Brief Life History of Ella May
When Ella May Frye was born on 2 April 1875, in Morrill, Waldo, Maine, United States, her father, George L. Frye, was 28 and her mother, Venora E. Cross, was 26. She lived in Montville, Waldo, Maine, United States for about 30 years. She died in 1918, at the age of 43, and was buried in Morrill, Waldo, Maine, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Ella May Frye in household of George L. Frye, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ella M Frye, "United States Census, 1910"
- Ella M Frye in household of George L Frye, "United States Census, 1900"
Parents and Siblings
1847–1930 Male
1849–1937 Female
Siblings (3)
1875–1918 Female
1881–1974 Female
1883–1942 Female
World Events (8)
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
Age 1
1876 · The Battle of Little Bighorn
Age 1
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 15
Name Meaning
English: variant of Fry .
North German: variant of Frey .
History: Joseph Frye (1711/12–94) was a military officer from Andover, MA, where the family had long been of local prominence. In 1762, he was granted a township in ME, later named Fryeburg after him, and moved his family there. His great-great-grandson William Pierce Frye was born in Lewiston, ME, and served in Congress, first as a member of the House of Representatives and then the Senate from 1871 until his death in 1911.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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