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Maria French (1817 - 1879)

Maria French
Born in Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Died at age 61 in Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United Statesmap
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Biography

Maria was born in 1817 in the town of Hollis, New Hampshire.[1] She is the daughter of Silas French and Sally Reed.[2]
She died on the 19th of April 1879 in Manchester, New Hampshire,[3] from cancer.[4] It is thought that Maria did not marry. She may also have been, but it is not confirmed, that she was the abolitionist[5] Maria French, who traveled around south-central New Hampshire giving lectures on the abolitionist movement.[6]

Sources

  1. Webpage: Wikipedia contributors, "Hollis, New Hampshire" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Webpage citing the location of Hollis, New Hampshire.
  2. Online Record: "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900", database with images, FamilySearch, Maria French, 23 Jun 1817; citing her birthdate and her birthplace of Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,937.
  3. Webpage: Wikipedia contributors, "Manchester, New Hampshire" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, citing the location of Manchester, New Hampshire
  4. Online Record: Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, U.S., Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947 [database online]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. “New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.
  5. Definition: Wikipedia contributors, " Abolitionism" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
  6. Newspaper Article: New Hampshire Sentinel, Wednesday, Mar 29, 1843, Keene, NH, Page: 3.
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