John George French was born at England.

     John, married Ellen Perry.¹

     Phyllis Beatrice French was born in September 1908 at Ontario, Canada.¹

     She appeared on the 1911 Canadian Census of Cliff Ave, Barton Township, Ontario, Canada, in the household of her parents, George and Minnie.²

     Phyllis, at age 20, married John Dodson Burton on 6 April 1929, at Hamilton, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada.³

     Robert Reginald French, son of George Stanley French and Minnie (Minerva) Diamond, was born on 25 August 1902 at Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.⁴

     He appeared on the 1911 Canadian Census of Cliff Ave, Barton Township, Ontario, Canada, in the household of her parents, George and Minnie.⁵

     Robert was listed on a boarder crossing for the "Maritime Motion Picture Supply Company", on 2 September 1939.⁶

     Robert married Maude Gladys McElroy, daughter of Archie McElroy and Jennie Jones, on 1 October 1939, at Manhattan, New York.^7,8

     The U.S. officially entered World War II on 8 December 1941 following an attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Just about a year before that, in October 1940, President Roosevelt had signed into law the first peacetime selective service draft in U.S. history, due to rising world conflicts. After the U.S. entered WWII a new selective service act required that all men between ages 18 and 65 register for the draft. Between November 1940 and October 1946, over 10 million American men were registered. The Fourth Registration, often referred to as the "old man's registration", was conducted on 27 April 1942 and registered men who born on or between 28 April 1877 and 16 February 1897 - men who were between 45 and 64 years old - and who were not already in the military. Robert filled out a draft card for World War II in 1942, while living at 35-05 191 Street, Flushing, Queens, New York. He was self-employed.⁴

     Robert was naturalized on 2 July 1942, by Southern District of New York, New York. At the time, he and his daughter, Stephanie were living at 35-05 191 Street, Flushing, Queens, New York.¹

     Robert married Dorothy Gwendolyn Ziegler, daughter of Frank W. Ziegler and Mary Svendsen.⁹

     Robert died on 27 November 1975, at Huntington, New York, at age 73,¹⁰ and was buried at Northport Rural Cemetery, Northport, Suffolk, New York.¹¹

     Stephanie

A Note to Stephanie
(This Time Not On a String)

Hi Steph, Many years have gone by, but not without me on occasions wondering how our life would have been...
Love Always, John.

     Stephanie Gladys French, daughter of Robert Reginald French and Maude Gladys McElroy, was born on 26 January 1942 at New York.¹

     Stephanie was in this photograph

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     Stephanie, in a home room, class photo, in 1960 at Northport High School, Northport, New York.³

     Stephanie was a school "twirlers" at Northport High School, Northport, New York, during the 1960 school year.³

     

Van Dyke French

Stephanie Gladys French, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert French of East Northport, to John William Van Dyke, son of Mrs. Betty Van Dyke of East Northport and the late Walter Van Dyke.⁴

     Stephanie was injured in a serious accident as a passenger in an automobile driven by Alexander Gardiner, on 10 August 1961 on Sea Cove Road, Northport, Suffolk, New York. The car skidded out of control and the right front wheel broke. Stephanie was thrown from the vehicle, requiring treatment at Huntington Hospital.^5,6

     Stephanie had accepted a secretarial position with the Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary in Phildelphia, about 17 August 1961.⁷

     Stephanie married David S. Horne on 2 November 1962, at Huntington, New York.⁸

     Stephanie was in this photograph which was taken October 2023

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     Sven Axel Frid was born on 28 June 1939 at Borås, Älvsborg, Sverige.¹

     Sven married Karin Birgit Inga-Lill Öhqvist, daughter of Karl Emil Birger Öhqvist and Karin Alice Andersson Öhqvist.²