William Francis "Fran" Ganong Jr. was born in Northampton, Massachusetts, the son of renowned botanist and Smith College professor William Francis Ganong Sr. and geologist Anna Hobbet Ganong.
In Northampton, Massachusetts, William Francis "Fran" Ganong Jr. was born to William Francis Ganong Sr., a renowned botanist at Smith College, and Anna Hobbet Ganong, a geologist.