Brief Life History of Helen Louisa
When Helen Louisa DeFriest was born on 28 July 1855, in Fair Haven, Quinnipiac, New Haven Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Albertus Becker DeFriest, was 23 and her mother, Elmina L Grannis, was 21. She had at least 1 son with William Franklin Smith. She lived in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States in 1900 and English Neighborhood, Bergen, New Jersey, United States in 1910. She died on 29 September 1929, in Southampton, Southampton, Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Menands, Albany, New York, United States.
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- Hellen Smith, "United States Census, 1900"
- Helen Louisa DeFriest Smith, "Find A Grave Index"
- Hellen L. Defriest in entry for William C. smith, "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
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World Events (8)
1861
No Civil War battles took place within the state boundaries of New Jersey, but its citizens participated extensively in the war. Volunteers that were turned away ended up serving in the militias of nearby states like Pennsylvania and New York. Whenever President Lincoln requested more troops, New Jersey responded quickly. In total, the state contributed over 88,000 soldiers (6,000 of which died).
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
Name Meaning
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Variant of Defreest , a surname of French origin (see Deforest ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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