francis." Family Search. Accessed April 14, 2017. https://familysearch.org/tree/person/LHX5-Y9N/.

• "Wales Births and Baptisms, 1541-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X1BS-5HZ : 5 December 2014), Richard Francis in entry for Francis Francis, 22 Jan 1819; citing SAINT MARTIN,EGLWYSILAN,GLAMORGAN,WALES, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 104,869.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MN6N-86X : 17 October 2014), Francis Francis, California, United States; citing p. 19, family 154, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,571.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KF2V-ZFR : 3 March 2016), Francis Francis and Grace Roberts, 11 Dec 1846; citing Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,602,650.

• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V2GB-W71 : 29 December 2014), Francis Francis and Grace Roberts, 11 Dec 1846; citing Jo Daviess, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,602,650.

• Humboldt County Cemeteries_Vol 2- Ferndale, Miscellaneous and Private cemeteries, Gene Duvall, Private, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Page number: Pg. 1

• Humboldt County Obituaries: 1854-1899, Compiled by Marilyn Keach Milota, Humboldt County Genealogical Society, Eureka, California, January 1995, Family History Library, 35 N West Temple Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA, Page number: Pg. 141

• Some Deaths and Burials in Humboldt Co., California, Redwood Genealogical Society, Fortuna, California, B. Larry Allen Collection, Page number: Pg. 91

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