Stephanus Fraleigh
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Died
Relations
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(6/23/1993) To Mrs. Losee from Winifred Fraleigh Woods
My mother’s line starts with Johann Peter and Margaret Flegelaar’s son Stephen (born 1742) who married Maria Van Benschoten in October 1764 in Reformed Church at Rhinebeck and are buried in the graveyard by the church. They parented Peter born in Nov. 1770 who married Catherine Loescher in 1792… They in turn were my great, great grandparents on my mother’s side.
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(5/5/1977) To Mrs.Clara Losee From John Fraleigh
I was both delighted and fascinated by the information I received from you. You see, the only information I knew about Fraleigh family genealogy was that sent in my previous letter from the bible. For example, I had no idea that the 1720-1792 Peter had thirteen children! The bible just listed the first child, Stephen. I conjecture that this Stephen was the one who purchased or otherwise first obtained the bible (the publication date of the bible would make this likely also) and then wrote in it the dates for his parents, for himself, and for his children, but did not bother with all his brothers and sisters. When I am next at my parents’ home, I will have to look at the bible and see if the writing and ink bears this out.
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(Tues. 2/11) To Diana and Dave From Mrs.Clara Losee
It might also be of some help to know what happened to all of Peter and Elizabeth’s children settled. I am sure you know that Peter & Elizabeth left Rhinebeck and purchased the farm at Red Hook and moved there with their 7 children. If you are interested I do have all the information about where Stephan settled in Rhinebeck, what happened to his property, his children, etc. Anyway, Peter stayed on his farm until his death, his son Philip remained on the Homestead farm, purchasing additional land, and this farm remained in the Fraleigh family until it was sold in 1936 to Emma Llewellyn. Peter P. Fraleigh purchased 123 acres of land near his father’s farm; this is still in the Fraleigh family and occupied by Elmore and his 2 sons, Bill and David. The John Fraleigh land is now owned by heirs of his daughter, Catharine Maria, who married Col. Peter I. Feller. (this is the Feller farm adjoining Elmore). A large part of the George Fraleigh purchase, plus land deeded to Peter H. Fraleigh by his father, is now owned by Irving Fraleigh, Jr. Another Fraleigh daughter, Hannah, married John I. Stickle... this property adjoins the Feller farm to the east.