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Mary E. (Rea) Freeman (abt. 1849 - bef. 1870)

Mary E. Freeman formerly Rea
Born about in Lubec, Washington, Maine, United Statesmap
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Daughter of and
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Wife of — married 4 Jul 1865 in Foresthill, Placer, California, United Statesmap
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Died before before about age 21 in Placer County, California, United Statesmap
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Biography

1850 United States Federal Census [1]

Name: Thomas Ray
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1850
Event Place: Lubec, Washington, Maine, United States
Event Place (Original): Lubec, Washington, Maine
Gender: Male
Age: 28
Race: White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: New Brunswick
Schedule Type: 1850 Population
House Number: 229
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Ray M 28 New Brunswick
Sarah E Ray F 23 Maine
Mary C Ray F 1 Maine


Marriage Record #1 [2]

Name: W A Freeman
Spouse: Mary E Rea
Marriage Date: 1865
Marriage Place: Placer, California


Marriage Record #2 [3]

Name: W. A. Freeman
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 04 Jul 1865
Event Place: Placer, California, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Rea
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Number: 4845
Record Number: 4845


Marriage Record #3 [4]

Name: W. A. Freeman
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 4 Jul 1865
Event Place: Foresthill, Placer, California, United States
Event Place (Original): Forest Hill, Placer, California, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Mary E. Rea
Spouse's Gender: Female
Page Number: 209
Volume Number: A


Even though she is not named in the following records, her son is named in the 1870 census and in his death record. Both records indicate he was born in 1867. Since William did not marry Elizabeth Laycock until January of 1870, it is logical to extract from that that son Ulysses was the product of William's first marriage.


1870 United State Federal Census [5]

Name: W A Freeman
Age in 1870: 33
Birth Year: abt 1837
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Dwelling Number: 1236
Home in 1870: Oakland, Alameda, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Oakland
Occupation: Expressman
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 1000
Real Estate Value: 45000
Inferred Spouse: Eliza Freeman
Inferred Children: Ulysees Freeman
Household Members: Name Age
W A Freeman 33
Eliza Freeman 26
Ulysees Freeman 3


Young Ulysses died in diphtheria in 1871.


Burial Record for Son Ulysses [6]

Name: Ulysses J Freeman
Gender: M (Male)
Birth Date: 1867 [born 15 February 1867]
Death Date: 16 May 1871
Cemetery: Mountain View Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States of America
Has Bio?: Y


Research Notes

Her entire family moved from Maine to California. Ten years after her death, her family was recorded as living in Santa Clara, California. Her father's birth location is identified as in Canada. The records shown below are for research purposes.


Note to Researchers: There is another Thomas Rea who lived in Gilroy, California, who was married to Mary Ann Jones. This is a different Thomas Rea to the one who was the father of Mary Rea of this profile, who was married to Sarah Elizabeth Rice until his death in 1907.


Parents' Marriage Record [7]

Name: Thomas Ray
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 19 Dec 1847
Event Place: Trescott Township, Washington, Maine, United States
Event Place (Original): Trescott, Washington, Maine, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Sarah Elizabeth Rice
Spouse's Gender: Female


1870 United States Federal Census, Rea Family [8]

Name: Thomas Ray
Age in 1870: 44
Birth Year: abt 1826
Birthplace: Maine
Dwelling Number: 1235
Home in 1870: Oakland, Alameda, California
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Oakland
Occupation: Machinist
Male Citizen over 21: Y
Personal Estate Value: 3000
Real Estate Value: 30000
Household Members: Name Age
Thomas Ray 44
Sarah E Ray 44
Istatia Ray 12
Tanthu Ray 10
Mira Ray 8
Elva Ray 5
E Gurnell 23


1880 United States Federal Census, Rea Family [9]

Name: Thomas Rea
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1880
Event Place: Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States
Event Place (Original): Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 58
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): W
Occupation: Working In Lumber Mill
Birth Year (Estimated): 1822
Birthplace: Canada
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Self
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 244
Person Number: 0
Volume: 2
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Rea Self M 58 Canada
Sarah E Rea Wife F 53 Maine, United States
Estella J Rea Daughter F 21 California, United States
Ianthia O Rea Daughter F 20 California, United States
Myra A Rea Daughter F 18 California, United States
Cleveland Rea Nephew M 10 Maine, United States


1900 United States Federal Census [10]

Name: Thomas Rea
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Sonoma Township, Glen Ellen and Auga Caliente Precincts, Sonoma, California, United States
Event Place (Original): ED 177 Sonoma Township, Glen Ellen and Auga Caliente Precincts, Sonoma, California, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 78
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: Jan 1822
Birthplace: Canada Eng
Marriage Year (Estimated): 1848
Immigration Year: 1833
Father's Birthplace: England
Mother's Birthplace: England
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 8
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Thomas Rea Head M 78 Canada Eng
Sarah E Rea Wife F 73 Maine
Miron L Raycraft Grandson M 12 California


Naturalization Papers [11]

Name: Thomas Rea
Petition Age: 22
Record Type: Petition
Birth Date: 1 Jan 1822
Birth Place: Hillsboro in the Province of New Brunswick
Arrival Date: 1836
Arrival Place: Wescott
Petition Date: Sep 1844
Petition Place: Machias, Washington, Maine, USA


California Death Index [12]

Name: Thomas Rea
Birth Year: abt 1821
Death Date: 17 Aug 1907
Age at Death: 86
Death Place: Santa Clara, California, USA


Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VC-S2V : 4 April 2020), Mary C Ray in household of Thomas Ray, Lubec, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 265, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. ↑ Western States Marriage Index. Brigham Young University–Idaho. http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/westernStates/search.cfm. W. A. Freeman married Mary E. Rea in 1865, Placer, California. Ancestry.com. Web: Western States Marriage Index, 1809-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. See: https://bit.ly/2ZetsIw.
  3. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ3K-4V2 : 8 December 2017), W. A. Freeman and Mary E. Rea, 04 Jul 1865; citing Placer, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,295,539.
  4. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZV5-Y8N : 19 October 2018), W. A. Freeman and Mary E. Rea, 1865.
  5. ↑ 1870 United State Federal Census, W. A. Freemanm age 33, born in Pennsylvania, Year: 1870; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: M593_68; Page: 210B; Family History Library Film: 545567. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. See: https://bit.ly/2C0Wx1h.
  6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 July 2020), memorial page for Ulysses J Freeman (1867–16 May 1871), Find A Grave: Memorial #200656002, citing Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA ; Maintained by Sandra Bordelon (contributor 48853995)
  7. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NM-9LC : 14 January 2020), Sarah Elizabeth Rice in entry for Thomas Ray, 1847.
  8. ↑ 1870 United States Federal Census, Thomas Ray, age 44, born in Maine [sic], Year: 1870; Census Place: Oakland, Alameda, California; Roll: M593_68; Page: 210B; Family History Library Film: 545567. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. See: https://bit.ly/3egCdGh.
  9. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6PV-4TF : 19 August 2017), Cleveland Rea in household of Thomas Rea, Santa Clara, Santa Clara, California, United States; citing enumeration district ED 251, sheet 244A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,081.
  10. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9GT-C5S : accessed 10 July 2020), Miron L Raycraft in household of Thomas Rea, Sonoma Township, Glen Ellen and Auga Caliente Precincts, Sonoma, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 177, sheet 8B, family 175, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,114.
  11. ↑ Naturalization Records. National Archives at Boston, Waltham, Massachusetts. Thomas Rea, born 01 January 1822 in Hillsboro, New Brunswick, Canada, petition date September 1844, Machias, Washington, Maine. Ancestry.com. Maine, Federal Naturalization Records, 1787-1991 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. See: https://bit.ly/3gN2XQh.
  12. ↑ California Department of Health and Welfare. California Vital Records-Vitalsearch (www.vitalsearch-worldwide.com). The Vitalsearch Company Worldwide, Inc., Pleasanton, California. Thomas Rea, born about 1821, died 17 August 1907 in Santa Clara, California. Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1905-1939 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. See: https://bit.ly/2BXEkl9.




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