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The Hannibal French House, 186 Main St., Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY, built in 1799.
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Chart #207, Peter French, 1793
his son Hannibal French, 1817
Sag Harbor, Long Island, NY

Fourth Generation

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Fourth Generation

Children of Arthur S. French and Anna L. Buckley, 3.2

4.1 Arthur P. “Percy” French, b. May 1879 in NY, d. 18 Aug 1908, age 29, at Chestertown, NY, at his home at 218 Hancock St., buried in Sag Harbor, NY. No heirs.

Chronology

1880 census -- East Hampton, Suffolk, NY, age 1,

1900 census -- Brooklyn Ward 23, Kings, NY, age 21.

1908 Aug 18 – died at age 29 in Sag Harbor, NY. From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY.

1908 Aug 20 -- From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY. Arthur Percy French died at his home in Chestertown, NY, at 218 Hancock St. Chestertown is a hamlet of the Town of Chester in Warren County, NY, halfway between New York City and Montreal.

Buried at the Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, in the same area are: Wade French, Harriet Wade French, Frank C. French, Emma Walton French, Henry French, Hannibal French Jr., Genevieve French, Florence E. French, Cornelia W. French, Hannibal French Sr., Arthur P. French, Arthur S. French, Anna L. French, Willie French, Timothy Rowland French Achenbach, Charlotte Moore French.

Children of Frank C. French and Harriet Wade, 3.5

4.2 Cornelia M. French, b. 21 Apr 1892 in Sag Harbor, d. 1975, age 83, m. Milton Harwell Smith of Newton Center, MA, on 10 May 1919. She probably had a second marriage to a man named Round.

From the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Brooklyn, NY, 10 May 1919

Buried at the Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, in the same area are: Mary A. Hand French, Forrest H. French, Cornelia French Round, Sally French McLaughlin, Howard Bascock, Sarah French Babcock, Henry A. Babcock, A. Smith French, Peter French Sr. (the earliest French in this cemetery, born 1793), Chancey H. French, Anna E. French Hinds, Sally French, Col. Peter French Jr., Josephine Bonaparte French, Fanny E. French, Selah Smith, and Ella Hinds.

4.3 Frances Wade French, b. 18 Apr 1896 in Sag Harbor, d. 10 Feb 1987 in Bridgehampton, NY, m1. Lieutenant Commander John Calvin Jennings ca. 11 Apr 1918, m2. William Washington Vaughan, M.D. of Bridgehampton, Suffolk, NY, ca. 1924, as they had daughter Harriet French Vaughan on 25 Dec 1924. William W. Vaughan was b. 1886 and d. 1969. They had a son and daughter.

From the Chestnut Hill, 12 Feb 2014

Harriet Vaughan Prichett died peacefully on January 24th, 2014 at Foulkeways, Gwynedd, PA, from complications following heart surgery. Née Harriet French Vaughan, on Christmas Day, 1924, at Ft. Sill, OK, daughter of Brig. Gen. William W. Vaughan and Frances French Vaughan, of Bridgehampton, NY, sister of George Tully Vaughan, she spent her early life as an “Army brat”, at Ft. Sill, Denver, CO, Honolulu, HI (where she learned the hula), Charleston, SC and Valley Forge, PA. ”Frenchie” graduated in 1943 from the Madeira School. An accomplished horsewoman, she taught blinded servicemen to ride during WWII. In 1948, she married Wilson Prichett, Jr., who died in 2011. During their 63-year marriage they lived in Mclean, VA, Bryn Mawr, Blue Bell, Ambler, London, UK and finally at Foulkeways. Together they led an active life of family and pets, good friends, travel and sports. They loved to scour local barn sales for antiques with which they furnished old farmhouses that they, themselves, had renovated and landscaped, turning them into homes of beauty and warmth. “Frenchie” worked for 15 years as a sales associate for Emlen & Co. realtors, and was an active volunteer at St. Christopher’s Hospital, St. Thomas’s Church, The Highlands Historical Society and “Monkey Business” (Chestnut Hill Hospital’s thrift shop.) She was a long-standing member of the Penllyn Club and “The Weeders” garden club. Her spirit of love for her family and devotion to her wide circle of friends will be deeply missed. She is survived by her children, Wilson Prichett III, of Knoxville, TN, Frances Prichett Kamen of San Diego, CA, Vaughan Prichett of Richmond, VA and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at St. Thomas’s Church, Ft. Washington, on Saturday March 15th at 11:00 am, followed by a reception. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Thomas’s Church or The Highlands Historical Society.

4.4* Wade French, b. 13 Feb 1899 in Sag Harbor, youngest of 3 children and the only son. He m. Charlotte Moore. He had daughters Nancy French who m. Richard R. Achenbach Jr. and Mrs. Carl J. Kohler Jr. Wade was named after his mother’s maiden name. He d. Apr 1981 in Sag Harbor at age 82.

From the East Hampton Star, East Hampton, NY, April 30, 1981.

Buried at the Oakland Cemetery, Sag Harbor, in the same area are: Wade French, Harriet Wade French, Frank C. French, Emma Walton French, Henry French, Hannibal French Jr., Genevieve French, Florence E. French, Cornelia W. French, Hannibal French Sr., Arthur P. French, Arthur S. French, Anna L. French, Willie French, Timothy Rowland French Achenbach, Charlotte Moore French.

Children of Eugene Smith French and Frankie Reynolds, 3.12

4.5* Hallett R. French, b. 14 Mar 1896 in Helena, Montana, d. Oct 1968 in Seattle, WA, m. Nora, she was b. 1897, had son Peter French, b. 1940 in Seattle; all 3 appear in the 1940 census of Seattle, WA.

Chronology

1896 Mar 14 – Hallett R. French was born in Helena, Montana.

1899 Feb 23 – His father died on the field of Battle, at Caloocan, P.I. (Philippine Islands), on 23 Feb 1899, 3 years after his father died. He was age 37 and a Lieutenant. Caloocan was annexed by the United States during the war.

1900 census -- Helena, Montana, lists Hallett as age 3, living with his widowed mother, Mrs. E. S. French, age 29.

1910 census – Hallett is 14 living in Helena with his mother and her parents.

1920 census – Hallett is living with his widowed mother, Frankie French, on Blake St. in Helena Ward 7.

1929 – Hallett m. Nora.

1930 census – Hallett is 34 and Nora is 33, living together in Seattle at 3058 Olympic Place. Nora was age 32 when she married, and both her parents were born in Northern Ireland. Hallett was a Special Agent for a Fire Insurance Company.

1940 – Son Peter French was born in Seattle.

1940 census – Hallett is 44, Nora is 43, and Peter is 1/12 living in Seattle at 5746 65^th Ave NE.

1940 Nov 7 -- The news of Galloping Gertie's demise on November 7, 1940 startled Hallett R. French. The 45-year old Seattle-based insurance agent for Merchants' Fire Assurance Company of New York, had written a $800,000 policy on the bridge for the State. French believed there was no chance of the bridge collapsing. So, being a rather inept criminal, French deposited the $8,000 in premiums in his bank account without reporting the transaction to his firm. He was vacationing in Idaho when he got word on November 8 that all was not right at the Narrows.

On December 2, 1940 Seattle police arrested French for grand larceny. French was denied bail and his trial set for the first of February 1941. French returned some $17,500 in missing funds, which included the Narrows premiums and monies from unrelated policies. His businessmen friends in Seattle begged the court for leniency on French's behalf. On February 7th, Hallett French got a version of Galloping Gertie's revenge. "Guilty," he pleaded, and the judge promptly sentenced French to 15 years in the State Penitentiary in Walla Walla.

French did have one bit of good luck. He served only two years, then was released for "good behavior." He soon found a job at a shipyard in Seattle. Then, the newspapers stopped caring about his career. According to Washington State Digital Archives, Hallett R. French died in October of 1968 in Seattle.

1941 Feb 8 – From the Ellensburg Daily Record

1941-1942 – Hallett was in the Walla Walla Penitentiary.

1942 Oct 16 – While residing in Walla Walla, Washington, Hallett registered for the WWII Draft. He states his employer as “unknown”. He was 5’ 10”, 165 lbs, gray eyes, brown hair, and light complexion.

1968 Oct 5 – Hallett died in Seattle, WA, age 72.