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French-Richardson family of Chester, New Hampshire

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  Daniel Whittier French (1769-1840) — also known as Daniel French — of Chester, Rockingham County, N.H. Born in Epping, Rockingham County, N.H., February 22, 1769. New Hampshire state attorney general, 1812-15. Died in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., October 15, 1840 (age 71 years, 236 days). Interment at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Gould French and Dorothy 'Dolly' (Whittier) French; married, September 15, 1799, to Mary Mercy Brown; married, June 30, 1805, to Betsey Vanmater Flagg; married, December 6, 1812, to Sarah Wingate Flagg; grandfather of Daniel Chester French.
  Political family: French-Richardson family of Chester, New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  William Merchant Richardson (1774-1838) — Born in Pelham, Hillsborough County, N.H., January 4, 1774. U.S. Representative from Massachusetts, 1811-14 (4th District 1811-13, at-large 1813-14); chief justice of New Hampshire state supreme court, 1816-38; died in office 1838. Died in Chester, Rockingham County, N.H., March 15, 1838 (age 64 years, 70 days). Interment at Chester Village Cemetery, Chester, N.H.
  Relatives: Son of Sarah (Merchant) Richardson and Daniel Colburn Richardson; married, October 13, 1799, to Betsey Smith; grandfather of Daniel Chester French.
  Political family: French-Richardson family of Chester, New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) — Born in Exeter, Rockingham County, N.H., April 20, 1850. Sculptor; member, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1910-15; chair, U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, 1912-15. Died in Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass., October 7, 1931 (age 81 years, 170 days). Interment at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Concord, Mass.
  Relatives: Son of Anne (Richardson) French and Henry Flagg French; grandson of Daniel Whittier French and William Merchant Richardson; fourth cousin once removed of Edgar Weeks.
  Political family: French-Richardson family of Chester, New Hampshire (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  The World War II Liberty ship SS Daniel Chester French (built 1942 at Baltimore, Maryland; hit a mine and sank in the Mediterranean Sea, 1942) was named for him.
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — BillionGraves burial record — U.S. Commission of Fine Arts

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