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Henry F. Fralick

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Henry F. Fralick Veteran

Birth
Minden Township, Montgomery County, New York, USA
Death
14 Mar 1891 (aged 79)
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
OAKHILL--P-1-12
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History of Kent Co., Michigan by Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881...Pages 1007 & 1008
Hon. Henry Fralick, Grand Rapids, is a native of New York, and was born at Minden, Montgomery Co., on the 9th of Feb. 1812. His father, Abraham Fralick, originally from Columbia Co., N.Y., was a Captain in the was of 1812. His grandfather was one of a family of 15 boys, 11 of whom were engaged in the Revolutionary was, in which four of them were killed; of the seven who returned, all were wounded. His mother was Mary E., daughter of Henry Keller, of Minden, N.Y., who was quite prominent in the community, having been a member of the Assembly and the Senate of the State. Mr. Fralick received his education in the district schools of his native county, and in Wayne county, where his father removed in 1824. The next three years were spent in assisting with the work on the farm, at the end of which time the family removed to Plymouth, Mich. In 1829 he left home to seek his fortune; going to New York, he worked on a passenger boat of the Erie canal for two years, becoming Captain of the boat the second year...........In 1836 he went to Detroit and became clerk at the Michigan Exchange, the principal hotel in the city. Here he remained nine months, where he returned to Plymouth and beacme clerk in the store of Henry B. Holbrook. In 1838 he bought out Mr. Holbrook's stock and dry goods, and engaged in business for himself......In 1860 Mr. Fralick sold his store and goods. About a year and a half afterward he came to Grand Rapids, where he bought the interest of Mr. Aldrich in the bank of Ledyard & Aldrich; the firm the beacme Ledyard & Fralick, and as such carried on a very successful banking business for about five years, when it was dissolved, and the City National Bank, of Grand Rapids, was organized, since which time Mr. Fralick has been a stockholder and director of this bank. Upon the firing For Sumter, in 1861, he, with his brother and Mr. Penniman, raised, equipped and filed the muster roll of the first company in the State, which enlisted for three years.....In 1872 he, with others, formed the Grand Rapids Chair Company, with a capital of #300,000...Mr. Fralick has been Justice of the Peace, Supervisor and County Auditor.....In 1837, on the 23rd of May, he was married to Corrina A., daughter of Henry Lyon, who was one of the first settlers of the town of Plymouth, Mich. Mrs. Fralick died on the 16th of October, 1840. On the 22nd of April, 1842 he married Jeannette Woodruff, of Plymouth, Mich. They have four children, one son and three daughters.

Michigan Marriages 1822-1995:
Henry Fralick, 1812, 30
Jennett Wooduff, 1809, 33
Married: 17 April 1842 Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan

1850 U.S. Federal Census Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI Dw. 302, Fam. 303
Henry Fralick, 38, M, Merchant, 6800, NY
Jennett Fralick, 40, F, NY
Mary A. Fralick, 9, F, MI
Alice J. Fralick, 6, F, MI
Anna Fralick, 3, F, MI
Ann E. Woodruff, 20, F, MI
Isaac Woodruff, 16, M, Clerk, MI
Olive A. Rud, 21, F, Canada
Jane Sloan, 62, F, NY

1860 U.S. Federal Census Town of Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI Pg. 16, Fam. 136
Henry Fralick, 48, 1812, NY, M
Jennett Fralick, 50, 1810, NY, F
Alice F. Fralick, 1845, MI, F
Anna Fralick, 1848, MI, F
Henry S. Fralick, 1853, MI, M

1870 U.S. Federal Census Grand Rapids, Ward 3, Kent Co., MI, Pg. 37, Dw. 279, Fam. 269
Henry Fralick, 54, M, W, Retired Banker, 42,000, 33,000, NY
Jeanette Fralick, 60, F, W, Keeping House, NY
Alice J. Fralick, 25, F, W, MI
Anna J. Fralick, 22, F, W, MI
Henry S. Fralick, 19, M, W, MI
Louisa Joppa, 18, F, W, Domestic Serv't., Holland

1880 U.S. Federal Census Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI Pg. 297B
Henry Fralick, 1812, NY, Self, FB & MB NY, W, M, Married, 68, Dealer in Real Estate
Jennett Fralick, 1809, NY, Wife, FB NY, MB NJ, W, F, Married, 71, Keeping House
Henry S. Fralick, 1853, MI, Son, FB & MB NY, W, M, Single, 27, Clerk in Dry Goods Store
Christina Johnson, 1854, NY, Other, FB & MB Germany, W, F, Single, 26, Servant

Michigan Deaths 1867-1897:
Henry Fralick, Died: 14 March 1891, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, 79y1m5d, Born: 1812 New York, Widowed, Father; Abraham Fralick, Mother; Mary Fralick, Real Estate

Early History of Michigan, with biographies of Sate Offices, Members of Congress, judges and Legislatiors, Pub. pursuant to act 59, 1887, S.D. Bingham (Stephen D.) Pages 275 & 276:
Henry Fralic,
Representative from Wayne County in 1847, and Senator in 1853, was born at Minden, New York, Feb. 9, 1812. His father was a captain in the war of 1812, and his grandfather one of eleven brothers........
History of Kent Co., Michigan by Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881...Pages 1007 & 1008
Hon. Henry Fralick, Grand Rapids, is a native of New York, and was born at Minden, Montgomery Co., on the 9th of Feb. 1812. His father, Abraham Fralick, originally from Columbia Co., N.Y., was a Captain in the was of 1812. His grandfather was one of a family of 15 boys, 11 of whom were engaged in the Revolutionary was, in which four of them were killed; of the seven who returned, all were wounded. His mother was Mary E., daughter of Henry Keller, of Minden, N.Y., who was quite prominent in the community, having been a member of the Assembly and the Senate of the State. Mr. Fralick received his education in the district schools of his native county, and in Wayne county, where his father removed in 1824. The next three years were spent in assisting with the work on the farm, at the end of which time the family removed to Plymouth, Mich. In 1829 he left home to seek his fortune; going to New York, he worked on a passenger boat of the Erie canal for two years, becoming Captain of the boat the second year...........In 1836 he went to Detroit and became clerk at the Michigan Exchange, the principal hotel in the city. Here he remained nine months, where he returned to Plymouth and beacme clerk in the store of Henry B. Holbrook. In 1838 he bought out Mr. Holbrook's stock and dry goods, and engaged in business for himself......In 1860 Mr. Fralick sold his store and goods. About a year and a half afterward he came to Grand Rapids, where he bought the interest of Mr. Aldrich in the bank of Ledyard & Aldrich; the firm the beacme Ledyard & Fralick, and as such carried on a very successful banking business for about five years, when it was dissolved, and the City National Bank, of Grand Rapids, was organized, since which time Mr. Fralick has been a stockholder and director of this bank. Upon the firing For Sumter, in 1861, he, with his brother and Mr. Penniman, raised, equipped and filed the muster roll of the first company in the State, which enlisted for three years.....In 1872 he, with others, formed the Grand Rapids Chair Company, with a capital of #300,000...Mr. Fralick has been Justice of the Peace, Supervisor and County Auditor.....In 1837, on the 23rd of May, he was married to Corrina A., daughter of Henry Lyon, who was one of the first settlers of the town of Plymouth, Mich. Mrs. Fralick died on the 16th of October, 1840. On the 22nd of April, 1842 he married Jeannette Woodruff, of Plymouth, Mich. They have four children, one son and three daughters.

Michigan Marriages 1822-1995:
Henry Fralick, 1812, 30
Jennett Wooduff, 1809, 33
Married: 17 April 1842 Plymouth, Wayne Co., Michigan

1850 U.S. Federal Census Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI Dw. 302, Fam. 303
Henry Fralick, 38, M, Merchant, 6800, NY
Jennett Fralick, 40, F, NY
Mary A. Fralick, 9, F, MI
Alice J. Fralick, 6, F, MI
Anna Fralick, 3, F, MI
Ann E. Woodruff, 20, F, MI
Isaac Woodruff, 16, M, Clerk, MI
Olive A. Rud, 21, F, Canada
Jane Sloan, 62, F, NY

1860 U.S. Federal Census Town of Plymouth, Wayne Co., MI Pg. 16, Fam. 136
Henry Fralick, 48, 1812, NY, M
Jennett Fralick, 50, 1810, NY, F
Alice F. Fralick, 1845, MI, F
Anna Fralick, 1848, MI, F
Henry S. Fralick, 1853, MI, M

1870 U.S. Federal Census Grand Rapids, Ward 3, Kent Co., MI, Pg. 37, Dw. 279, Fam. 269
Henry Fralick, 54, M, W, Retired Banker, 42,000, 33,000, NY
Jeanette Fralick, 60, F, W, Keeping House, NY
Alice J. Fralick, 25, F, W, MI
Anna J. Fralick, 22, F, W, MI
Henry S. Fralick, 19, M, W, MI
Louisa Joppa, 18, F, W, Domestic Serv't., Holland

1880 U.S. Federal Census Grand Rapids, Kent Co., MI Pg. 297B
Henry Fralick, 1812, NY, Self, FB & MB NY, W, M, Married, 68, Dealer in Real Estate
Jennett Fralick, 1809, NY, Wife, FB NY, MB NJ, W, F, Married, 71, Keeping House
Henry S. Fralick, 1853, MI, Son, FB & MB NY, W, M, Single, 27, Clerk in Dry Goods Store
Christina Johnson, 1854, NY, Other, FB & MB Germany, W, F, Single, 26, Servant

Michigan Deaths 1867-1897:
Henry Fralick, Died: 14 March 1891, Grand Rapids, Kent Co., Michigan, 79y1m5d, Born: 1812 New York, Widowed, Father; Abraham Fralick, Mother; Mary Fralick, Real Estate

Early History of Michigan, with biographies of Sate Offices, Members of Congress, judges and Legislatiors, Pub. pursuant to act 59, 1887, S.D. Bingham (Stephen D.) Pages 275 & 276:
Henry Fralic,
Representative from Wayne County in 1847, and Senator in 1853, was born at Minden, New York, Feb. 9, 1812. His father was a captain in the war of 1812, and his grandfather one of eleven brothers........

Gravesite Details

Husband of #1: Corinna A. (Lyon) Fralick and #2: Jeannette (Woodruff) Fralick. Son of Abraham Fralick.



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