John Finley Free

Brief Life History of John Finley

When John Finley Free was born on 14 July 1844, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States, his father, John Belcher Free, was 23 and his mother, Emeline Stephens, was 19. He married Susanne M Norton about 1886, in Clinton, Clinton, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He died on 19 April 1921, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Finley Free
1844–1921
Susanne M Norton
1854–1948
Marriage: about 1886
Margaret Dionysia Free
1887–1968
John Dennis Free
1889–1944
Frank Vincent Free
1891–1956

Sources (36)

  • John Free in household of Emaline Free, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John Finley Free, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
  • John Finley Free, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1865

Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

Name Meaning

English: nickname or status name from Middle English fre ‘free’ (Old English frēo), with reference to either tenurial status (‘free born’) or to character (‘noble, generous, open-handed’).

Irish: variant of Freeman .

Americanized form of Swiss German and German Frei and Frey .

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

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