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Lorentz Fried (1767-1837)
--Germany--
Jacob L. Fried (1805-1885)
Ellen M. Fried (1835-1926)

The Fried family appears to have come to America from Germany in the mid to late 18th century. Lorentz Fried settled in Carroll County, Maryland while his children settled at Codorus in York County, Pennsylvania.

Diary

21 Feb 2005, I visited the old St. David's Lutheran Church in Hanover, Pennsylvania. I only found two Fried stones. The first stone was for my 5th great grandfather Lorentz Fried. I also found the stone of his wife, Elizabeth. There may be more but many of the stones are unreadable.

Lorentz Fried (7355) was born on 12 Apr 1767 at Germany. He married Elizabeth Utz (7356) circa 1795. He was also known as Freed (7355). He settled in Carroll County, Maryland, USA before 1805.

He died on 6 Feb 1837 at age 69. He was buried at the old St. David's Lutheran Church Cemetery, West Manheim, York County, Pennsylvania, USA. His estate was probated on 17 Apr 1837 at Carroll County, Maryland, USA.

Tombstone of Lorentz Fried (1767-1837) Hanover, West Manheim, Penna.

orig. photo, D. Stanley (stone is leaning forward)

Children of Lorentz Fried and Elizabeth Utz were as follows :

1. Jacob Leroy Fried (947) was born on 5 Oct 1805 at Maryland, USA. He and Elizabeth Sherman (948) were married by Jacob Albert on 18 Aug 1835.
2. Catherine Fried (7361) was born between 1810 and 1814 at Maryland, USA. She married Josiah Boose (7362).
3. Rachael Fried (7363) was born on 28 Jan 1813. She married Peter Utz (7364).
4. Mary Fried (7357) married Thomas Bortner (7358).
5. Elizabeth Fried (7359) married Henry Minter (7360).

Family of Laurance Freed 1820 Federal Census, Baltimore (now Carroll) County, Maryland

1820, 3rd Dist, Page 146

Note: The first dash after Laurance Freed's name marks "Free white males of ten and under sixteen". This may indicate his son Jacob Leroy Fried, who was 15 years old in 1820.