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Eliza Jane <I>Bell</I> French

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Eliza Jane Bell French

Birth
Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
Death
25 Jan 1881 (aged 73)
New York, USA
Burial
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 1111 Section 120
Memorial ID
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Eliza Jane (Bell) French, wife of Daniel French.

Name: Eliza Jane Bell
Christening Date: 1 Jul 1810
Christening Place: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Andrew Bell
Comments: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire
FHL Film Number: 0015582


"Baptized in Portsmouth NH. Possible daughter of Andrew Bell. The info is available in familysearch.org. There is also a brief death notice for her in one of the NY papers."


FRENCH, ELIZA J.
Burie: 27 Jan 1881
Lot 1111 Section 120

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Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 120, Lot 1111.
[NOTE: Some burials here are not memorialized by any currently visible or legible stone or inscription. A list of lot residents, with burial dates, appears at the end of this caption.]
STONES and INSCRIPTION:
Five stones appear on this lot, two of which are eroded beyond legibility.
In the left background, the largest stone is one of the illegibles. This could be a Bell or French stone.
To its right is a broken fragment. Its remaining fragment is legible enough to make out this text:

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Alice Christine Bell
Wife of John Babcock
Born ????? 1830
Died Dec. ?? 1884

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In front of the largest stone is one inscribed:
Morton Stimson Crehore
1858 - 1931
To the right of Morton's stone is an illegible stone, probably for his wife, Alice C Babcock.
The stone at the front of the lot is illegible except for the name Harriette French.


[NOTE: Lot burial list, with burial dates (may be incomplete; contact cemetery for complete information):
BABCOCK: Alice C B, 12/31/1884; Francis, 2/7/1854; and John, 2/16/1885 (born ca 1820).
BELL: Andrew W, 10/19/1884; Clara M, 12/18/1867; George E, 1/1/1866; and Sophia A, 10/9/1880.
CREHORE: Alice Babcock, 4/14/1941 (born ca 1860, daughter of John and Alice C Bell Babcock); and Morton Stimson, 5/28/1931 (husband of Alice Crehore).
FRENCH: Daniel, 5/16/1874; Eliza J, 1/27/1881 (born ca 1807, sister of John Babcock); Emily W, 7/19/1845; and Harriette 11/11/1897 (born ca 1830, daughter of Eliza French, niece of John Babcock).]

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1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Eliza Jane French
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1860: New York Ward 9 District 4, New York, New York
Gender: Female
Post Office: New York
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel French 63
Eliza Jane French 52
Harriet French 30
Samuel Young 45
Ellen Gallagher 25
Eliza Oneil 19



Eliza Jane (Bell) French, wife of Daniel French.

Name: Eliza Jane Bell
Christening Date: 1 Jul 1810
Christening Place: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Andrew Bell
Comments: Wakefield, Carroll, New Hampshire
FHL Film Number: 0015582


"Baptized in Portsmouth NH. Possible daughter of Andrew Bell. The info is available in familysearch.org. There is also a brief death notice for her in one of the NY papers."


FRENCH, ELIZA J.
Burie: 27 Jan 1881
Lot 1111 Section 120

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Green-Wood Cemetery
Section 120, Lot 1111.
[NOTE: Some burials here are not memorialized by any currently visible or legible stone or inscription. A list of lot residents, with burial dates, appears at the end of this caption.]
STONES and INSCRIPTION:
Five stones appear on this lot, two of which are eroded beyond legibility.
In the left background, the largest stone is one of the illegibles. This could be a Bell or French stone.
To its right is a broken fragment. Its remaining fragment is legible enough to make out this text:

****
Alice Christine Bell
Wife of John Babcock
Born ????? 1830
Died Dec. ?? 1884

******

In front of the largest stone is one inscribed:
Morton Stimson Crehore
1858 - 1931
To the right of Morton's stone is an illegible stone, probably for his wife, Alice C Babcock.
The stone at the front of the lot is illegible except for the name Harriette French.


[NOTE: Lot burial list, with burial dates (may be incomplete; contact cemetery for complete information):
BABCOCK: Alice C B, 12/31/1884; Francis, 2/7/1854; and John, 2/16/1885 (born ca 1820).
BELL: Andrew W, 10/19/1884; Clara M, 12/18/1867; George E, 1/1/1866; and Sophia A, 10/9/1880.
CREHORE: Alice Babcock, 4/14/1941 (born ca 1860, daughter of John and Alice C Bell Babcock); and Morton Stimson, 5/28/1931 (husband of Alice Crehore).
FRENCH: Daniel, 5/16/1874; Eliza J, 1/27/1881 (born ca 1807, sister of John Babcock); Emily W, 7/19/1845; and Harriette 11/11/1897 (born ca 1830, daughter of Eliza French, niece of John Babcock).]

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1860 United States Federal Census 1860 United States Federal Census
Name: Eliza Jane French
Age in 1860: 52
Birth Year: abt 1808
Birthplace: New Hampshire
Home in 1860: New York Ward 9 District 4, New York, New York
Gender: Female
Post Office: New York
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members: Name Age
Daniel French 63
Eliza Jane French 52
Harriet French 30
Samuel Young 45
Ellen Gallagher 25
Eliza Oneil 19





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  • Created by: Zoe Tom
  • Added: Sep 17, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97231041/eliza_jane-french: accessed ), memorial page for Eliza Jane Bell French (13 Feb 1807–25 Jan 1881), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97231041, citing Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, USA; Maintained by Zoe Tom (contributor 47000374).