
Trow's City Directories for New York, 1893
Location:
- 155 West Broadway,
New York (now a supplementary courthouse for the New York City Supreme Court)
- 537 Canal Street, New York (1890)
- 452 Canal Street, New York (1893)
- Branch Works: 357 West Randolph St., Chicago
Timeline:
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J. C. French & Son,
VAULT AND SIDEWALK
LIGHTS
Of every Description.
155 West Broadway, New York.
OPERATORS FOR TRAP DOORS
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Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, Volume 45, January 25, 1890
Genealogy:
- James Constantine French, b.1826
- Son = Richard R. French, b.1852
Maine, Androscoggin, Auburn
AS = Attended School?
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
Estate$ |
Birth- place |
AS |
James C French |
34 |
M |
Machinist |
800 |
Maine |
|
Ann M French |
32 |
F |
|
|
" |
|
Elly M French |
11 |
F |
|
|
" |
/ |
Richard R French |
5 |
M |
|
|
" |
/ |
James B French |
6 |
M |
|
|
" |
/ |
Hattie E French |
11⁄12 |
F |
|
|
" |
|
Nathaniel French |
19 |
M |
Apprentice |
|
" |
|
Margarett Luana |
19 |
F |
Domestic K |
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Cork, Ireland |
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National Archives and Records Administration
via ancestry.com |
Illinois, Cook, Chicago Ward 12
AS = Attended School?
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Occupation |
Estate$ |
Birth- place |
AS |
James French |
44 |
M |
Machinist |
500 |
Maine |
|
Annie French |
42 |
F |
Keeping House |
|
" |
|
Ella French |
21 |
F |
At Home |
|
" |
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Richard French |
19 |
M |
" |
|
" |
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James B French |
16 |
M |
App Machinist |
|
" |
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Hattie French |
10 |
F |
At Home |
|
" |
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Nathan French |
9 |
F |
" |
|
" |
/ |
Lizzie French |
7 |
F |
" |
|
" |
/ |
Eddie French |
6 |
M |
" |
|
" |
/ |
Albert French |
4 |
M |
" |
|
" |
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National Archives and Records Administration
via ancestry.com |
Kings, Brooklyn Ward 03, E.D. 05
Name |
Sex |
Age |
Birth- Country |
Occupation |
James French |
66 |
M |
U.S. |
vaults |
Annie French |
M |
63 |
" " |
|
Nathan French |
M |
29 |
" " |
clerk |
Albert French |
M |
26 |
" " |
vaults |
Lizzie French |
F |
29 |
" " |
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New York State Library
via ancestry.com |
Notes:
- See Famous Frenches
at the French Family Association web site
- "WANTED—A FIRST RATE JOBBING MACHINIST; permanent position
for the right man. Apply to French's Vault Light Company, 261 and
258 Michigan-av." —Chicago Tribune, Tuesday, May 21, 1872
- "FRENCH VAULT-LIGHT MANUFACTURING CO.:
Jacob G. Curtis, President; R. Carter, Secretary and Treasurer;
J. C. French, Vice President and Superintendent; 52 and 54 South Clinton
street. Established in 1872, with a capital of $100,000; number of
employes, 40; weekly pay-roll, $550; value of annual production,
$85,000. This Company manufactures specially the French Sidewalk,
Roof and Vault Lights. Among the buildings supplied with these lights
are several of Hon. J. Y. Scammon's; Hale & Ayer's new building;
Hall, Kimbark & Co.'s, and many others." —The glory of Chicago, 1873
- "Mr. J. C. French & Son, Manufacturers of Vault and Sidewalk
Lights, have recently removed from 155 West Broadway to 452 Canal
street, where they have a factory four times as large as formerly,
and thoroughly equipped. They derive the power for running their
machinery from an electric motor which gives excellent satisfaction,
both from the standpoint of convenience and economy. Mr. French's
is one of the oldest concerns in ths branch of business in the
city. Among the floor lights recently completed are the Nevada
Flats, the People's Bath House, Center Market place, and the Hotel
Endicot. They are now laying 100 feet of sidewalk lights on 125th
street, near Seventh avenue; also 150 feet at 4th and Greene
streets. Their motto is,
good work and reasonable prices,
and their increasing business indicates that it is well deserved."
—Architecture and Building, Volume 15, Number 13, September 26, 1891
- "The French Vault-Light Company, Jacob G. Curtis, R. Carter and
J. C. French, officers, established their works at 54 South Clinton
street in 1872, and employed forty men. Sidewalk, roof and vault
lights were placed in the J. Y. Scammon, the Hale & Ayer and Hall
& Kimbark buildings that year." —Industrial Chicago, 1891
French's Vault Light Company
MACHINISTS.
Proprietors and Manufacturers of
FRENCH'S PAT. DOUBLE PLATE, SINGLE & DOUBLE LENS,
VAULT, SIDEWALK, FLOOR & ROOF LIGHTS,
WORKS: 261 and 263 Michigan Avenue,
OFFICE: 127 Michigan Avenue |
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The only NON-SWEATING LIGHTS, and SUPERIOR IN EVERY RESPECT
to any others. We respectfully invite investigation by Architects
and Builders.
French Family Asociation · Famous Frenches
Paper:
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J. C. French & Sons Pamphlet
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French's Improved Vault and Sidewalk Lights (Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. XXII, No. 3, March 1890)
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Improved Vault and Sidewalk Lights (Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. XXIII, No. 3, March 1891)
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Business Items¹ (Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. XXIII, No. 5, May 1891)
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Business Items² (Manufacturer and Builder, Vol. XXIV, No. 2, February 1892)
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