Alfred French was born 1842 in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts, United States to Alanson A French (-) and Catherine Rice Unknown (-) and died 1939 of unspecified causes. He married Anna Patterson Rundel (-) in Indiana, United States.
Alfred Dexter French was born 1842 in West Stockbridge, MA to Alanson A French and Catherine Rice French. When he was 18, the family moved to central Illinois and then bought a farm north of Amboy, IL. Alfred enlisted in the Illinois 89th regiment in 1862 and ultimately was wounded at Chicamagua. He recovered, worked at a train station in Hamlet, IN and married Anna Patterson Rundel. The railroad moved him to Emerson, Iowa in 1874, and he lived the rest of his life there, advancing to become president of a local bank. He died in 1939.
Alfred and Anna had 5 children:
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Katherine (Katie) 1869 - 1957 |
Herbert Alfred 1871 - 1937 |
Raymond Albert 1876 - 1947 |
Anna Mabel 1881 – 1889 |
Ethel Maria 1884 - 1889 |
Siblings
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Katherine (Katie) French (1869-1967) | |||
| Herbert Alfred French (1871-1937) | |||
| Raymond Albert French (1876-1947) | |||
| Anna Mabel French (1881-1889) | |||
| Ethel Maria French (1884-1889) | |||
Residences
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