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William France

William France

Male 1830 - 1908  (77 years)


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  • Name William France  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Birth 3 Jul 1830  New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Death Jan 1908 
    Burial Richland, Oswego County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I36679  Stewartsny
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Father William France,   b. England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann Noggie,   b. Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F55846  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emma A. Olin 
    Family ID F11883  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 2 Maria Meade 
    Family ID F11884  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

    Family 3 Betsey Minerva White,   b. 21 Jul 1838, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1902 (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 1870  [1] 
    Family ID F11882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Dec 2025 

  • Notes 
    • William France - July 3, 1830 – January 15, 1908. Husband of Minerva White France & Emily A. Butterfield Olin France. [Note: Emily Olin France died January 31, 1909 in Ogdensburg, New York and was brought to Altmar, New York for burial with her first husband, Daniel Olin.]
      Newspaper Article – Thursday, January 16, 1908 Pulaski Democrat – Pulaski, New York – Richland – William France is seriously ill with pneumonia.
      Newspaper Obituary - Thursday, January 23, 1908 Sandy Creek News - Sandy Creek, New York - Richland - William France, an aged resident of this place, passed away last Wednesday. The funeral was held at the Disciple church on Friday.

      1895 Landmarks of Oswego - FRANCE, William, of English ancestry, was born in Steuben county, July 3, 1830, a son of William, a native of England, who died in Steuben county aged seventy- five. The latter married Anne NOGGIE of Pennsylvania, who died aged eighty-two. Their children were: George, John, Samuel, Sallie, Joseph, William, Caroline, Mary, Emily, Elmira. The father was a soldier in the war of 1812. William was educated in Steuben county, and his first occupation was milling, after which he engaged in the lumber business; then in 1889 bought the France House in Richland which he conducted till 1892. He then bought a farm and has since been engaged in the breeding of horses. Mr. France has contributed more towards elevating the standard of horses than any man in this section, his horses being of the Percheron and Messenger strain. He married, March 1, 1845, Maria MEADE, who died in 1859 and in 1870 he married Minerva, daughter of Ziba and Zilpha (REYNOLDS) WHITE. Mr. White was a soldier in the war of 1812. The children of our subject are Curtis, Ophelia and Alice. Curtis married a Miss CARNS of Steuben county, where he resides and has four children; Alice and Ophelia are both married and also reside in that county.

  • Sources 
    1. [S29] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York; Roll: 1144; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0141; FHL microfilm: 1241144.

    2. [S30] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Richland, Oswego, New York.

    3. [S379] Ancestry.com, New York, State Census, 1875, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;).

    4. [S79] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).