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Summary
- Abstract:
- This collection documents the activities of the members of the Freligh family who lived primarily in the Niskayuna area during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
- Extent:
- 0.9 cubic ft.
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Freligh Family Papers, 1773-1955. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Freligh Family Papers).
Background
- Scope and Content:
Includes correspondence of Dr. Michael Freligh (1770-1853) about family matters, agriculture, the War of 1812 in Plattsburgh, New York, and the Watervliet Lyceum, 1799-1853; land transactions and legal documents, 1773-1955; and rent receipts signed by Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1804-1830. The Freligh family resided in Niskayuna; Watervliet; and Cohoes, New York.
- Biographical / Historical:
Members of the Freligh family lived in the Niskayuna area during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. George J. Freligh was born ca. 1750 and died in 1800. Dr. Michael Freligh, the son of George J. Freligh of Dutchess County, N.Y., was born in 1770. He settled in Niskayuna in 1788. Freligh served as Albany County coroner, and in 1815 he was elected to the Assembly of the City and County of Albany. He died in 1853. Michael's brother John Freligh settled in Plattsburgh, N.Y., where he witnessed the burning of Plattsburgh during the War of 1812. His first wife Betsy died in 1811, but by 1814 he had remarried a woman named Margaret. The dates of his birth and death are unknown. George W. Freligh, the son of Dr. Michael Freligh, considered seeking his fortune in California, but ultimately remained in Niskayuna on property inherited from his father. George died in 1881. Abram Freligh, the son of George W. Freligh, served as commissioner of highways for the Town of Colonie. He died in 1912. His daughter, Julia Fort Freligh, married Abram Rand. She died in 1959.
- Acquisition information:
- The Freligh Family Papers were donated to the University Libraries by the executor of the estate of Julia Fort Freligh Rand, ca. 1965.
- Processing information:
Processed by Nicholas Webb in August 2009 and Sheri Sarnoff in 2020.
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged chronologically.
- Physical location:
- The materials are located on site at the department.
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Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Freligh Family Papers, 1773-1955. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Freligh Family Papers).