Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-03-24
A. F. French.

Augustus Fordyce French was one
of the II children, eight sons and four
daughters, of the late Rev. Lyndon S.
and Annie E. (Farnhan) French and
was born February z, 1928 in Cabot.
There he grew up and learned the
cabinet making business in his own
home.
In early manhood he went to re-
side with his uncle, Fordyce S., who
lived on a farm on East Hill, Crafts
bury, afterward he moved with his
family to West Glover. Augustus be-
ing in poor health spent three years
mackeral fishing and after returning
from the fishing trip he married Han
nah J. Sawyer of Highgate, at the
Congregational church in Franklin,
where his father was pastor and per
formed the ceremony, March IL, 1855.
They settled on the Loveland place at
the four corners so-called from the
junction of the Albany and lrasburg
roads known then as the Ralph Skin
ner farm, not far from West Glover
village All the furniture with which
the Young people started housekeep-
ing was made in the furniture shop
at Franklin by himself and brothers,
where his father established cab
met making shop to keep his elght
sons employed. The shop is still
standing and was visited by the old
est son on a recent trip to attend the
funeral of an aunt in Highgate. He
sold that farm and bought the farm
known as the Borland place where
his family resided some time after
his return from the navy:
He served as musician in Co. +, 18th
Vermont Infantry, from September
18th, 1862 to August 9Th, 1868.
He was one of six sons of the Rev.
Lyndon S. French, who served IN the
Union army, war of the Rebellion,
eating II years.
4 Five children were born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus French, only two sur
vive him. In the fall of 1872, the
family moved to Bridgeport, Conn.
where he resumed the cabinet makers
business, then went to Newark, N. j..
where Mrs French died December q
1881. He then moved to Brooklyn, n
Y. and later married the sister of his
first wife, Martha A. Sawyer, IN Low
ell, Mass, September 10, 1882. Al
later period, about 1890, they re-
moved to t.lis pace and resided IN the
Fiske house on Water street till they
built the home on South Church
street. from which both died, Mrs
French March 13, 1910, Mr.. French
March II, 1920.
Mr.. French was a faithful comrade
, of the G.. A. R., of Orleans lodge No
SIS, F. and A. M.
Mr.. French did credit to his honor
, able lineage, always interested in re-
lligion, educational and current events
and kept himself well informed by
daily papers of the leading topics OF
: interest. He gave literally to the
Red Cross and other benevolences
: He and his wife united with the Con-
gregational church by letter from Q
Brooklyn, N. Y, church on July z
1893. after which he always attend
, ed when able to do so. At the last
. church roll call his response was read
: lby Dea. Baldwin. "The faults of my
life have been many, the sins OF my
J heart have been more. But knock al
. the open door," How soon he enter
) ed the open door.
The funeral was held on Saturday
afternoon after prayer at the house
at the CONGREGATIONAL church. His
pastor. Rev. J. J. Hutchinson, con-
: Quoting the service and the choir sang
. appropriate selections Many Masons
and G.. A. R.. comrades were present
there were beautiful floral emblems
from G. A r., his family and Masonic
brethren.
: CARD-To comrades of G. A. r.
Masonic fraternity, the church quar-
, tet. Miss Batchelder and mother a
, Cottage hospital and all neighbor.
, and friends who assisted during ths
illness of our father and at the fu
I neral. we extend sincere thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. French,
! Evelyn French.