Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Frey was born on 27 August 1847, in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, her father, Frederich Frey, was 38 and her mother, Tracy Fry, was 34. She married William Conrad Bruck on 21 May 1869, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Cumberland, Allegany, Maryland, United States in 1920. She died on 16 December 1938, in Allegheny Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Glen Savage, Glen Savage, Allegheny Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Margaret Fry in household of Frederick Fry, "United States Census, 1860"
- Margarett Frey, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
- Margaret Fry Bruck, "Find A Grave Index"
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1851 · Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad
The Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad started running in February 1851, 15 years after it was charted for construction. It later absorbed a small bankrupt railroad in 1861 to help expand its services beyond just Cleveland, Columbus and Cincinnati. In May 1868, the railroad merged with the Bellefontaine Railway to connect the current cities with Indianapolis.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
Swiss German and German: status name for a free man, as opposed to a bondsman or serf, in the feudal system, from Middle High German vrī ‘free, independent’. This surname is also found in Hungary, Poland, and especially in France (Alsace and Lorraine). Compare Free and Frei .
English: variant of Fray .
History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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