Elijah Norman Freeman

Brief Life History of Elijah Norman

When Elijah Norman Freeman was born on 17 April 1822, in Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont, United States, his father, Isaac Farwell Freeman, was 26 and his mother, Lydia Farr, was 22. He married Mary Bingham on 17 April 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 18 November 1846, in Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico, United States, at the age of 24, and was buried in Socorro, Socorro, New Mexico, United States.

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Elijah Norman Freeman
1822–1846
Mary Bingham
1820–1893
Marriage: 17 April 1844
Elijah Norman Freeman
1845–1936

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  • Elijah Freeman, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Elijah Norman Freeman 1822 birth, "Vermont, Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • 1844 Elijah Norman marriage to Mary Bingham - Marriages in the Nauvoo Region, 1839–1845

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1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1830

Rebellion drives Guerrero from presidency. Immigration to Texas from United States prohibited but not enforced.

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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Elijah Norman Freeman

Elijah was born April 17, 1822, in Waterford, Caledonia, Vermont. He was eight years old when the church was organized. Little is known about his youth except that it was probably filled with excite …

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