Brief Life History of Absalom Pennington
When Absalom Pennington Free Sr was born on 22 March 1798, in Burke, North Carolina, United States, his father, Andrew Free, was 24 and his mother, Mary Pennington, was 20. He married Martha Belcher on 1 May 1818, in St. Clair, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in St. Clair, Illinois, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1850. He died on 23 July 1882, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Sources (81)
- Absalom P Field, "United States Census, 1830"
- Legacy NFS Source: Absalom Pennington Free - Government record: birth: 22 March 1798; Burke, Elliott, Kentucky, United States
- Abraham Free, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
Spouse and Children
1798–1882 Male
1804–1885 Female
Children (12)
1824–1886 Female
1826–1875 Female
1827–1841 Male
1829–1913 Female
1831–1917 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1774–1850 Male
1778–1848 Female
Siblings (10)
1798–1882 Male
1799–1880 Female
1804–1888 Male
1806–1853 Male
1809–1854 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1818
Age 20
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 22
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.
Story Highlight
Absalom Pennington Free & Elizabeth Strait from the booklet "Brief Biographies" compiled by Mary Kaye Christensen Latimer
Son of Andrew Free and Mary P. Pennington Daughter of Israel Strait or Hannah Thompson Parents of Preston Strait Free Absalom Pennington Free was born 22 March 1798 in North Carolina. Elizabeth …
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