(Starr) Sarah

Family/Spouse: STARR Thomas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

From the Methodist Church Records, Hemmingford, Quebec:

"Elizabeth (Eliza Starr) Freeman, wife of Charles Madison
Freeman, of Hemmingford, Quebec, a native of Ireland, died at
hemmingford on 31 May 1880, 73 years old, and was interned on 02
June 1880 in the County of Hemmingford, Quebec by S.J.Huges. The
witnesses were Asa Freeman and Mrs. Brown."


Elizabeth (Starr) Freeman's gravestone is still standing today,
surounded by a number of unmarked graves. I haven't found a death of
Charles Madison Freeman.

Charles and Elizabeth had 10 children, all born in Hemmingford,
Huntingdon Co., Quebec:

Elizabeth married FREEMAN Charles Madison about 1833. Charles (son of FREEMAN Ahaz and Louisa) was born about 1815 in Mooers, Clinton Co., NY; died after 1871. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Notes for WILLIAM FREEMAN:
William was a Conductor on the Canadian Pacific Railroad when he died
in 1899.

William Freeman Sr., moved his family from Hemmingford,
Huntingdon County, Quebec to Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario
around 1880. He was a conductor on the CPR railways. Prescott is a
small town located on the St. Lawrence River between Brockville and
Cornwall. It is situated at the head of the rapids and the lowest
point that large ships could safely unload cargo, in the 1800's.
The stage coach followed the river shore between Montreal and
Prescott, which made Prescott a transportation point for embarking
larger lake ships, to Toronto. Prosperity came to Prescott during
the Railroad times. The Prescott-Byway Railway necessitated the
building of large storage yards at the waterfront in Prescott, to
connect the Railway by ferry to the Champlain Railway from
Ogdensburg, New York to Boston, MASS. but gradually, Prescott
became only a intermediate point on this transportation system.

The Grand Trunk Railway pushed west from Montreal, Quebec to
Toronto, Ontario. In 1889 Prescott had electric street lights
although private homes used kerosene lamps until the early 1900's.
In 1899 a water tank was erected and Prescott homes had a water and
sewage system!

William and Fanny were listed on the 1880 census for Prescott,
William was 50 years old and working as a Railway Conductor for CPR.,
Richard was 20 years old and working as a Commercial Traveler.
William Henry was 17 years old and working as a clerk in a store.
Robert George was 15 years old and attending school. Adelaide was
listed as 21 years old and living at home. The Freeman family had a
maid who was Josephine Hornby, 20 years old, born in Ontario,
Anglican of Irish origins.

William Freeman Sr.'s Will dated 1898, he was living on lot
#15, now number 235 Dibble Street, Prescott, on the south side of
the street. He was a Public School Trustee in Prescott. The family
attended St. Paul's Wes. Methodist Church, in Prescott. William
Freeman Sr.'s wife, Fanny McGrath, died in Prescott on the 07
February 1897, from Congestion of the brain for 4 days. She was
buried in Sandy Hill Cemetery, Prescott. William Freeman Sr.
remarried on 09 July 1898, Ella Etta Wilson, Fanny's nurse, at St.
James Methodist Church, St. Catherines Street, Montreal, Quebec.
Ella was born in Messina, New York on 27 June 1865, she was 31
years younger than William Sr.

William Freeman Sr., died 08 October 1899 in Prescott from
gangrene. He was buried with his first wife, Fanny McGrath in Sandy
Hill Cemetery, Prescott. In his Will, which is at the County
Clerks Office in Prescott, he left his entire estate to Ella Etta
(Wilson) Freeman, valued at $2,487.00.

William married MCGRATH Frances (Fanny) about 1859. Frances was born about 1836 in Ireland; died on 07 Feb 1897 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married WILSON Etta Ella on 09 Jul 1898 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Etta was born on 27 Jun 1865 in Messina, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

More About THOMAS WILLIAM FREEMAN:
Fact 1: December 03, 1841, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon
Co., Que.

Thomas married CLEVELAND Matilda before 1859. Matilda was born on 20 Apr 1844 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon, Co., Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Moved to New York after 1860. In 1880 the family lived in Westport
town in Essex County.
Was an ore miner.

More About GEORGE HENRY FREEMAN:
Fact 1: June 03, 1841, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon Co.,
Que.

George married MCDONOUGH Mary before 1866. Mary (daughter of MCDONOUGH John and (McDonough) Bridget) was born in 1836 in Ireland; died on 05 Sep 1925 in Hector, Renville Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

More About SARAH ANN FREEMAN:
Fact 1: September 27, 1843, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon
Co., Que.
Fact 2: October 07, 1843, buried 8mths 20 days

Notes:

More About SARAH ANN FREEMAN:
Fact 1: July 03, 1846, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon Co.,
Que.

Notes:

More About ELIZABETH FREEMAN:
Fact 1: May 19, 1848, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon Co.,
Que.

Notes:

More About CHARLES FREEMAN:
Fact 1: January 06, 1849, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon
Co., Que.

Notes:

More About MARY JANE FREEMAN:
Fact 1: September 13, 1851, Bapt. Hemmingford E.Anglican, Huntingdon
Co., Que.

Notes:

More About ASA FREEMAN:
Fact 1: May 05, 1885, bapt. Hemmingford Methodist records, Huntingdon
Co., Que.

Notes:

More About EZRA FREEMAN:
Fact 1: November 02, 1886, bapt. Hemmingford Methodist Records ,
Huntingdon Co., Que.

Notes:

1. Adelaide Amelia, born 13 July 1859 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon
Co., Quebec. She was baptized
Wes.Methodist on 22 June 1860 in Hemmingford. Addy, as she was
nicknamed, married James Findley Mundle on 25 May 1881, by license,
in Prescott. James was living and working as a Railway Station Agent
in Ottawa, Ontario. James F. Mundle was born in Prescott and was
the son of Edward Mundle and his wife Mary, of Prescott. The
witnesses at Adelaide's marriage were Mary Cairus of Prescott and
W.H. Scott of Montreal, Quebec, they were married by S.D. Chours.
Addy and Jim moved to Montreal, Quebec where Jim worked in the
Administration of Canadian Pacific Railways. They lived on Grovener
Street in Westmount, Montreal. They had 2 children: 1. May, married
Herbert Swinerton, who worked in administration at Wood Gundy
Company. They had a daughter

Adelaide married MUNDLE James Findley on 25 May 1881 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. James (son of MUNDLE Edward and (Mundle) Mary) was born in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

2. Richard Sutherland, born 04 April 1861 in Hemmingford,
Huntingdon County, Quebec. He
was baptized Wes.Methodist on 16 September 1865 in Hemmingford.
Family oral history is that Richard picked the name Sutherland as a
second name. He married Rose M. McDonald on the 20 June 1885 in St.
Marks Roman Catholic Church at Prescott. Rose was born about 1861 in
Ontario. During the early years of their marriage, Richard was
working as a Commercial Traveler. On the 1895 Voters List for the
town of Presto, Richard was living on Zaire Street as a tenant. In
the late 1990's, Richard moved his family to Montreal, Quebec.
They lived on Bernard Street, Outemont, Montreal. Richard was
working as a clerk for CPR. He died in 1906 at the age of 47 years.
Richard and Rose had 5 children: 1. Richard ( Dick), was born 10
September 1886 in Prescott. In Montreal he owned the agency for
Jaguar Cars. He never married and died in Montreal about 1960 and is
buried in Cote des Neyes Cemetery, Montreal 985 R. 2. Frances
Sutherland, was born about 1887 in Prescott. He worked with his
brother Lloyd Freeman in J.L.Freeman Company which was a successful
Wholesale Grocery Company. Frances married Agnes Tangery. He died
in 1973 in Montreal, and is buried in Cote Des Neyes Cemetery,
Montreal, 985 R. Frances and Agnes had 1 daughter:

Richard married MCDONALD Rose M. on 20 Jun 1885 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. Rose was born about 1861 in Ontario, Canada Huron Co.. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

3. William Henry, born 14 October 1862 in Hemmingford, Huntingdon
County, Quebec. He was baptized on 16 September 1865 in the Wes.
Methodist Church, Hemmingford. William married Mary Catherine
Fitzgerald on 16 June 1884 in St.Marks Roman Catholic Church,
Prescott, Grenville County, Ontario. Kate, her nickname, was born
on 18 January 1862 in Prescott, the daughter of Irish immigrants,
Michael Fitzgerald and his wife Mary (Shea). He worked as a
brewmaster for Labatts Brewery, Prescott. William worked with his
brothers, Richard and Robert George Freeman, in the " Freeman
Brothers Furniture Store" on King Street, Prescott. William Henry
lived on Park Street as a tenant on the 1895 Voters List for
Prescott.

In the book, "History of Prescott" 1810-1967, by John Morris, on
page 197,
"W. H. Freeman, Park Street, had Prescott's first residential
telephone, ordered in March 1885."

In the "Prescott Journal Newspaper", dated Thursday September 16,
1897, under personal,
"Mr. Will Freeman of Montreal spent Sunday in Town".

William Henry moved his family to Montreal, Quebec where he
worked as a Forman Shipper for CPR Railways and lived in Verdun on
#10 Champlain Ave. This is from the Montreal Street Directories for
1897-1907. William Henry and his wife Kate became very ill. William
Henry died 06 June 1907 and Kate died 08 August 1907, 4 weeks later.
William Henry and Kate were returned to Prescott and buried in St
Marks Cemetery.

The children of William Henry and Mary Catherine (Fitzgerald)
Freeman spent their early years in the quiet town of Prescott,
surrounded by family and friends. As the economical situation
changed in Prescott, in the late 1890's, the Freeman's looked to
the large city of Montreal, Quebec, for a better life for their
children.

Montreal, Quebec sits on a foot shaped island in the St.
Lawrence River, in southern Quebec. It is one of North America's
largest inland ports. In its earlier days, Montreal was an
important fur trading center. With the building of Railways across
Canada, Montreal became more of a transportation center. During the
1890's, gas replaced coal for cooking and heating, electricity for
lights. There was an economic boom in Montreal from 1896 to 1914,
and a new middle class emerged of Clerical workers. The boom brought
stores like "Morgan, Ogilvy and Birks". There was an electric
street car for transportation within the city and Westmount and
Outemount became the homes of businessmen and merchants in lovely
brownstone houses.

Life grew easier and more comfortable for many Montrealers.
Soon cars were bumping their way over city streets and muddy graveled
roads. Between 1901 and 1911, Montreal almost doubled in population,
reaching close to half a million people.

More About WILLIAM HENRY FREEMAN:
Fact 1: September 16, 1865, bapt. Hemmingford Wes.Methodist,
Huntingdon Co., Quebec
Fact 2: June 15, 1884, bapt. Roman Catholic, St Mark's, Prescott,
Grenville Co., Ontario.

William married FITZGERALD Mary Catherine on 16 Jun 1884 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. Mary (daughter of FITZGERALD Michael and SHEA Mary) died on 08 Aug 1907. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

3. Eliza, born on 18 April 1864 and was baptized on 16 September
1865 by Rev. Henderson in Hemmingford. The sponsors
were Charles Fish and William Freeman. Eliza wasn't with the family
in Prescott.

Notes:

4. Robert George, born 18 April 1868 in Quebec. He married Janet
Tyrie on 01 November 1899 in
Prescott, the daughter of John T. Tyrie and his wife Mary Jane
Mullen. Janet died shortly after 1901 in Prescott. Robert George
remarried Eva L. Smith on 07 October 1908 in Prescott, she was the
daughter of John Smith and Eliza Ann White, his wife. Eva was born
about 1887 in Prescott. Robert George was the owner of a Furniture
Store, ran an Undertaking business and an Insurance Business in
Prescott., on King Street. He died on 12 February 1948 in
Ogdensburg, New York, and was buried in Sandy Hill Cemetery,
Prescott. Eva Louisa died at Tayway Nursing Home in Perth, Ontario
at the age of 83 on 21 June 1970 and was buried 23 June 1970 in Sandy
Hill Cemetery, with her husband. They had one daughter:

Robert married TYRIE Janet on 01 Nov 1899 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. Janet (daughter of TYRIE John T. and MULLEN Mary Jane) died after 1901 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Robert married SMITH Eva Louisa on 07 Oct 1908 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario. Eva (daughter of SMITH John and WHITE Eliza Ann) was born about 1887 in Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario; died on 21 Jun 1970 in Perth, Ontario. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DAY Mary Jane. Mary was born on 03 Feb 1881. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ella married SCHROEDER Albert on 27 May 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jennie married O'Toole Patrick E. on 05 Oct 1896. Patrick was born on 07 Jan 1864 in Sibley Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In 1909 the firm of Poss and Freeman rented out their vacuum cleaner
by the day - the easy way to clean the house without taking up the
carpets.

The firm of Poss and Freeman, one of the oldest firms in Franklin,
dissolved partnership in January 1915. Poss took over the hardware
and farm implement business and Freeman took the furniture and lumber
part of the business. The men were in partnership for 19 years. The new
store name was "Freeman Furniture, Lumber and Undertaking."

In 1918, the flu epidemic continued throughout the year, and many
deaths were attributed to the dread disease. To curb the spread of
the flu, public gatherings were stopped and funerals were not allowed
to be held in the churches. This was an order received by C.E.
Freeman, the local undertaker. Mayor L.H. Kirwin ordered schools
closed and all activities cancelled for the month of November.

In 1950, H.J. Poss bought the Freeman Lumber Yards from C.E. Freeman.
The purchase included several sheds, lumber and material. In August,
The Freeman Furniture Store was sold to Leanard McAdams of St. Peter.
Mr. McAdams was also a licensed undertaker.

Died:
Burial Feb 8, 1951 in Resurrection Cemetery, Mendota Heights, MN.

LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT

I, Charles E. Freeman, (also sometimes known as C. E. Freeman) of Franklin, Renville County, Minnesota, do hereby make, publish and declare this to be my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all wills and codicils heretofore made by me.

(1) I direct my representatives hereinafter named, to pay out of the corpus of my estate the expenses of my last illness and funeral expenses, if not otherwise provided for, and the expenses of administration and all inheritance, setae and legacy taxes which may be levied against my estate or the beneficiaries named herein.

(2) I give, devise and bequeath all of my estate of whatever kind or description, real, personal or mixed, to my wife, Kathryn E. Freeman (also known as Kate E. Freeman) if living at the time of my death.

(3) In the event, however, that my wife should precedease me, then I give, devise and bequeath all of the estate to my children Ethel M. Freeman, Gladys M. Freeman, and Bernice Nelson, in equal shares, share and share alike, to the exclusion of my other children, and my other children have been omitted intentionally and have not bee omitted by inadvertence or mistake.

(4) In determining my estate, I hereby direct that any indebtedness owing from my children or any of them to me at the time of my death, whether evidence by notes or other instruments, is forgiven and such indebtedness shall not become a part of my estate.

(5) I hereby nominate and appoint my daughters, Ethel M. Freeman, Gladys M. Freeman, and Bernice Nelson, or either of them as they may see fit, to be the executrixes of this my Last Will and Testament, granting to them full authority to sell, mortgage, encumber, or in any manner to dispose of any or all of my estate without permission from the Probate Court, and request that they be permitted to serve by giving the minimum bond which may be required by law.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and seal at St. Paul, Minnesota, this 27th day of September, 1946.

The foregoing instrument was signed, published and declared by Charles E. Freeman (also sometimes known as C. E. Freeman), as and for his Last Will and Testament, at ST. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, on the 27th day of September, 1946, in our presence, and in the presence of each of us, and we, the undersigned, at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto set our hands as attesting and subscribing witnesses at the same time and place.

Signed:

Eileen Fitzgerald residing at 2143 Grand Ave., St. Paul
Johna Burns residing at 554 Holly Ln, St. Paul

Charles married BROWN Kathryn Elizabeth on 30 Apr 1894 in Franklin, Renville Co., MN. Kathryn (daughter of (Jr) James Brown and GOGGIN Mary Anne) was born on 29 Jan 1871 in Morton, Renville Co., MN; died on 19 Oct 1947 in Franklin, Renville Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married GOULD Catherine E. on 09 Sep 1899 in Olivia, Renville Co., MN. Catherine was born in 1862 in Stillwater, Washington Co., MN; died in 1911 in Olivia, Renville Co., MN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]