Buried on February 22, 1933. (Death Certificate)

Occupation on his Death Certificate: Artist

His parents were Hiram W. French & Lydia Batchelder.

Famous artist. He is most remembered as a wood-engraver. He was also a noted landscape painter.

Author & illustrator of the book "Home Fairies and Heart Flowers", 1881 (Source: His large entry on Page 301, Volume XI - "The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography", c 1901)∼Frank Pierce French.11, (Hiram W. French.10, Samuel French III.9, Samuel French Jr.8, Samuel French Sr.7, Henry French.6, Samuel French.5, Edward French.4, Thomas Edward French III.3, Thomas Edward French II.2, Thomas Edward French.1) born: 22 May 1850, Loudon, Merrimack County New Hampshire, died: 19 February 1933, Manchester, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, buried; 22 February 1933, Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, son of; Hiram W French and Lydia Wolcot Bachelder, married: about 1875, New York, Alice Hendricks, born: October 1849, Kingston, Ulster County New York, died; 17 August 1939, Merrimack, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, buried; Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, Hillsborough County New Hampshire, daughter of; William Hendricks and Rosina Shaw, Children: Frank Allison French, born: 6 February 1876, Manhattan, New York County New York, Mabel Edna (French) Ball-Jackson (Mrs. Fred Melville Ball) (Mrs Jackson) born: May 1882, Manhattan, New York County New York.

Frank Pierce French.9, (Lydia Wolcot Bachelder.8, David Bachelder.7, Jethro Bachelder.6, Jethro Bachelder Sr.,5, Deacon Nathaniel Bachelder.4, Nathaniel Bachelder.3, Nathaniel Bachelder Sr.,.2, Rev.Stephen Bachiler.1)

Source; Obituary for Frank French, dated 1933, From Jimmy Kerr, Contents of the French Bible: the inside Cover, Hand written, Ebenezer French, Father of Daniel T. French

FRANK FRENCH, DIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE, Internationally Famous Wood Engraver was 83, Manchester New Hampshire, 20 February 1933,Frank French, Internationally famous artist, Author, Illustrator of art, and Dean of American Wood Engravers, died late last night at his Reed's Ferry, New Hampshire Home, after a brief sickness. He was born at Loudon, New Hampshire in 1850. At age 22, Mr. French was engaged on the Staff of the American Tract Society as an engraver and soon became the recognized Master of his craft. He turned, later to the art and prepared articles with illustrations which were used in many nationally known Magazines. His Survivors are his wife: a daughter, Mable Edna French, and a son, Frank A. French, of Los Angeles, California.

Source; The Portsmouth Herald, page 4, Thursday, February 23, 1933, FRANK FRENCH
The death of Frank French removes an Artist, not known only in this county, but Internationally famous and honored son of New Hampshire, He was an Author, as well as a Artist, but it was as an Artist that he was best known, his work included, a number of Master Pieces in landscape painting, flowers, and still art, in fact there was hardly a limit to the versatility of his Genius. He received the highest Honors at his artistry of Notable Exhibitions, being awarded metals at the Colombian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, the Pan America Exposition in Buffalo in 1901, the Paris Exposition in 1900, and the St. Louis Exposition in 1904. He was first famed as an Illustrator and was known as the Dean of American Wood Engravers.