1786 - 1863 (76 years)
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Name |
Cornelius Rappleye FRENCH |
Title |
Dr. |
Birth |
26 Jan 1786 |
Raritan Landing, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, NJ |
Gender |
Male |
Name |
Cornelius Rappleyea FRENCH |
Death |
1863 |
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
Burial |
Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
Notes |
- (1) Source: Jeanette Sarah (Graham) French (1936-2021).
(2) Graves, Amanda T., "French-Clarke Family Papers," Baton Rouge, LA: 2001, Revised 2009, p. 4 <http://www.lib.lsu.edu/special/findaid/3494.pdf>:
Cornelius R. French was born in Newark, New Jersey, January 26, 1786. In 1809, he married the daughter of English immigrants, Esther Browne, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Browne had been born in Bristol, England in 1794 and moved with her parents to America at the age of two in 1796. In 1798, the Browne family settled in Cincinnati, Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. French settled in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Cornelius practiced medicine. It is not sure where he received his medical degree but he attended classes University of Pennsylvania studying medicine in 1805. There is evidence of his practicing medicine in Baton Rouge as early as 1815, when he was the surgeon for the United States Army in Baton Rouge. He did not receive, however, his medical license in Louisiana until 1820. In all, the couple had eleven children, including two sons that died in infancy and one stillborn son. Dr. French was a respected member of the community and member of the vestry at St. James Episcopal Church.
(3) Set forth below are are copies of two letters which the Dr. Cornelius Rappleye French family saved, and which are contained in the French-Clarke Family Papers at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA. These letters were from Dr. Charles Smith of New Brunswick, NJ, and John Pool of Raritan Landing, NJ. (Dr. Charles Smith and John Pool witnessed the will of William French, Jr., and were named in that will as executors of the testator's estate.) Copies of these letters were sent to the compiler by Jeanette Sarah (Graham) French (1936-2021).
Letter from Dr. Charles Smith of New Brunswick, NJ, dated 180_:
Doctor Cornl. R French . . . has studied physics under me [Dr. Charles Smith] for 3 year[s]. [He] has attended the medical schools of Philadelphia and was lately examined according to law & admitted to the practice in this state.
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Letter from John Pool of Raritan Landing, NJ, dated January 3, 1815:
Dear Sir
Yesterday I see Brokaw your brother-in-law he informs me you have written to your sisters wishing to be informed how much is the presise ballance coming to you from the Estate of your fathers. I am happy to have it in my power to give you the Statement as required _____ your _____ of the balance as settled by the Orphans Court is $_____ One hundred _____ Jersey paper which is worth in New York _____ One hundred fifty two Dollars eighty three cents Jersey paper being depreciated about from 4 to 5 pCent. This ballance you may draw for _____ I believe you may _____ to draw for $30 more which your Sister says is in the hands of your Unkle [John] if he _____ more to pay me I will advance it for you, wishing you & your family health & Happiness _____ I am Dear Sir
Yours Very Respectfully
John Pool
(4) www.findagrave.com:
Cornelius B French [Note by compiler: Cornelius' middle initial was R., not B.]
Birth: Unknown
Death: 1863
On same marker w/Dr. Wm French
Burial: Magnolia Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Plot: Section 4, Lot 52
Created by: Carolyn Aldridge
Record added: Jan 26, 2001
Find A Grave Memorial# 5173788
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Person ID |
I21225 |
Frost, Gilchrist and Related Families |
Last Modified |
26 Mar 2024 |
Father |
William FRENCH, Jr., b. Between 1748 and 1749, Raritan Landing, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, NJ d. Bef Nov 1812, Raritan Landing, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, NJ (Age ~ 64 years) |
Mother |
Sarah RAPPLEYE, b. Bef 7 Apr 1754, Middlesex County, NJ d. Abt 1813, Raritan Landing, Piscataway Township, Middlesex County, NJ (Age > 58 years) |
Family ID |
F5507 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Esther BROWNE, b. 1794, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England d. 1867, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 73 years) |
Marriage |
1809 |
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA |
Children |
| 1. Dr. William FRENCH, b. 15 Mar 1812 d. 4 May 1852, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 40 years) |
| 2. Sarah Ann FRENCH, b. Between 1818 and 1819 d. 1880, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age ~ 62 years) |
| 3. Mary FRENCH, b. 24 Oct 1819 d. 5 Oct 1893, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 73 years) |
| 4. Martha Hickey FRENCH, b. 17 Sep 1822, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA d. 5 May 1908, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 85 years) |
| 5. Cornelia FRENCH, b. Between 1827 and 1828, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA d. 15 Jun 1904, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age ~ 77 years) |
| 6. Julia FRENCH, b. Between 1830 and 1831, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA d. Aft 1900 (Age ~ 71 years) |
| 7. Charles S. FRENCH, b. 24 Oct 1830, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA d. 5 Oct 1858, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 27 years) |
| 8. Eliza Avery FRENCH, b. 4 May 1833, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA d. 1 Nov 1908, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, LA (Age 75 years) |
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Family ID |
F9368 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
26 Mar 2024 |
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