Wow! Thank you Lew! It was really neat to see his picture and mention on the History Channel. Thanks for the links. Now I won't dwell on it! That is really exciting. Very much appreciated. Judith > [Original Message] > From: Lewis R. Marquardt <LMarquardt1@Austin.rr.com> > To: <FRENCH-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/20/2006 11:54:03 AM > Subject: Re: [FRENCH-L] William H. French Civil War > > French Listers: > > Thanks for the picture Judith. > > Brig. General William Henry French was born 13 January 1815, Baltimore, MD > and died 20 May 1881, Washington, DC. His parents were: William French, 13 > August 1786 of Amherst, NH and Anna Rosetta Halverson of PA. Son William, in > turn, was the son of Ephraim French and Hannah Melendy, he born 10 November > 1751, Billerica, MA, dies 27 September 1834. > > It might be noted that Ephraim French, above, born 10 November 1751 was the > son of Private William French, Billerica, MA, who served in the > Revolutionary War and was born 25 January 1713, Billerica and Tabitha > Pierce, she born 1716 in Chelmsford, MA. > > A short biography of Brig. General W. H. French can be found at Wikipedia, > here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._French > > > Regards, > > Lew Marquardt > Austin, Texas