Freeby, Peter C 1a 2a 3a 4a

Birth Name Freeby, Peter C
Birth Name Freebey, Peter C 2a
Birth Name Freeby, Peter 1a 3a
Birth Name Freebey, Chas P 5a
Gender male
Age at Death between 73 years, 8 months, 26 days and 95 years, 8 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth estimated between 1844 and 1845 Illinois, United States Birth of Peter C. Freeby
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Census 1860-06-01 Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States Census of Cornelia Miller

Age: 16

Sex: Male

Place of birth: Illinois

Attended school within the year: Yes

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Census 1870-06-01 Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States Census of Hattie Freeby

Age: 25

Sex: Male

Color: White

Occupation: Tailor

Value of real estate: 800

Place of birth: Illinois

Male citizen 21 and over: Yes

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Census 1880-06-01 Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio, United States Census of Bessie Freeby

Color: White

Sex: Male

Age: 36

Married: Yes

Occupation: Tailor

Number of months unemployed during the census year: Checked

Place of birth: Illinois

Place of birth of father: Pennsylvania

Place of birth of mother: Massachusetts

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Death 1929-09-26   Death of Freeby, Peter C
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Burial after 1929-09-26 Angelus Rosedale Cemetery Burial of Freeby, Peter C
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Families

Unknown Partner Walsh, Joanna Estella
  Children
  1. Freebey, John Marcus
  2. Freeby, Hattie
  3. Freebey, Mordecai Paul
  4. Freeby, Nellie
  5. Freeby, Julia
  6. Freeby, Bessie
  7. Freebey, Elisabeth Katherine
  8. Freeby, Florence Margaret
  9. Freebey, Grace Adele
  10. Freebey, Esther Pauline

Narrative

Joseph C. Freeby was born in Illinois in about 1841. His father was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother was born in Pennsylvania or New York (he gave different information for the census over the years, for PA, then later NY).

Peter Freeby was born in Illinois in about 1844. His father was born in Pennsylvania, and his mother in Massachusetts (which may or may not be correct).

=> 1860

Peter and a "Jos" both lived with a family in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio in 1860:
Name Age
Cornelia Miller 46 (born in New York, about 1814)
Eliz Thompson 26 (born in Connecticut, about 1834)
Jos Frieby 19 (born in Illinois, about 1841)
Peter Frieby 16 (born in Illinois, about 1844)
Harriet Miller 10 (born in Ohio, about 1850)
Alice Thompson 5 (born in Ohio, about 1855)
Bert Thompson 3 (born in Ohio, about 1857)

Below is a possible timeline for how this family came to be living together. Note that all relations are assumed.

Cornelia married Mr. Freeby, before 1841.
Cornelia (20) had a daughter: Eliz /Freeby/, 1834, Connecticut.
Cornelia (30) had a son: Jos Freeby, 1841, Illinois.
Cornelia (33) had a son: Peter Freeby, 1844, Illinois.*

Cornelia married Mr. Miller, before 1850.
Cornelia (36) had a daughter, Harriet Miller, 1850, Ohio.

Eliz /Freeby/ married Mr. Thompson, before 1855.
Eliz (21) had a daughter, Alice Thompson, 1855, Ohio.
Eliz (23) had a son, Bert Thompson, 1857, Ohio.

* Peter in 1880 claimed on the US Federal Census that his mother was born in Massachusetts. It's possible they were half-brothers, both living with Jos's mother, Cornelia. Also, Joseph C. Freeby had put his mother's birthplace as Pennsylvania for a census or two, then in a later census put it as New York, so it's possible the two were uncertain of their mother's actual birthplace.

=> 1870

Joseph C. lived in Franklin, Portage, Ohio. He lived with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Freeby, and their daughter, Harriet Freeby. Note that there was a Harriet Miller where Jos and Peter lived ten years earlier.

Cornelia Miller continued to live in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio:
Name Age
Cornelia Miller 55 (born in New York, about 1815)
Henry A Thompson 13 (born in Pennsylvania, about 1857)

Note that Cornelia lived in 1860 with a Bert Thompson born about 1857. Here, she lived with a Henry A. Thompson who was born about 1857. It's possible Bert and Henry are the same person, but their names and birthplaces are different. Henry may be a step-son, but where is Bert? Did he not live until age 13?

As a side-note, in 1900, a 44-year-old Henry Thompson, born in February, 1856 in Pennsylvania, and whose mother and father were both born in Pennsylvania, was a boarder in a home in Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania. This may be a different Henry Thompson.

As a side-note, in 1920, a 64-year-old Henry Thompson, born about 1856 in Pennsylvania, and whose mother and father were both born in Pennsylvania, was a boarder in a different home in Perry, Fayette, Pennsylvania. This may be a different Henry Thompson.

=> 1880

Joseph C. continued to live in Franklin, Portage, Ohio. He lived with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Freeby, and his kids, Cornelia and Joseph Freeby. Note that there was a Cornelia where Jos and Peter had lived.

Peter continued to live in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio:
Name Age
Peter Freeby 36
Joanna Freeby 32
John Freeby 13
Hattie Freeby 11
Morden P. Freeby 9
Nellie Freeby 7
Julia Freeby 5
Bessie Freeby 8m

=> 1890

Joseph C. had moved to Long Beach, Los Angeles, California. He lived with his wife, Mary Elizabeth, their daughter Mary Freeby (and her daughter Margeret Elizabeth Fessenden), and their other daugther, Louise Alice Freeby. Note that there was an Alice Thompson where Jos and Peter had lived.

Pedigree

    1. Freeby, Peter C
      1. Walsh, Joanna Estella
        1. Freebey, John Marcus
        2. Freeby, Hattie
        3. Freebey, Mordecai Paul
        4. Freeby, Nellie
        5. Freeby, Julia
        6. Freeby, Bessie
        7. Freebey, Elisabeth Katherine
        8. Freeby, Florence Margaret
        9. Freebey, Grace Adele
        10. Freebey, Esther Pauline

Source References

  1. 1860 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1860-06-01
      • Page: Roll: M653_1039; Page: 335; Image: 677; Family History Library Film: 805039
  2. 1870 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1870-06-01
      • Page: Roll: M593_1270; Page: 203B; Image: 410; Family History Library Film: 552769
  3. 1880 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1880-06-01
      • Page: Roll: 1069; Family History Film: 1255069; Page: 216B; Enumeration District: 170; Image: 0115
  4. 1900 United States Federal Census
      • Date: 1900-06-01
      • Page: Roll: T623_89; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 42
  5. Angelus Rosedale Cemetery
      • Page: Gravestone of Freebey Family
      • Citation:

        FREEBEY

        MORDUCAI PAUL FREEBEY—FEB 14, 1937
        JOANNA E. FREEBEY "OUR DARLING MOTHER"
        MAY 15, 1847 — JAN. 5, 1948
        GRACE ADELE FREEBEY — MAR. 30 1943
        FLORENCE MARGARET — OCT. 3, 1933
        ESTHER PAULINE FREEBEY — JUNE 6, 1909
        JOHN MARCUS FREEBEY — JUNE 16, 1893
        UNCLE JOHN WALSH — NOV. 26, 1903
        CHAS. P. FREEBEY — SEPT. 26, 1929