Brief Life History of Abraham Funkhouser
Abraham Funkhouser Freed was born on 20 December 1794, in Shenandoah, Virginia, United States as the son of John Freed. 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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Sources (9)
- Abraham Freed in household of William Freed, "United States Census, 1870"
- Unknown in entry for James Freed, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
- Abraham Freed, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1794–1879 Male
1797–1867 Female
Children (11)
1819–1906 Male
1823–1905 Female
1823–1904 Male
1825–1872 Male
1827– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1775–1839 Male
Siblings (14)
1792–1853 Male
1792– Female
1793–1885 Female
1794–1879 Male
1795–1829 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1800
Age 6
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 25
Name Meaning
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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