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- [S1824] Marion Scherer, e-mail: Marion Scherer, 03.01.2004.
My name is Marion Scherer and I am a direct descendant of Nehemiah French through his marriage to Olive Churchill (m. 1 Samson). Olive (Churchill) Samson brought her two young sons, George and Joseph into her marriage with Nehemiah. Olive Churchill's family is well documented in "The Churchill Family of America". Nehemiah and Olive are buried in the John Lyman Cemetery in Roulette, Potter County, PA as well as are John C. French and his oldest daughter, Helen Margaret French. Nehemiah and Olive's son John C. French was my great grandfather. John C. French was a noted author and contributor/collaborator regarding Pennsylvania wildlife and folklore/music. I have transcribed John's book, "The Passenger Pigeon in Pennsylvania" in its entirety to Joyce Tice's Tri-Counties History and Genealogy Site. There is interesting family information regarding Nehemiah's father William and other family members included in the book(s). John C. French m. Effie Deans Donshea. Their one son, Robert W. French was my grandfather. Robert m. Florence Emma Boucher. Their only child was my mother, Dorothy French. Nehemiah's parents were William French and (H)Esther (Martin), d/o John Gideon Martin and Tammer Houlette (sp). William and Esther are buried in the French Hill Cemetery in Middlebury, Tioga County, PA as are other French/Shaff/Martin family members. Nehemiah's grandparents were Jeremiah French and Margariet/Margarete Van Gorder. Jeremiah is my brickwall.
My name is Marion Scherer and I am a direct descendant of Nehemiah French through his marriage to Olive Churchill (m. 1 Samson).
Olive (Churchill) Samson brought her two young sons, George and Joseph into her marriage with Nehemiah.
Olive Churchill's family is well documented in "The Churchill Family of America".
Nehemiah and Olive are buried in the John Lyman Cemetery in Roulette, Potter County, PA as well as are John C. French and his oldest daughter, Helen Margaret French.
Nehemiah and Olive's son John C. French was my great grandfather. John C. French was a noted author and contributor/collaborator regarding Pennsylvania wildlife and folklore/music. I have transcribed John's book, "The Passenger Pigeon in Pennsylvania" in its entirety to Joyce Tice's Tri-Counties History and Genealogy Site. There is interesting family information regarding Nehemiah's father William and other family members included in the book(s).
John C. French m. Effie Deans Donshea. Their one son, Robert W. French was my grandfather. Robert m. Florence Emma Boucher. Their only child was my mother, Dorothy French.
Nehemiah's parents were William French and (H)Esther (Martin), d/o John Gideon Martin and Tammer Houlette (sp). William and Esther are buried in the French Hill Cemetery in Middlebury, Tioga County, PA as are other French/Shaff/Martin family members.
Nehemiah's grandparents were Jeremiah French and Margariet/Margarete Van Gorder.
Jeremiah is my brickwall.
- [S202] J.H.Beers & Co, Publishers, History of the Counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania with Biographical Selections 1890, (Name: PA-Roots; Date: 1890;), 1252/3 Hazen, Wm H.; French, 24238? http://www.pa-roots.com/index.php/pabooks/24-historymecp.
William H. Hazen, farmer, P.O. roulette, son of George G. and Eliza A. (Remmele) Hazen, was born in Stewardson township, Potter Co, Penn., in 1842. His father located there at an early day and engaged in the lumber trade until his removal to Coudersport, and a little later to Roulette, where he was in the lumber business for 15-20 years. He then purchased a farm in Liberty township, McKean county, where he still has his residence. Mrs. Hazen died in July, 1881. Their children were William H., Charles A., and Mary A., who died when six years of age. William H. remained an inmate of the parental home until after the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted, in August, 1862, in Company K, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was mustered out of the service in June, 1865. He then returned to Roulette, where he has since lived. He worked at the carpenter's trade a number of years, and was also in the lumber business until 1881, when he bought the farm where he now lives. In May, 1872, he married Luzerne, daughter of George Weimer; she died October 31, 1879, leaving two children, Glenn W. and Carl S. In 1882, Mr. Hazen married Esther E. French, daughter of Nehemiah French, and they have one child, Warren N. Mr. Hazen is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F.&A.M., and of A.F. Jones Post, No. 204, G.A.R. In politics he is a Republican. Mrs. Hazen's father, Nehemiah French, settled in Port Allegany in 1856. He was a farmer and lumberman. He married Margaret Shaff, who died in 1851, leaving three children: Sarah D., Martha R., and William H. September 5, 1852, he took for his second wife Olive I. Samson, who died December 10, 1887, leaving two children, John C. and Esther E. Mr. French now (ca. 1890) makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Hazen.
Re-formatted:
"History of McKean, Elk, Cameron... ", p. 1252/3:
William H. Hazen, farmer, P.O. roulette, son of George G. and Eliza A. (Remmele) Hazen, was born in Stewardson township, Potter Co, Penn., in 1842. His father located there at an early day and engaged in the lumber trade until his removal to Coudersport, and a little later to Roulette, where he was in the lumber business for 15-20 years.
He then purchased a farm in Liberty township, McKean county, where he still has his residence.
Mrs. Hazen died in July, 1881.
[? Wm H. was a widower in 1880 census; obituary has her Luzerne dying 10 October 1879 of consumption -jcw20160726]
Their children were
- William H.,
- Charles A., and
- Mary A., who died when six years of age.
William H. remained an inmate of the parental home until after the breaking out of the Civil war, when he enlisted, in August, 1862, in Company K, 149th Pennsylvania Volunteers, and was mustered out of the service in June, 1865.
He then returned to Roulette, where he has since lived. He worked at the carpenter's trade a number of years, and was also in the lumber business until 1881, when he bought the farm where he now lives.
In May, 1872, he married Luzerne, daughter of George Weimer;
she died October 31, 1879, leaving two children,
- Glenn W. and
- Carl S.
In 1882, Mr. Hazen married Esther E. French, daughter of Nehemiah French, and they have one child,
- Warren N.
Mr. Hazen is a member of Eulalia Lodge, No. 342, F.&A.M., and of A.F. Jones Post, No. 204, G.A.R. In politics he is a Republican.
Mrs. Hazen's father, Nehemiah French, settled in Port Allegany in 1856. He was a farmer and lumberman.
He married Margaret Shaff, who died in 1851, leaving three children:
- Sarah D.,
- Martha R., and
- William H.
September 5, 1852, he took for his second wife Olive I. Samson, who died December 10, 1887, leaving two children,
- John C. and
- Esther E.
Mr. French now (ca. 1890) makes his home with Mr. and Mrs. Hazen.
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