When Simon French was born in March 1846, in Union Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States, his father, Philip Brown French, was 39 and his mother, Amy DeMott, was 29. He married Louisa Davis on 15 February 1872, in Gibson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Patoka, White River Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Fort Branch, Union Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. He died in 1925, at the age of 79, and was buried in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Fort Branch, Union Township, Gibson, Indiana, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1852: Gibson, Indiana, United States
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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English:
ethnic name for someone from France, from Middle English frensh, frenche ‘French’ (Old English frencisc), or in some cases, perhaps a nickname for someone who adopted French airs.
variant of Anglo-Norman French Frain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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