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Family Remembrance:2486 "The obituary of son, Francis, said Alvin took his family by canal boat thru the Great Lakes to Chicago in 1853, and settled at Wilmington, Will county, Illinois. They had lived at Albion, Oswego County, New York, where children were by first wife; not found 1860; 1870 with wife, Elizabeth, at Braceville, Grundy County, Illinois; 1880 Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois. He was first a joiner or carpenter, then a butcher, and then an insurance agent. Chicago city directories list Mary, "widow of Alvin Frary," 1863-1882. Census 1900 of widow Elizabeth said "mother of 11, 4 deceased." When located, the 1860 census may show more children; eighteen are known."

Family Remembrance:2487 "The dude fathered 18 children (11 by Mary Ann, and 7 by 2nd wife Elizabeth Laymon) My dad told me "Old Alvin as a mean son'bitch!" Don't laugh, but I saw his ghost in my living room once a long time ago, and the very next day, I got a letter from a cemetery telling me that they found his grave in Colorado -- SPOOKY huh?? John Frary 9-23-2000."

}1810 Birth:2484 Birth year of 1810 taken from age (40 years) in 1850 census enumeration; birth place of Vermont taken from same source.

1840 U.S. Census:2488
Oswego County, New York (Albion Township)
Head of Family •• Alvin Frary
Males under 5 •• 1 << son Harrison, age 3
Males 5-10 •• 1 << son Mark, age 8
Males 30-40 •• 1 << Alvin, age 30
Females under 5 •• 2 << daughters Julia age 4; Lucy, age 2
Females 5-10 •• 1 << daugher Helen Adelia, age 9
Females 30-40 •• 1 << wife Mary Ann, age 30
Total persons •• 7
Persons employed in commerce •• 2
To be consistent with 1850 census, there should be an additional daughter. Would expect to find two females 5-10 (Adelia and Augusta) and two females under 5 (Julia and Lucy).

1850 U.S. Census:2484
Oswego County, New York (Town of Albion)
Enumerated 9 August 1850
Alvin Frary •• 40, male, joiner, born in Vermont
Mary Ann •• 40, female, born in New York
Adelia •• 19, female, born in New York
Mark •• 18, male, born in New York
Agusta •• 16, female, born in New York
Julia •• 14, female, born in New York
Harrison •• 13, male, born in New York, attended school within the year
Lucy •• 12, female, born in New York, attended school within the year
Ruth M. •• 9, female, born in New York, attended school within the year
George B. •• 8, male, born in New York, attended school within the year
Charles •• 4, male, born in New York, attended school within the year
Francis •• 2 months, born in New York

1860 U.S. Census:2491
Grundy County, Illinois (Morris City, 4th Ward)
Enumerated 7 July 1860
Alvin Frary •• 50, male, laborer, real estate value $300, personal property value $75, born in Vermont
Mary •• 50, female, born in New York
Charles •• 19, male, born in New York << more likely 14, but written as 19
Francis •• 11, male, born in New York

1860-1861 Divorce:2491,2485 Alvin was enumerated with wife Mary, age 50, in the 1860 census. In the 1870 census, he was living with wife Elizabeth, age 42, and Huldah, a daughter assumed to be his who was 9 years old in 1870.

1870 U.S. Census:2485
Grundy County, Illinois (Braceville Township)
Enumerated 11 August 1870
Alvin Frary •• 59, male, white, butcher, real estate value $400, personal property value $400, born in Vermont, male over the age of 21
Elizabeth •• 42, female, white, keeping house, born in Ohio
Louisa •• 13, female, white, at school, born in Illinois, attended school within the year << step-daughter; Eliza in 1880
Huldah •• 9, female, white, at school, born in Illinois, attended school within the year
Rhoda •• 6, female, white, at school, born in Illinois, attended school within the year
Ida •• 4, female, white, born in Illinios
Alvin •• 2, male, white, born in Illinios
George •• 2 months, male, white, born in Illinios

1878 Grundy County, Illinois, County Directory:2492 Frasey [!], Alvin, insurance agent, res Braceville.

1880 U.S. Census:2489
Grundy County, Illinois (Gardner, Greenfield Township)
Enumerated 26 June 1880
Alvin Frary •• white, male, 70, married, insurance agent, born in Vermont, father and mother's birthplace blank
Elizabeth •• white, female, 55, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio
Eliza •• white, female, 22, daughter, single, at home, born in Illinois, father born in Indiana, mother born in Ohio << step-daughter; Louisa in 1870
Huldah •• white, female, 19, daughter, single, at home, born in Illinois, father born in Vermont, mother born in Ohio
Rhoda •• white, female, 17, daughter, single, at home, born in Illinois, father born in Vermont, mother born in Ohio
Ida May •• white, female, 15, daughter, single, at home, born in Illinois, father born in Vermont, mother born in Ohio
Alvin •• white, male, 13, son, single, works on farm, attended school within the year, born in Illinois, father born in Vermont, mother born in Ohio
George •• white, male, 11, son, single, scholar, broken arm, attended school within the year, born in Illinois, father born in Vermont, mother born in Ohio
William •• white, male, 9, son, single, scholar, born in Illinois, father born in Vermont, mother born in Ohio

1897 Death Record:2543 Name: Frary, A.; address, Arlington Park; date, 11 July 1897; sex, male; color, white; married; age, 87; nativity, America; occupation, ?; cause of death, old age; interment: Fairmount.