When Samuel Fry was born on 8 February 1795, in Montgomery, Virginia, United States, his father, Phillip Edward Frey, was 37 and his mother, Maria Magdalena Derrick, was 30. He married Nancy Blythe on 9 September 1819, in Jefferson, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Meigs, Tennessee, United States in 1830. He died on 3 April 1864, in Union, Illinois, United States, at the age of 69.
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On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
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: 1818: Union, Illinois Territory, United States 1818: Union, Illinois, United States
English (mainly southern and southwestern): from Middle English frie ‘free’ (Old English frīo, frīg), with reference either to rank or tenurial status (‘free-born’) or to character (‘generous, open-handed’). It is synonymous with Free .
Americanized form of German Frei or Frey , or of the Dutch cognate Vrij.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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