Gazlay Family History
Prosper French
Parents
| Father | [unknown] |
| Mother | [unknown] |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 26 November 2010; Last Edited: 29 June 2013 |
| Person ID | 1791 |
| Name | Prosper French |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | ca. 1798 in New York1 |
| Married | 18 October 1828 to Mary Wright Furman2 |
| Died | 24 November 1856 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York2, 3 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Mary Wright Furman (daughter of Samuel Furman and Elizabeth Gazlay) |
| Born | 6 September 1803 in Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York |
| Married | 18 October 1828 to Prosper French |
| Died | 13 February 1887 |
| Children | of Prosper French and Mary Wright Furman: |
| +1. | Edward F. French |
| Born | 15 January 1832 in Schenectady County, New York |
| Married | to Abby E. Furman |
| Died | 3 July 1889 |
| 2. | Mary H. French |
| Born | ca. 1835 in New York |
| 3. | George French |
| Born | ca. 1838 in New York |
| +4. | Phillip Henry French |
| Born | ca. 1848 in Buffalo, Erie County, New York |
| Married | to Katie Mildred Gray |
| Died | 24 June 1899 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Erie County, Buffalo City, Page 219, family of Prosper French (52, New York, auctioneer); Mary French (47, New York); Edward French (19, New York, clerk); Mary H French (15, New York); Geo. French (12, New York); Phillip H. French (2, New York).
- Baker Family History and Genealogy; The Descendants of Josias Furman, Generations 4, 5, and 6. Website.
- Deaths, The Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York; 25 November 1856, Prosper French, died 24 November 1856 in Buffalo.