FREEMAN William Henry

1862 - 1907  (44 years)

• Name	FREEMAN William Henry
  Birth	14 Oct 1862	Hemmingford, Huntingdon, Co., Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Death	06 Jul 1907	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  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.
  Person ID	I3243	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	FREEMAN William,   b. Abt 1834, Lower Canada (Quebec) d. 08 Oct 1899, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	MCGRATH Frances (Fanny),   b. Abt 1836, Ireland d. 07 Feb 1897, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario (Age 61 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1859
  Family ID	F3241	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	FITZGERALD Mary Catherine   d. 08 Aug 1907
  Marriage	16 Jun 1884	Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario
  Children	1. FREEMAN Loris William,   b. 29 Dec 1885, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario  [natural]   2. FREEMAN Gertrude Mary,   b. 16 Nov 1888, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario  [natural]   3. FREEMAN Gerald Frances,   b. 04 Oct 1891, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario d. 1977, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario (Age 85 years)  [natural]   4. FREEMAN Edwin Michael,   b. 21 Sep 1895, Prescott, Grenville Co., Ontario d. 01 Oct 1963, Cardinal, Grenville Co., Ontario (Age 68 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F3243	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2024