An unedited
transcription of a page 1 article from 9 Nov 1899 Simcoe Reformer newspaper.
Died in Illinois
Word has
reached her friends here of the death of Miss Hattie Freeman at her late
home in Rockford, Ill. Miss Freeman was born Feb. 12th, 1829, on lot
15 in the 2nd concession of Woodhouse. Her father was Ogden Freeman
who died at Black Creek in 1850. Her Grandfather was Rev. Daniel Freeman. Mrs. Phoebe Ryerson, of Pt. Dover is her
aunt. Miss
Freeman moved to Illinois with her family in the fall of 1856. A
Rockford paper in speaking of her death says: "She was a very lovable
character, retired, unassuming, but pure and reliable. One who knew
her intimately says: 'She has lived a beautiful life
of unselfish devotion to her family and friends, and of unusual sweetness
of character.' She was quiet and unobtrusive and had been in her
life all that she professed and more."
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