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Edythe Freckelton

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

DATE OF BIRTH:

August 28, 1880

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DATE OF DEATH:

December 30, 1903

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GENDER:

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OTHER KNOWN NAMES:

Edith Freckelton

MAIDEN NAME:

Freckelton

ETHNICITY:

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RELATED TO:

William & Sarah Freckelton
Ella Freckelton
George Freckelton

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KNOWN ADDRESS:

5632 Peoria Street

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Chicago

Illinois

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AT THE TIME OF the fire

ROLE:

Audience Member

STATUS:

Victim

AGE:

23

MARITAL STATUS:

Single

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CEMETERY:

Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago IL

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Tragically burned to death in the terrible fire at the Iroquois Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Edyth died with her sister, Ella Freckleton and brother George. More than 2,000 people attended the funeral in the hall and more than 500 others stood in the street for hours waiting for the funeral cortege to pass on its way.

CITATION:

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois) · 1 Jan 1904, Fri · Page 4
Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87508658/edythe-f-freckleton

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:

Karl Sup, Iroquois Theatre Fire Historical Society

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