When Abraham Funkhouser Freed was born on 20 December 1794, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States, his father, John Freed, was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Funkhouser, was 18. He married Susannah Showalter about 1817, in Beaver, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Big Beaver Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 10 July 1879, in Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Homewood Cemetery, Homewood, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries 1800: Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Jewish (American): variant of Fried 1.
Americanized form of German Fried 2. Compare Fread .
English: habitational name from Middle English frede, fride, frith, friht ‘wood, woodland’. These are different forms of Old English firhthe, (ge)fyrhthe, ferhthe. Compare Firth , Frith , and Frick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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