Person:Joseph DeFrees (2)

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Joseph DeFrees
b.1710/11 New York, New York
d.1765
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Joseph DeFrees1710/11 - 1765
  2. Maria De Forest1718 -
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m. Abt 1750
  1. Joseph H. DeFrees
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Name Joseph DeFrees
Gender Male
Birth? 1710/11 New York, New York
Marriage Abt 1750 to Mary Catherine Hutton
Death? 1765

DeFrees is a Walloon French name. People escaped to Holland when Hugenots persecuted French. James DeFrees came to US in 1624 on a ship, "New Netherlands" and settled in Albany, New York and Connecticut. Connecticut faction's name evolved to DeForest. Early DeFrees were farmers.

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