James French and Rebecca Boston

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Husband James French ¹

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           Born: Abt 1828 - Ireland
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Wife Rebecca Boston ¹

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         Father: John Boston (      -      ) 1 2
         Mother: Maria Morrison (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 M Enoch French ³

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         Spouse: Amanda Watts (      -      ) 3

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2 M Augustus French ³

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3 M McClellan French ³

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4 F Julia French ³

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         Spouse: Charles Coon (      -      ) 3

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5 M Johnnie French ³

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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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6 F Mamie French ³

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7 M James French ³

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General Notes: Husband - James French

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He was born in Ireland, but was of Scotch descent, as his father and mother were born in Scotland, and settled in Ireland, where their deaths occurred. When thirteen years of age he came to Philadelphia, and his first business was in the manufacture of ice cream. In 1866, he came to Union township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, and bought the farm where he resided until his death; the property was known as the R. Sankey farm. He succeeded in a very large degree, and made many valuable improvements to the land, which proved productive. In 1864 he enlisted from Philadelphia in the 29th Reg. Pa. Vol. Inf., and served under Col. Murphy; he contracted cholera in the army, and this caused his discharge from the army for disabilities from the Joe Holt Hospital of Indianapolis. He was never very well afterwards, and died in 1891, aged sixty-three years. In politics he was a Democrat, and in his religious views he was attached to the Episcopal Church. While a resident of Philadelphia he was a member of the I. O. O. F., and in Union township was connected with the G. A. R. organization.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 514.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1266.

3 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 517.