Brief Life History of John
When John Freeman was born on 14 June 1802, in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Samuel Freeman, was 30 and his mother, Olive Emery, was 28. He died before 14 January 1803, in Maine, United States.
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- John Freeman, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- John Freeman, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
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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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