Price French (1777 - 1858)

Born 20 Nov 1777 in Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont

Ancestors

Husband of Ophelia (Clark) French — married 24 Mar 1801 in Huntington, Shelton, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Husband of Rachael (Collins) French — married 1805 in Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States

Descendants

Died 1858 at about age 80 in Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Price was born in 1777. He is the son of John French and Catharine Beardsley. ^[1]

Married twice, Ophelia Clark and Rachel Collins^[2].

Marriage date to Rachel^[3], seeking a better source.

Had at least three daughters, Calphurnia, Eliza and Lavonia.

Names of sons may be Collins (born Columbia NY, 1808 - died Homeland, Polk, Florida 1889)^[4]), Albert (1812 - 1890) ^[5]& Alonzo (1817-)^[6]

Taught school Johnstown Dist., Granville Co. Ont. 1799-1800. Res. Dorset or Manchester VT. [Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French]^[7]

Moved to Ohio by 1830^[8]Living with wife, three daughters and three sons.

1840 Census, living with wife, one son and one daughter^[9]

Living with wife and daughter in 1850^[10]

Buried in Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, Cuyahoga, Ohio along with several family members including his wife. These are reinterments (1915) from the Wagar Cemetery.^[11][12]

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Births and Christenings, 1765-1908", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8LD-DXC : 16 December 2019), Price French, 1777..
2. ↑ The Pioneer Families of Cleveland 1796-1840, Volume 1, pages 74 and 75, [1]
3. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9V7L-T8Q
4. ↑ "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6LS-BZN : 10 March 2018), Price French in entry for Collins French, 10 Feb 1889; citing Death, Homeland, Polk, Florida, United States, source ID p 306 e 9, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 879,243.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 30 March 2020), memorial page for Albert Gallatin French (1812–1890), Find A Grave: Memorial #148362453, citing Lakewood Park Cemetery, Rocky River, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Linda Jean Limes Ellis (contributor 46864930) .
6. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:1:9V7L-T8Q
7. ↑ Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, the Joiner of Stratford, Connecticut, by Mansfield Joseph French, Syracuse, N.Y., Edward Brothers, Inc., 1940. Price, Record # 533, is the son of John French, Record # 53, Pgs. 191, 192.Ancestors and Descendants of Samuel French, Pgs. 191, 192.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5D-P27 : 19 August 2017), Price French, Rockport, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing 117, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 129; FHL microfilm 337,940.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHYV-98P : 16 August 2017), Price French, Rockport, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing p. 221, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 389; FHL microfilm 20,163.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3R-WDT : 3 March 2020), Price French, Rockport, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing family 4072, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #148362269
12. ↑ "Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F684-YY6 : 19 January 2020), Price French, 1858.