Obituary Record

Benjamin "Bennie" French
Died on 2/25/1893
Buried in Colby (Morley) Cemetery

Died – Mr. Benjamin French, on Saturday, Feb. 25th, 1893, of Brights disease. The funeral was held at the house of his brother, Charles French. Rev. Bisbee officiated and the remains were interred at the Morley Cemetery on Sunday. Mr. French was born in New York City, Aug. 1829, and moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago. He leaves a mother and a brother to mourn his loss. Mrs. French is 88 years old.

~~~Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library~~~

Printed in the Blair Pilot on 3/2/1893


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