Mary Arletta Freeman was from Unity, Maine. She was teaching in Bangor, Maine, at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hewett Freeman, also originally from Maine, who had served in the 23rd Maine volunteer infantry engaged in the defense of Washington and later commanded Company H, 14th Maine volunteer infantry until the close of the Civil War.
In 1869 Mr. Freeman was appointed the first principal of the new Brady School on Aurora, Illinois' east side. When her husband left Brady School to assume the position of superintendent for the Polo Schools, Mrs. Freeman became interim principal of Brady until a replacement could be found.
In 1886 when Freeman was offered the position of deputy superintendent of schools for the state of Illinois, the Freemans moved from their handsome residence at the corner of Galena and View Streets to Springfield.
In 1889 they returned to Aurora, where Freeman became superintendent of
East Aurora Schools. He had the distinction of serving as superintendent of both the East and West Aurora Schools.
When Freeman became superintendent of the State School for the Blind in Jacksonville in 1902, Mary Freeman served as matron of the school.
When Professor Freeman retired in 1907 after a long and illustrious career as a teacher and administrator, he and his wife returned to Aurora, where they resided at 509 Fox Street.
Freeman and his wife Mary Arletta Freeman had one daughter, Grace Freeman, who taught for more than 20 years at West Aurora High School in the early 1900s. They also had three sons, Harry, Perley, and J. E. (Ned) Freeman. J. E. preceded his father in death. Mr. Freeman, who died in 1931, preceded his wife in death.
In 1869 Mr. Freeman was appointed the first principal of the new Brady School on Aurora, Illinois' east side. When her husband left Brady School to assume the position of superintendent for the Polo Schools, Mrs. Freeman became interim principal of Brady until a replacement could be found.
In 1886 when Freeman was offered the position of deputy superintendent of schools for the state of Illinois, the Freemans moved from their handsome residence at the corner of Galena and View Streets to Springfield.
In 1889 they returned to Aurora, where Freeman became superintendent of
East Aurora Schools. He had the distinction of serving as superintendent of both the East and West Aurora Schools.
When Freeman became superintendent of the State School for the Blind in Jacksonville in 1902, Mary Freeman served as matron of the school.
When Professor Freeman retired in 1907 after a long and illustrious career as a teacher and administrator, he and his wife returned to Aurora, where they resided at 509 Fox Street.
Freeman and his wife Mary Arletta Freeman had one daughter, Grace Freeman, who taught for more than 20 years at West Aurora High School in the early 1900s. They also had three sons, Harry, Perley, and J. E. (Ned) Freeman. J. E. preceded his father in death. Mr. Freeman, who died in 1931, preceded his wife in death.
Mary Arletta Freeman was from Unity, Maine. She was teaching in Bangor, Maine, at the time of her marriage to Joseph Hewett Freeman, also originally from Maine, who had served in the 23rd Maine volunteer infantry engaged in the defense of Washington and later commanded Company H, 14th Maine volunteer infantry until the close of the Civil War.
In 1869 Mr. Freeman was appointed the first principal of the new Brady School on Aurora, Illinois' east side. When her husband left Brady School to assume the position of superintendent for the Polo Schools, Mrs. Freeman became interim principal of Brady until a replacement could be found.
In 1886 when Freeman was offered the position of deputy superintendent of schools for the state of Illinois, the Freemans moved from their handsome residence at the corner of Galena and View Streets to Springfield.
In 1889 they returned to Aurora, where Freeman became superintendent of
East Aurora Schools. He had the distinction of serving as superintendent of both the East and West Aurora Schools.
When Freeman became superintendent of the State School for the Blind in Jacksonville in 1902, Mary Freeman served as matron of the school.
When Professor Freeman retired in 1907 after a long and illustrious career as a teacher and administrator, he and his wife returned to Aurora, where they resided at 509 Fox Street.
Freeman and his wife Mary Arletta Freeman had one daughter, Grace Freeman, who taught for more than 20 years at West Aurora High School in the early 1900s. They also had three sons, Harry, Perley, and J. E. (Ned) Freeman. J. E. preceded his father in death. Mr. Freeman, who died in 1931, preceded his wife in death.
In 1869 Mr. Freeman was appointed the first principal of the new Brady School on Aurora, Illinois' east side. When her husband left Brady School to assume the position of superintendent for the Polo Schools, Mrs. Freeman became interim principal of Brady until a replacement could be found.
In 1886 when Freeman was offered the position of deputy superintendent of schools for the state of Illinois, the Freemans moved from their handsome residence at the corner of Galena and View Streets to Springfield.
In 1889 they returned to Aurora, where Freeman became superintendent of
East Aurora Schools. He had the distinction of serving as superintendent of both the East and West Aurora Schools.
When Freeman became superintendent of the State School for the Blind in Jacksonville in 1902, Mary Freeman served as matron of the school.
When Professor Freeman retired in 1907 after a long and illustrious career as a teacher and administrator, he and his wife returned to Aurora, where they resided at 509 Fox Street.
Freeman and his wife Mary Arletta Freeman had one daughter, Grace Freeman, who taught for more than 20 years at West Aurora High School in the early 1900s. They also had three sons, Harry, Perley, and J. E. (Ned) Freeman. J. E. preceded his father in death. Mr. Freeman, who died in 1931, preceded his wife in death.
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