California Family Groupsheet for William Henry FRENCH Family
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SUBMITTED BY: Chris Havnar
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HUSBAND: William Henry FRENCH
date and place of birth: August 12, 1857 San Jose,
Santa Clara County,
California (1)
date and place of marriage: December 13, 1882
Alviso, Santa Clara County,
California
other marriages:
military service:
date and place of death: March 29, 1931 San Jose,
Santa Clara County,
California (2)
father: John Somers FRENCH
mother: Jane A. VOSBURGH
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WIFE: Julia Douglas ORTLEY
date and place of birth: September 04, 1861 (3)
other marriages:
date and place of marriage: December 13, 1882
Alviso, Santa Clara County,
California
date and place of death: March 18, 1914 San Jose,
Santa Clara County,
California (4)
father: John Jacob ORTLEY
mother: Almira WADE
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CHILD 1: Carrie A. FRENCH
date and place of birth: December 09, 1883,
California (5)
married: Martin P. OBERG
date and place of marriage: December 02, 1906
Seattle, Washington (6)
other marriages:
date and place of death: August 08, 1908 San Jose,
Santa Clara County,
California (7)
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CHILD 2: Volney Howard FRENCH
date and place of birth: April 29, 1890 Alviso,
Santa Clara County,
California (8)
married: Clara CLEAL
date and place of marriage: 1944 (9)
other marriages: 1926 Margaret McCARTHY (9)
date and place of death: October 24, 1969 Santa
Clara County, California (10)
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CHILD 3: Abigail Ortley FRENCH
date and place of birth: December 08, 1893 Alviso,
Santa Clara County,
California (11)
married: Harry Charles DENNIS
date and place of marriage: December 14, 1924 San
Jose Santa Clara County,
California (12)
other marriages:
date and place of death: June 10, 1980 San Jose,
Santa Clara County,
California (13)
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SOURCES:
(1)Death certificate for William Henry French for
date, 1880 census- CA
Santa Clara county ED 251 sheet 52 for state; Native
Daughters of the
Golden West Pioneer registration for Julia Douglas
Ortley French prepared
by Mary A. Jensen for date
(2) Death Notice- San Jose Mercury Herald Sunday
morning, March 29. 1931,
Death certificate from Santa Clara County
(3) Death Certificate for Julia Ortney French, San
Jose, Santa Clara Co.,
California, Book 1914- L page 174 date & state;
Native Daughters of the
Golden West Pioneer registration for Julia Douglas
Ortley French prepared
by Mary A. Jensen - place and date
(4) Death Certificate for Julia Ortney French, San
Jose, Santa Clara Co.,
California, Book 1914- L page 174; San Jose Mercury
Herald Thursday
Morning, March 19, 1914
(5) Death certificate for Carrie A. Oberg
(6) Family stories have Carrie marrying in Seattle,
however King County
Washington (Seattle) has no record of Carrie A.
French & Martin Oberg
applying for a marriage license in the county.
(7) Death certificate for Carrie A. Oberg; San Jose
Mercury and Herald,
Sunday August 9, 1908
(8) French family Bible, and date from Tombstone at
Golden Gate National
Cemetery, San Bruno, California
(9) Native Daughters of the Golden West Pioneer
registration for Julia
Douglas Ortley French prepared by Mary A. Jensen -
year
(10) Redwood City Tribune, Monday October 27, 1969
and death certificate
from Santa Clara County
(11) French family Bible and Death Certificate from
Santa Clara County,
California
(12) Marriage certificate from Santa Clara County,
California
(13) San Jose Mercury News, Saturday June 14, 1980
pg 4B and Death
Certificate from Santa Clara County, California
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