Mary
Elizabeth Deyoe French
1918
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Deyoe French, wife of Dr. Walter
Wright French, was born in the town of
She was given a liberal education, began teaching school at the age of
16, and taught academics until she was 21, when she married, Oct. 6, 1864,
living on a farm until 1868, when they moved to
Mrs. French was a very studious woman, studied German and French, besides
being very devoted to her husband and children, assisting them in their lessons.
In the early part of the 80’s she began the study of medical electricity under
the tutelage of Dr. A. D. Rockwell, of
In 1876 she and her husband and children associated themselves with the
Episcopal church at Ballston Spa, N. Y. She has been a devoted and faithful
follower of the “
She was known as charitable and helpful to the poor and unfortunate and
beloved by all who knew her. She is survived by her husband, W. W. French, and
daughter, Mrs. Lora French Jenks, of
She will be buried in the officers’ plot, National cemetery, June 24,
according to the ritual of the W. R. C. by its members, of which she was one. No
other services. Friends are invited to be present at
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