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Duncan “Scotty” Fraser

Date of Birth: 1866

Born In: Scotland

Age: 41

Occupation: Saloon Keeper

Marital Status: Married

Died: 26 Aug 1907

Cause of Death: Labor Pneumonia

Death Location: Menlo Park

Burial Plot: 88

FindaGrave ID: 6152299

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Duncan Fraser (better known as Scotty) died at his home in Menlo Park on the 25th. Scotty had long conducted a saloon there and before he died requested his many friends to hold a wake and have a good time. The wake was held Monday night and when the Scottish dew began to circulate there were lively times indeed. The body was taken from the casket and set in a chair, cigar in mouth. Every time the revelers took a drink one was poured down the mouth of the corpse. The funeral was held Tuesday with the interment at Redwood City.

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      Amos French

      Date of Birth: 7 Sep 1820

      Born In: Maine

      Age: 70

      Occupation: Saloon keeper

      Marital Status: Widowed

      Died: 26 Jul 1890

      Cause of Death: Suicide - pistol

      Death Location: Redwood City

      Burial Plot: J

      FindaGrave ID: 6152306

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      AMOS FRENCH SUICIDES
      Despondent Induced by Poverty Impels Him to Shoot Himself
      Saturday morning about 8:30 John Christ and Jacob Kelting had occasion to repair the roof in the farmer's old mill building on First street. Amos French slept on the second floor, and in passing his room they saw him lying on the floor in a pool of blood. He was dead, and they first supposed that he had accidently fallen and been killed. Coroner Crowe was notified, and an examination by him showed that a bullet had been fired into his head, entering about an inch behind the right temple, and making its exit on the opposite side of the skull.
      He was lying on his back, partially undressed, and an old-fashioned Sharp's pistol of four barrels, one chamber of which was discharged, was lying between his legs. The pistol is that formally owned by John Crowley. Everything about the room was in good order, and various indications pointed to premediated sucide.
      The deceased was born near Andover, Massachusetts, and at the time of his death was aged 69 years, 8 months, and 18 days. He was married in Boston, July 15 1846 to Miss Eliza Lapkin. Two years later his wife died in childbirth, and shortly afterward he set out for California, arriving here in 1850. He engaged in the livery-stable business in Mayfield with Peter Turner, and subseqently conducted the Pioneer Stable in Redwood City with Sam Cook. He next associated himself with John Goech in the saloon business for about eighteen months, and since he retired from that, about seven years ago. He lived upon the money he accumulated.

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        William French

        Date of Birth: 1825

        Born In: Maine

        Age: 45

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        Died: 22 Dec 1870

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        Death Location: Woodside

        Burial Plot: 72

        FindaGrave ID: 245590485

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          Arthur Fretas

          Date of Birth: 19 Oct 1906

          Born In: Redwood City

          Age: 15 days

          Occupation: Infant

          Marital Status: Single

          Died: 3 Nov 1906

          Cause of Death: Inanition

          Death Location: Redwood City

          Burial Plot: Near County Road

          FindaGrave ID: 6152315

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            Margaret Frey

            Date of Birth: 1863

            Born In: California

            Age: 34

            Occupation: Cannery laborer

            Marital Status: Married

            Died: 13 Jun 1899

            Cause of Death: Murdered by husband - gunshot

            Death Location: San Francisco

            Burial Plot: 34

            FindaGrave ID: 6152322

            Margaret Frey

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            San Francisco, June 13 - Gustave Frey, a gambler, tonight visited the home of his wife, who had separated from him, in the rear of 446 Natonia street, and demaned that she live him again. Upon her refusal he dragged her into the street with an old-fashioned Colt's navy revolver inflicting a wound which proved fatal before she could be removed to a hospital.
            Frey then turned the 45-caliber pistol on himself, firing a shot which caused his almost instant death.
            The murderer was 44 years old and his wife was 10 years younger. They leave a six year old girl named Nida.
            After the couple separated, about a year and a half ago, Mrs. Frey earned her living by working in a cannery. Her husband frequently threatened to kill her if she would not become reconcilled. Last week he said he proposed to murder their child, and on Sunday Mrs. Frey applied for a warrant for his arrest, which, was not issued by the police authorities. It is presumed that this attempt to cause his arrest, coupled by his anger at her repeated refusals to take him back to her home, were the direct causes to tonights tragedy.

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              Angeline “Angie” P. Howard Frisbie

              Date of Birth: 31 Dec 1844

              Born In: Wisconsin

              Age: 37

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              Marital Status: Married

              Died: 25 Nov 1882

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              Death Location: Redwood City

              Burial Plot: 189

              FindaGrave ID: 6152330

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              First wife of Will Frisbie

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                Geraldine Cooley Frisbie

                Date of Birth: Dec 1847

                Born In: Rochester, New York

                Age: 81

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                Marital Status: Widowed

                Died: 3 Mar 1929

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                Death Location: San Mateo Co

                Burial Plot: 176

                FindaGrave ID: 211283872

                Geraldine Cooley Frisbie

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                FRISBIE - In San Mateo, Cal., March 3, 1929, Geraldine E. (Cooley) Frisbie, devoted wife of the late Will Frisbie, loving mother of William L. Cooley of San Francisco, Charles P. Cooley of Palo Alto and Frank S. Cooley of San Mateo, a native of New York. A member of General George S. Evans Corps, No. 36, of Redwood City, and its first president; also past national president of Women's Relief Corps, Grand Army of the Republic.
                Friends are invited to attend the funeral services tomorrow (Tuesday), March 5, 1929, at 2 p.m. at the funeral home of James Crowe Co., Redwood City. Entombment, family plot, Union Cemetery.
                [San Francisco Chronicle; San Francisco, California; March 04, 1929]

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                  Sadie Frisbie

                  Date of Birth: 1880

                  Born In: Redwood City

                  Age: 1

                  Occupation: Infant

                  Marital Status: Single

                  Died: 19 Dec 1880

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                  Death Location: Redwood City

                  Burial Plot: 189

                  FindaGrave ID: 6152337

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                    William “Will” Russell Frisbie

                    Date of Birth: 1831

                    Born In: Connecticut

                    Age: 54

                    Occupation: Druggist/Postmaster

                    Marital Status: Married

                    Died: 3 May 1885

                    Cause of Death: Paralysis

                    Death Location: Ravenswood

                    Burial Plot: 176

                    FindaGrave ID: 6152343

                    William “Will” Russell Frisbie

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                    WILL FRISBIE
                    Times-gazette
                    June 27, 1885
                    The Will Frisbie, for ten years postmaster at his place, who died May 3 at his home at Ravenswood, was a man who has left more than usual impress upon the history of his country, both in this and other states. He was born at Guilford, Conn., of one of the old families that trace their descent back to the Mayflower and Plymouth Rock. At an early age he went forth with the strong and fearless men of New England who were to open and found the great states of the West and Northwest, and became one of the pioneers of Wisconsin, he located at Racine, engaged in business and soon became widely and popularly known as a clear-headed businessman. Here the young man engaged somewhat in politics, running at one time for a local office upon the same ticket with the present Postmaster General Vilas. Upon the second call for troops, in 1862, Mr. Frisbie enlisted for the war, and was commissioned by Governor Edward S. Salomon, as lieutenant in Co. C of the 19th Regiment of Wisconsin Volunteers. Soon after entering upon active service he was placed upon the staff of Gen. Chas. S. Devins, a general of cavalry in Sheridan's Division, and since Attorney General of the United States, which position he held until the close of the war, and served with distinction in several prominent engagements. He was, during all this time, Gen. Devin's private secretary and mustered out of the army. Mr. Frisbie returned to Racine, married and engaged in his profession of druggist, which he followed for a while and then removed to Portland, Oregon. and engaged in the hotel business, keeping for a time, one of the largest hotels in that city. Being unsuccessful in this, he came here and assumed charge of the shoe factory which had been built by Dr. S.S. Merrill. His charge of this first manufacturing establishment of the town was energetic and creditable but the times for such an enterprise were not propitious and the institution failed after a short run. There upon Mr. Frisbie resumed his profession, taking charge of the City Drug Store, which he afterward purchased and consolidated with the old Pioneer Drug Store. In 1873 he was appointed postmaster and held the position continuously until his death. He served two terms as Coroner and Public Administrator of this county. interment was at Union Cemetery.
                    Mr. Frisbie, although a Civil war veteran, is not buried in the GAR plot. He is buried in the Cooley plot because he was married to Geraldine Cooley.

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