Brief Life History of George M.
When George M. Fry was born in 1844, in Exeter, Scott, Illinois, United States, his father, George Morgan Fry, was 22 and his mother, Isabelle Bailey Mullen, was 21. He married Mary Jane Gandy in 1867, in Cherokee, Kansas, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Kansas, United States in 1870 and Lowell, Cherokee, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died in August 1881, in Newton, Missouri, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Galena, Cherokee, Kansas, United States.
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- George Fry, "United States Census, 1870"
- George Fry, "United States Census, 1880"
- George Frey in household of George M Frey, "United States Census, 1860"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized
Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1855
Historical Boundaries: 1855: McGee, Kansas Territory, United States* 1860: Cherokee, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Cherokee, Kansas, United States *Renamed Cherokee in 1860
Name Meaning
English (mainly southern and southwestern): from Middle English frie ‘free’ (Old English frīo, frīg), with reference either to rank or tenurial status (‘free-born’) or to character (‘generous, open-handed’). It is synonymous with Free .
Americanized form of German Frei or Frey , or of the Dutch cognate Vrij.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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