When Edwin French was born in 1870, in Shelby, Iowa, United States, his father, Thomas A. French, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Harmon, was 42. He died on 19 February 1871, in his hometown, at the age of 1, and was buried in Shelby, Iowa, United States.
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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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