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MAJ Seth Barton French

Birth	:	5 Oct 1835 Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	17 Feb 1910 Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial	:	Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.4484760, -120.4983110
Plot	:	Section 4, Lot 61, Stone 3
Description	:	Commissary Dept., Confederate States Army, C.S.A 5/4 - 6/7/1861 Captain, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence (Partisan Army of Virginia), to General Ruggles 6/29/1861 Captain, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence (Partisan Army of Confederate States), to General Ruggles 9/24/1861 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Holmes 5/1862 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Gustavus Woodson Smith 7/28/1862 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Stevenson 8/30/1862 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Gustavus Woodson Smith Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Northrup 2/1865 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General St. John Assistant Commissary General, C.S.A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR S. B. FRENCH DEAD Passes Away... Read More	Commissary Dept., Confederate States Army, C.S.A 5/4 - 6/7/1861 Captain, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence (Partisan Army of Virginia), to General Ruggles 6/29/1861 Captain, Assistant Commissary of Subsistence (Partisan Army of Confederate States), to General Ruggles 9/24/1861 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Holmes 5/1862 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Gustavus Woodson Smith 7/28/1862 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Stevenson 8/30/1862 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Gustavus Woodson Smith Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General Northrup 2/1865 Major, Commissary of Subsistence, to General St. John Assistant Commissary General, C.S.A. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAJOR S. B. FRENCH DEAD Passes Away in Florida—Body will be Brought Here for Burial. Major Seth Barton French, of New York, died at Palm Beach, Florida, Thursday after an illness of many weeks of heart trouble, aged 77 years. He was born at Sunnyside," in SpotsyIvania County, in Oct., 1832. His mother was Miss Elisabeth Barton and father Dr. Wm. French. When a young man, he came to Fredericksburg and lived with the late Hugh Scott, and later was a member of the firm of Scott & French; afterwards of the firm of Adams & French, until the war of 1861-'65, when he entered the Confederate army and was stationed in Richmond, rising to the rank of Major. When the war was over, he organized the firm of French & Crenshaw. This was not a success. He then went to New Orleans and was engaged with Mr. J. Temple Doswell in the cotton business. Later he went to New York with the firm of W.H. Newman & Co. and W.H. Travers and Morton, Bliss & Co., respectively, where he made a fortune. At the time of his death he was a special partner of Van Emburgh and Atterberry, bankers, New York. His remains will be brought here from Florida Sunday morning and the funeral services will be held in the French Memorial Chapel at an hour to be named later. Mrs. Seth Barton French, Mr. & Mrs. Charles Steele, Dr. & Mrs. John Herndon French, who were with Mr. French at his death, will accompany the remains. Mr. French married Miss Ellen Mercer Herndon, daughter of Mr. John M. Herndon & Margaret Patton, of this city, by whom there were four children. His second wife was Miss Mary Walker Fearn, of New Orleans, by whom he has one son, Wm. Barton French, aged 14, and one daughter, Clarice French, aged 11 years. The Daily Star - Feb. 18, 1910.

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MAJ Seth Barton French's memorial is located at: Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional District, Canada.
When did MAJ Seth Barton French death?
MAJ Seth Barton French death on 17 Feb 1910 in Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
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Latitude: 49.4484760
Longitude: -120.4983110

Family Members:

Parent

Dr William French

(1785 - 1836)

Eliza Barton French

(1793 - 1863)

Spouse

Ellen Mercer Herndon French

(1836 - 1888)

Siblings

Mrs Sarah Ann French Alsop

(1816 - 1886)

Children

Margaretta Patton French

(1857 - 1878)

Dr John Herndon French Sr.

(1860 - 1930)

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