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Family: John Fraley / Melinda M. Besha (F95)

m. 8 Feb 1870


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  • Father | Male
    John Fraley

    Born  8 Feb 1843  Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Apr 1920   
    Buried  19 Apr 1920  Wilna, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  8 Feb 1870  [1, 2, 3, 4]   
    Father  Jakob Fr | F39 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Catherine Slick | F39 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Melinda M. Besha

    Born  3 Jan 1846  Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Nov 1920  Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1920  Wilna, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Victor Bichet | F53 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Almira Sixbury | F53 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    John William Fraley

    Born  27 May 1871  Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jan 1940  Charleston, Halifax, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1940  Croghan, Lewis County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Nellie Besha | F10662 
    Married  19 Oct 1893   
    Spouse  Rose Besha | F10663 
    Married  5 Apr 1920   

    Child 2 | Female
    Maggie Fraley

    Born  22 Jul 1873  Rochester, Monroe County, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Jul 1945  Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1945  Theresa, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Norman Timmerman | F359 
    Married  21 Jun 1894   

    Child 3 | Female
    Winifred F. Fraley

    Born  16 Dec 1877   
    Died  29 Aug 1952  Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Carthage, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ernest E. Simmons | F360 
    Married  9 Feb 1911  Watertown, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Myra Ellen Fraley

    Born  13 Aug 1882  LeRay, Jefferson, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Nov 1966  Philadelphia, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Clarence B. Acheson | F358 
    Married  3 Jul 1907  Lafargeville, Jefferson County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S431] Watertown Daily Times, (Watertown, N.Y.), April 16, 1920, pg. 17, col. 1 (Reliability: 3), 29 May 2006.
      JNO. FRALEY DIES AT PHILADELPHIA
      Succombs after illness of three years.
      WAS WELL KONWN FARMER
      Had Resided in Philadelphia Village During Past 17 Years and prior to That Conducted Farm Near Evans Mills

      Philadelphia, N.Y. April 16
      John Fraley, well known resident of Philadelphia, died at 4 Thursday afternoon at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Clarence Acheson in Main Street this village, following a long illness, aged 77 years, two months and seven days. Mr. Fraley had been in failing health during the past three years and had been critically ill during the past month.
      The funeral will be held at 10 Monday morning from Philadelphia Catholic church. Rev. Father Hollis Burns, pastor of Lafargeville Catholic church, and former assistant at St. Patrick's church, Watertown, officiating. Interment will be in Carthage cemetery.
      He was one of the older residents of this village and had resided here during the past 17 years. He moved from his farm on Galway street into a house which he purchased in Antwerp street where they resided 15 years. In October , 1918, he and his wife, on account of ill health moved from Antwerp street to the residence of their daughter, Mrs. Acheson, where he passed away Thursday afternoon.
      Mr Fraley was born in the town of Cape Vincent, son of Jacob and Kathryn Slick Fraley, natives of Germany, Feb. 8, 1843. He married Miss Malinda Besha, Feb. 8, 1870. For 21 years they lived on a farm on Galway street in the town of Leray, New Evans MIlls, before moving to Philadelphia.
      Besides his widow, Mrs. Malinda Besha Fraley, he leaves one son, John W. Fraley of Summerville, South Carolina; and three daughters, Mrs. Norman Timmermanof Lafargeville, MRs. Ernest Simmons of Carthage, and Mrs. Clarence Acheson of this village, with whom he made his home.
      D.E. Gullfoyle of the Gullfoyle company, Watertown, has charge of the funeral arrangements.
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times


    2. [S1288] Acheson, Tim - email, Acheson, Tim, February 13, 2015>, "Re: Comments," (Reliability: 3), 13 Feb 2015.
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 1, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 2, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015
      John Fraley family data, compled by Tim Acheson, p. 3, February 13, 2015
      Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson
      Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson
      Photos of Malinda Besha and John Fraley, per Tim Acheson


    3. [S382] US Census 1870 - Jefferson County, NY, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census. [database on-line] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003-. Indexed by Ancestry.com from microfilmed schedules of the 1870 U.S. Federal Decennial Census.1870 United States Federal Census. [database online] Provo, UT: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2003. Original data: Data imaged from National Archives and Records Administration. 1870 Federal Population Census. M593, 1,761 rolls; part of Minnesota T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.), NARA Series M593, Roll 944; Page: 192; Image: 386 (Reliability: 3), 27 Nov 2005.
      The census taker mistakenly wrote "John" as his first name. It should have been written "Jacob".
      Watertown Daily Times
      Watertown Daily Times
      Obituary for Phoebe Sixberry
      Jacob Fraley
      Jacob Fraley
      page 192, US Census 1870, Cape Vincent, Jefferson County, NY.


    4. [S75] Perkins, Carolyn - Package, unknown, (2 Jan 1997), Group 2, Page 10 (Reliability: 3).