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FRENCH, Mortimer Delano

Male 1840 - 1906  (66 years)


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  • Name FRENCH, Mortimer Delano 
    Gender Male 
    Born 25 Jan 1840  New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • BIRTH DATE DISCREPANCY:
      - 25 Jan 1840 --- findagrave.com
      - Feb 1840 --- 1900 Census

      BIRTH PLACE DISCREPANCY:
      - New York --- Marriage (familysearch.com) & Burial records (findagrave.com)
      - Michigan --- 1900 Census
      - Wisconsin --- Biography (written in 1922)
    Census 18 Aug 1852  Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    w/parents & siblings 
    Census 18 Jul 1860  Fremont, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    w/parents & siblings 
    Census 7 Jun 1870  San Jose, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    living alone 
    Census 26 Jun 1880  Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/wife, son, widowed mother & brothers 
    Census 11 Jun 1900  San Jose, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    w/wife & children 
    Biography 1840-1906  Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    BIOGRAPHY 
    Died 15 Apr 1906  San Jose, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Age: 66 
    • DEATH DATE DISCREPANCY:
      - 15 Apr 1906 --- California Death Index, 1905-1939 (familysearch.org)
      - 15 May 1906 --- findagrave.com
    Buried Abt. 17 Apr 1906  Mission City Memorial Park Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I26318  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 15 Oct 2017 

    Father FRENCH, John S. Sr.,   b. 24 Nov 1815, Trumble, Fairfield, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Sep 1861, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother UNKNOWN, Jane A.,   b. 16 Nov 1816, Claverack, Columbia, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1891, Alviso, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Family ID F8395  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GALLAGHER, Mary,   b. 12 Aug 1853, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1911, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 7 Oct 1877  Alviso, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9] 
    Children 
    +1. FRENCH, Alden,   b. 2 Nov 1879, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1965, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     2. FRENCH, Albertina "Allie",   b. May 1882, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef. 1922, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years)
     3. FRENCH, Gertrude,   b. Jan 1883, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1886, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 3 years)
     4. FRENCH, John Henry,   b. Nov 1885, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jun 1952, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
     5. FRENCH, Andrew,   b. 21 Jan 1887, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1887, San Jose, Santa Clara, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     6. FRENCH, Ernest Andrew,   b. Feb 1888, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. FRENCH, Hazel Emily,   b. Jul 1893, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. FRENCH, Marian,   b. Sep 1895, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1922, Santa Clara County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 26 years)
    Last Modified 11 Oct 2017 
    Family ID F8394  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Jan 1840 - New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & siblings - 18 Aug 1852 - Santa Clara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/parents & siblings - 18 Jul 1860 - Fremont, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - living alone - 7 Jun 1870 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 7 Oct 1877 - Alviso, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/wife, son, widowed mother & brothers - 26 Jun 1880 - Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - w/wife & children - 11 Jun 1900 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBiography - BIOGRAPHY - 1840-1906 - Santa Clara County, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 66 - 15 Apr 1906 - San Jose, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Abt. 17 Apr 1906 - Mission City Memorial Park Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S168] CENSUS 1852 - U.S. State California, (ancestry.com), page 86; [86/147], 18 Aug 1852.
      1852 CENSUS - CALIFORNIA STATE - Santa Clara County, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - BIRTH PLACE - LAST RESIDENCE
      7. John S. French - 36 - M - Farmer - Connecticut - Wisconsin
      8. Jane A. French - 35 - F - Farmer - New York - Wisconson
      9. Mortimer French - 13 - M - Farmer - New York - Wisconsin
      10. Albertina [middle initial illegible] French - 11 - F - Farmer - New York - Wisconsin
      11. E. French - 4 - M - Farmer - Wisconsin - Wisconsin

    2. [S169] CENSUS 1860 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDKD-RKD, 18 Jul 1860.
      1860 CENSUS - Fremont, Santa Clara, California (page 194 (416); [image 22/22]
      [NOTE: To find this family in ancestry.com 1860 Census (family listing is erroneously omitted from the index)
      Find the 1860 Census for JUAN GALENDES; Alviso, Santa Clara, California [image 22/22]
      (The top half of this census page displays the end of Alviso Township --- the bottom half displays the beginning of Fremont Township where John S. French & family are listed.]
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #2
      20. John S. French - 46 - M - Farmer - 6000/4000 - CT.
      21. Jane French - 45 - F - _ - _ - N.Y.
      22. Mortemer French - 20 - M - Farm Labor - _ - N.Y.
      23. Albertine French - 18 - F - _ - _ - N.Y.
      24. Elvy French - 12 - M - _ - _ - Wis.
      25. Caroline French - 7 F - _ - _ - Cal.
      26. John French - 5 - M - _ - _ - Cal.
      27. Wm. French - 2 - M - _ - _ - Cal.

    3. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 12 (140); [12/88], 7 Jun 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Santa Jose, Santa Clara, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #90
      10. Mortimer French - 30 - M - Farmer - 8000/3415 - New York

    4. [S366] BK-Hx of S.Cl. Co. w/Biological Sketches, Eugene T. Sawyer (1922), (Historic Record Company; Los Angeles, California), page 1165; pdf. [1165/1706], 1922.
      BIOGRAPHY - (1840-1906), Mortimer D. French, Father of ALDEN FRENCH https://archive.org/stream/historyofsantacl00sawy#page/1165/mode/1up
      - BIRTH & DEATH: Born in Wisconsin, died in 1906 (age sixty-six), and was buried on the day before the great San Francisco earthquake
      - MOTHER & SIBLINGS: The eldest of seven children; was thirteen years old when his father died. His mother, a native of New York, crossed the plains from the Empire State with her parents.
      - MARRIAGE: To Mary Gallagher, native of Santa Clara County, the daughter of Andrew Thomas and Maria (Martin) Gallagher, and the granddaughter of Andrew T. and Mary (Siskron) Gallagher, of New York.
        Mrs. French died in 1911 at the age of fifty-seven years.
      - FAMILY: Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer French had eight children: Alden, John, Ernest A., Hazel, Marian, Albertina, now deceased; Gertrude, and Andrew, also deceased
      - BUSINESS: In 1883 moved to San Jose. In partnership with Mr. Jarvis engaged in distilling. Also bought & sold horses, hay, wood and coal.
        He prospered as a farmer, a cattleman, and also a grain and hay farmer. His holdings totaled 300 acres. He was a large grain farmer, later became a lead breeder of Percheron horses and Durham cattle for many years. The French home ranch was a noted place.

    5. [S266] AVS-Deaths 1905-1939 - California, Famillysearch.org, California, Death Index, 1905-1939, (familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-VQPH, 15 Apr 1906.
      DEATH - 15 Apr 1806 Santa Clara County, California (record image on web site - page 3654; [image 145/857])
      Name: MORTIMER D FRENCH
      Gender: Unknown
      Age: 66 (est. yob 1840)
      Certificate Number: 10512

    6. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146193340, 15 Apr 1906.
      DEATH & BURIAL
      Mortimer Delano French
      Birth: Jan. 25, 1840
      New York, USA
      Death: May 15, 1906
      San Jose, Santa Clara County, California

      Children:
      Gertrude French (1883 - 1886)

      Note: Area photo of family plot where cemetery record indicates burial. No individual marker.

      Burial:
      Mission City Memorial Park
      Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California
      Plot: Block 41, Lot 4

    7. [S216] AVS-Marriages - 1850-1952 - California Co., Familysearch.org, California County Marriages 1850-1952, (familysearch.org), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8D2-9J8, 7 Oct 1877.
      MARRIAGE - 7 Oct 1877 Alviso, Santa Clara, California (License & marriage record images on web site)
      Name: W.D. FRENCH [M.D. FRENCH]
      Age: 37 (est. yob 1840)
      Spouse's Name: MARY GALLAGHER
      Spouse's Age: 21 (est. yob 1856)

    8. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 52D (267); [52/60), 26 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #331
      21. M.D. French - 40 - _ - M - Farmer - New York/Conn/N.Y.
      22. Mary French - 26 - Wife - M - Keeping House - California/New York/California
      23. Aldin French - 1 - Son - S - _ - California/New York/California
      24. Earl U. French - 30 - Brother - S - Works on Farm - Wisconsin/Conn/New York
      25. W.H. French - 22 - Brother - S - Works on Farm - California/Conn/New York
      26. Jane A. French - 63 - Mother - W - At Home - New York/New York/New York

    9. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 15A (76); [29/38), 11 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - San Jose, Santa Clara, California
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - OCCUPATION - HOME: O/R - H/F
      FAMILY #274 (crossed out with 185)
      ADDRESS: 687 Jackson
      1. Mortimer French - Head - Feb 1840 - 60 - M - 22 - _ - Michigan/Michigan/Michigan - Farming - O - F
      2. Mary French - Wife - Aug 1853 - 46 - M - 22 - 8/6 - Calif/New York/Calif
      3. Alden French - Son - Nov 1879 - 20 - S - _ - _ - Calif/Calif/Michigan - Laborer
      4. Allie French - Daughter - May 1882 - 18 - S - _ - _ - Calif/Calif/Michigan - At School
      5. John French - Son - Nov 1885 - 15 - S - _ - _ - Calif/Calif/Michigan - At School
      6. Earnest French - Son - Feb 1888 - 12 - S - _ - _ - Calif/Calif/Michigan - At School
      7. Hazel French - Daughter - July 1893 - 7 - S - _ - _ - Calif/Calif/Michigan - At School
      8. Mariel French - Daughter - Sept 1895 - 4 - S - _ - _ - Calif/Calif/Michigan


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