Marie DeFrance
Title
Marie DeFrance
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Section
Lot
Grave
06
First Name
Last Name
Relationship
Daughter of Mary E. DeFrance (Q-26-05)
Birth Date
1876
Birth: Year
Death Date
1926
Death: Year
Gender
Number of Persons on Marker
Composition
Condition
Shape
State
Legibility
Poor
Dimension: Height
7 inches
Dimension: Width
20 inches
Source of Information
Information taken from Westwood Printout and grave marker, if available; check the original burial register at city hall for additional data
Biographical Information
"The first African-American woman in Oberlin, presumably to own her own business, DeFrance was one of six children who came to Oberlin in 1883 with their mother Mary Elizabeth DeFrance. She purchased a millinery store in 1896, 'Millinery M. DeFrance,' and operated the business for thirty-five years" (Westwood: A Historical and Interpretive View of Oberlin's Cemetery, p. 14).
Burial Date from Printout
10/03/1926
Burial: Month
Burial: Day
3
Burial: Year
Lot Owner
[Check City Hall records for the owner's name]
Date Transcribed
09/17/1999
Default Latitude
41.28416581
Default Longitude
-82.23327363
Default Zoom Level
20
Collection
Citation
“Marie DeFrance,” Westwood Database, accessed May 21, 2024, https://www.oberlinwestwood.org/omeka/items/show/45690.