Brief Life History of Maria Barbara
When Maria Barbara Frey was born on 6 October 1792, in Neffs, North Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Peter Frey, was 28 and her mother, Christina Hotz, was 30. She married John Stopp about 1818, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 7 March 1834, in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 41.
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Sources (11)
- M Barbara Frey, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Barbara Frey in entry for Johann Stap, "Pennsylvania Marriages, 1709-1940"
- Unknown in entry for Joseph Stopp, "New Jersey, Deaths, 1670-1988"
Spouse and Children
1796–1868 Male
1792–about 1834 Female
Children (7)
1819–1876 Female
1821–1888 Female
1823–1880 Female
1825–1908 Female
1828–1862 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1764–1827 Male
1762–1830 Female
Siblings (11)
1788–1846 Male
1789–1861 Male
1791– Female
1792–about 1834 Female
1794– Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
Age 2
1797
Age 5
1804
Age 12
Name Meaning
Swiss German and German: status name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German vrī ‘free, independent’. This surname is also found in Hungary, Poland, and especially in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Free and Frei .
English: variant of Fray .
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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