Fremont County CO Archives Biographies.....Peabody, Frances Clelland July 1, 1860 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/co/cofiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Carolyn Golowka http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00012.html#0002972 September 30, 2009, 10:00 pm Source: "History of Colorado," published by Linderman Co., Inc. Denver 1927 Author: James H. Baker & LeRoy R. Hafen, Ph D Pages 289-299 Mrs. Frances Clelland Peabody, of Canon City, Fremont county, was born at St. Joseph, Missouri, July 1, 1860, and is the daughter of James and Anne Clelland, both of whom were of Scottish birth, the father having been born at Glasgow and the mother at Sterling. The family came to Colorado in 1865, making the journey from Atchison, Kansas, by covered wagon, and here the father became prominent, having served as the first state senator. The daughter secured her education in the public schools of Denver, completing her studies in Wolfe Hall, Denver. On March 19, 1878, she became the wife of James Hamilton Peabody, their marriage occurring at Canon City, and to them were born the following children: Calvin, deceased; James Clelland, who was married to Miss Alice McHarg; Cora, who became the wife of James Grafton Rodgers; and Jessie, who became the wife of Major Cuthbert P. Stearns, of the West Point Military Academy. Mrs. Peabody is an earnest communicant of the Protestant Episcopal church. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/co/fremont/bios/peabody302nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/cofiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb