The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . Orange. ORVILLE E. FREEMAN, a well known citizen of OrangeValley, is the son of George C. Freeman and Sarah Frances\an Duyne, and was boi-n in West Orange, Essex County,on the 17th of February, 1SG3. On both sides he descendsfrom old and prominent New Jersey families who have fig-ured conspicuously inthe history of the colonyand State. He received a goodeducation in the OrangeHigh School and subse-quently engaged in agri-cultural purstiits, takingcharge of his fathersfarm. He is still inter-ested in this line of in-dustry. In 1888 he alsoe
The Passaic valley, New Jersey, in three . Orange. ORVILLE E. FREEMAN, a well known citizen of OrangeValley, is the son of George C. Freeman and Sarah Frances\an Duyne, and was boi-n in West Orange, Essex County,on the 17th of February, 1SG3. On both sides he descendsfrom old and prominent New Jersey families who have fig-ured conspicuously inthe history of the colonyand State. He received a goodeducation in the OrangeHigh School and subse-quently engaged in agri-cultural purstiits, takingcharge of his fathersfarm. He is still inter-ested in this line of in-dustry. In 1888 he alsoestablished his presentmeat and vegetablebusiness in Orange Val-ley, in which he hasbeen very successful,liesides devoting hisenergies to these two en-terprises he has takenan active part in local public affairs. Since 1892 he has served as a member of theWest Orange Board of Education with great satisfactionto himself as well as to his fellow citizens. Mr. Freeman married Sarah Adelaide Sigler and has twochildren: Elizabeth Frances and Margaret E. FRKKMAN. 334 THE PASSAIC VALLEY CYRUS CURRIEE was for more than half a century oneof Newarks foremost manufacturers and citizens. He wasof Eevolutionarj stock on both the paternal and maternalsides. His grandfather, Nathaniel Currier, held a commis-sion as Major in the English Army under King George III.,but on the commencement of trouble with the mother coun-try cast his influence with the patriots, and in 1773 waselected by his fellow townsmen in Salisbury, Mass., to repre-sent them in the firstProvincial Congress atWatertown. S u b s e-quently he enlisted inthe Continental Army,was made a Captain, andserved with honor anddistinction in the Warfor Independence. Moses Currier, son ofMajor Natlmniel andfather of Cyrus, was suc-cessfully identified witha number of useful in-dustries, such as nail,chain, and anchor forgesand sawmills. He wasalso a pioneer in themanufacture of woolengoods. He marriedNancy Stevens, and died
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