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French Forrest was born in Maryland and died in Georgetown, D.C.. He fought in the War of 1812 as a midshipman, and was made a naval captain in March 1844. During the Mexican-American War he was adjutant-general of the land and naval forces. At the beginning of the Civil War he joined the Confederates and commanded the Navy. He married Emily Forrest.

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French Forrest was born in Maryland and died in Georgetown, D.C.. He fought in the War of 1812 as a midshipman, and was made a naval captain in March 1844. During the Mexican-American War he was adjutant-general of the land and naval forces. At the beginning of the Civil War he joined the Confederates and commanded the Navy. He married Emily Forrest.

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Source Citation Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography; Volume: Vol. II Source Information Ancestry.com. Appletons' Cyclopedia of American Biography, 1600-1889 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.
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Source does not show his tombstone so this date is unconfirmed. BURIAL Congressional Cemetery Washington, District of Columbia, District Of Columbia, USA PLOT Range 45 Site 42 MEMORIAL ID 13905316 · View Source
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Ancestry.com. War of 1812 Pension Application Files Index, 1812-1815 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: War of 1812 Pension Applications. Washington D.C.: National Archives. NARA Microfilm Publication M313, 102 rolls. Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group Number 15.