When William Hamblin Freeman Jr was born on 4 February 1858, in Herriman, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Hamblin Freeman Sr, was 24 and his mother, Angeline Ameret Stocking, was 23. He married Mary Ann Winters on 25 November 1880, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He immigrated to World in 1892 and lived in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1930 and Election Precinct 8, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 6 February 1944, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Riverton City Cemetery, Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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The 14th Regiment New York State Militia, or 14th Brooklyn, was constituted on May 13, 1847. The 14th Brooklyn received the nickname “The Red Legged Devils” due to their vibrant red trousers. At the time, most Union regiments wore blue. The volunteer militia, led by Colonel Alfred M. Wood, consisted primarily of abolitionists from Brooklyn. They served between the years of 1861 through 1864 and were known for their grit and determination and never stood down from a fight.
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
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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