Franklin B French
Lifespan: 1820 - 1912
Birth: 4 Dec 1820 in Rome, Kennebec, Maine
Occupation: Farmer
Marriage: Nancy Willard Cummings
Children: Marcella, John, Betsey Jane, Mariah, Albert, Franklin Jr., Marilla, Arthur L.
Parents: Unknown & Unknown
Death: 25 May 1912 in Rome, Kennebec, Maine
Burial: Rome, Kennebec, Maine
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Chapter 1: Origins — The World That Shaped Franklin and Nancy (1820s–1840s)
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Moses toiled with quiet strength through decades of change, anchoring his family with calloused hands and a steadfast heart in the soil of 19th-century New England.
Read MoreMary crossed an ocean for faith, weathered war and witch hunts, and built a family that would help shape colonial New England from forest clearing to town green.
Read MoreAndres lived a short but meaningful life, leaving behind a legacy through his son Marsh and a family story that would continue across generations in a new land.
Read MoreFrom laborer to lumberman, John’s life spanned Maine’s rugged frontier and timber boom, carving a path of quiet strength through grief, toil, and the roots of family legacy.
Read MoreHazel met the fires of life—from pandemics to poverty—with grace, serving patients through plague and raising a family with courage and fierce devotion.
Read MoreBorn of French Huguenot exiles, Joanna carved a quiet, faithful life on Massachusetts soil, raising eight children and embodying the endurance of women who built colonial America from behind the hearth.
Read MoreWidowed young, Hannah bore the burdens of motherhood, mill towns, and mourning with fierce devotion, leaving behind a legacy of love etched into Maine’s soil.
Read MoreJohn left England to start anew in New London, where he married into the Palmer family and helped shape the colonial frontier.
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