Henrietta Maria French Sands

1816–1898 (age 82)

Biography

Henrietta Maria French Sands, born in 1816, guided her household through decades of change while supporting the civic and religious endeavors cherished by the French and Sands families of New York.

Her interment at Arlington National Cemetery speaks to the family's ties to public service and to the respect accorded to matriarchs who sustained their communities through quiet stewardship.

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