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George Washington Fry 1797 – 1867 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 February 1797

Birth Location: Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA

Death Date: 3 August 1867

Death Location: Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Johannes Frey

Mother: Elizabeth Sein

Spouse(s): Barbara Smelcer

Children(s): Philip Fry

The story of George Washington Fry began in 1797 in Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA. George Washington Fry married Barbara Ann Smelcer, and had children including Philip Harmon Fry. George Washington Fry passed away in 1867 in Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of George Washington Fry began in 1797 in Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA.
  • George Washington Fry married Barbara Ann Smelcer, and had children including Philip Harmon Fry.
  • George Washington Fry passed away in 1867 in Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Johannes Frey
1745 – 1829
Birth Location: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
JF
Elizabeth Sein
1764 – 1851
Birth Location: Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Spouses(s)

Barbara Smelcer
1802 – 1887
Birth Location: Greene County, Tennessee, USA
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Children(s)

Philip Fry
1835 – 1916
Birth Location: Greene, Tennessee, United States
PF

George Fry's Ancestors

Self
George Fry
1797 – 1867
Birth Place: Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA
Parents
Johannes John Frey
1745 – 1829
Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Elizabeth Sein
1764 – 1851
Alexandria, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Johannes (Heinrich) Frey
1722 – 1819
Alsace (Lorraine now), Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Anna (Maria) Miller
1726 – 1803
Geislingen, Zollernalbkreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Henrich Frey
1663 – 1734
Anna Levering
1676 – 1754
2nd-Great-Grandparents
B Frey
1640 – 1721
Magdalena Boekrs
1649 – 1717

George Fry's Descendants

1.
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George (Washington) Fry (21 February 1797 – 3 August 1867) m. Barbara (Ann) Smelcer (2 August 1802 – 6 August 1887)
  1. 1. Philip (Harmon) Fry (20 OCT 1835 – 25 Jan 1916) m. Mary (Ellen) Thompson (29 Sep 1838 – 7 May 1917)
    1. 1. William (A) FRY (18 Nov 1859 – 06 Feb 1953) m. Barbara (Cathryn) COHER (06 Aug 1861 – 21 Apr 1912)
      1. 1. Harmon (Milton) Frye (10 Dec 1880 – 13 Aug 1967) m. Maude (Pearle) DOUGHERTY (25 Apr 1885 – 5 Oct 1957)
        1. 1. Claire (William) Frye (26 Sep 1917 – 15 Jul 1982) m. Marie (Vernelda) Tunney (09 Jul 1917 – 15 Feb 2006)

George Fry's Timeline

2 Records

1797
21 February 1797
Birth of George Washington Fry in Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA
Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA
1867
3 August 1867
Age 70
Death of George Washington Fry in Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 February 1797
    Event Place: Shenandoah, Shenandoah Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 August 1867
    Event Place: Sylvan, Richland County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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