Margaret Martha Freeman

Brief Life History of Margaret Martha

When Margaret Martha Freeman was born on 12 January 1828, in Early, Georgia, United States, her father, James Delaware Freeman, was 25 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Collier, was 22. She married John Alexander Baker on 2 May 1847, in Early, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Town Bluff, Tyler, Texas, United States in 1880 and Justice Precinct 5, Taylor, Texas, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 May 1915, in Tyler, Texas, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Tyler, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Alexander Baker
1823–1862
Margaret Martha Freeman
1828–1915
Marriage: 2 May 1847
Anderson Baker
1849–1902
Mary F Baker
1852–1874
William Henry Baker
1854–1942
James Alexander Baker
1856–1931
Joseph Collier "Joe" Baker
1859–1902
Julia Adeline Baker
1862–1938

Sources (17)

  • Margret Baker, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Margarett Freeman, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • Margrett Martha Freeman Baker, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1841

Historical Boundaries 1841: Liberty, Republic of Texas 1841:Menard, Republic of Texas 1842: Liberty, Republic of Texas 1845: Liberty, Texas, United States 1846: Tyler, Texas, United States

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Hardin, Texas, United States

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English freman, fremon ‘freeman, free-born man’ (Old English frēomann, frīgmann), used also occasionally as a personal name. As an African American surname it was in many cases adopted as a name denoting a man freed of slavery. See also Fryman and Free .

Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe (see Seery ).

Americanized form of French Lafrenière (see Lafreniere ).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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