1854 - 1909 (55 years)
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Name |
FRENCH, John Theodore |
Prefix |
Col. |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Birth |
27 Apr 1854 |
Taunton, MA [2] |
Gender |
Male |
FindaGrave |
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_COLOR |
11 |
Death |
10 Aug 1909 |
Washington, DC [2] |
Burial |
Washington, DC [2] |
Address: Arlington National Cemetery |
Person ID |
I2950 |
Puffers |
Last Modified |
25 Oct 2019 |
Father |
FRENCH, John Theodore, b. 24 Aug 1824, Fall River, MA d. 13 Mar 1898, Taunton, MA (Age 73 years) |
Mother |
WENTWORTH, Harriet Maria, b. 1 May 1824, Raynham, MA d. 14 Aug 1895, Taunton, MA (Age 71 years) |
Marriage |
11 Dec 1850 |
Taunton, MA [2] |
Family ID |
F3642 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
THOMPSON, Helen Douglas, b. 1863, Detroit, MI d. 30 Apr 1889, Fort Snelling, MN (Age 26 years) |
Marriage |
27 Jun 1882 |
Detroit, MI [2] |
Children |
| 1. FRENCH, Theodore, b. 10 Jun 1883, West Point, NY d. 2 Sep 1888, Fort Snelling, MN (Age 5 years) |
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Family ID |
F3640 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
31 May 2024 |
Family 2 |
SMITH, Mildred Van Reed, b. 11 Dec 1866 d. 13 Jul 1955 (Age 88 years) |
Marriage |
24 Feb 1891 [2] |
Children |
| 1. FRENCH, Valarie Davenport, b. 13 Feb 1898, Columbus Barracks, OH d. May 1986, Washington, DC (Age 88 years) |
| 2. FRENCH, Nancy Makepeace, b. 9 Oct 1899, Lebanon, PA d. Bef 1999 (Age < 99 years) |
| 3. FRENCH, Anna May, b. CA 1900, PA d. Bef 2000 (Age < 99 years) |
| 4. FRENCH, Jacqueline Theodora, b. 20 Nov 1903, Washington, DC d. Bef 2003, Gaithersburg, MD (Age < 99 years) |
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Family ID |
F3641 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
31 May 2024 |
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Notes |
- A graduate of West Point in 1876; had a notable career as a tactician and authority on military evolutions and gained fame in the Indian expeditions; for service under Gen. Crook, received a medal for bravery; was for three years instructor in Spanish at West Point. French's Tactics, of which he was the author, have been in use in nearly every public school in the country. He was author of the Revision of Interpretations of Infantry Drill. While Major he was associated with General Leonard Wood in Cuba. He had attained the rank of Lt. Col. in the Fourth Artillery at the time of this retirement in 1908. For services during the Powder River expedition under General Crook, he received a Medal of Honor from Congress.
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Sources |
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 41.
- [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 40.
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