| Title |
French, John T. |
| Date |
July 1822-March 3, 1852 |
| Description |
John T. French, born in Pennsylvania in July 1822, worked as a lithographer, predominately with Thomas Sinclair, in Philadelphia
ca. 1845-1852. French was first listed as a lithographer in Philadelphia directories in 1845. He produced fashion advertisements,
genre and view prints, and book illustrations. His S. A. & A. F. Ward fashion prints issued in the late 1840s received particularly
note from Peters.
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French was listed in the 1850 census as a lithographer who resided in the Spring Garden Ward 3. He resided at Poplar Street
above Seventh Street with his wife Sarah (b. ca. 1823) and two children in a multi-family dwelling. At the time of his death
on March 3, 1852, he resided at 4 Clarence Row.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Sinclair, Thomas. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1850 |
|
French, Genealogy of the descendants of Thomas French. Vol. 2 (1913), p. 13 |
|
Groce & Wallace, 243 |
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Peters, 191 |
