Freestone Family — Our Heritage

771

People Recorded

Major Lineages

400+

Years of History

146

Narrative Pages

Our Lineages

Heywood

c. 1615 – present

New England origins, beginning with John Heywood. The family established itself in Massachusetts before the great migration westward.

📍 Halifax, England

Blodgett

c. 1600s – present

Connected to the Heywood line through Sarah Blodgett. Thomas Blodgett among the earliest recorded ancestors.

📍 New England

Evans

1804 – present

Bishop David Evans (1804-1883), Utah pioneer. The Evans line represents the faith and determination of the western settlement.

📍 Wales → Utah

Coleman

c. 1700s – present

English origins through Sarah Thornton Coleman. The Coleman line traces through Thorncot to the American frontier.

📍 Beds, England

Family Timeline

1600s

John Heywood and Thomas Blodgett — earliest recorded ancestors in England

1630s–1840s

Colonial period — family established in Massachusetts and Connecticut

1843–1848

LDS gathering at Nauvoo, Illinois

1848–1880s

Pioneer settlement — Salt Lake City, Lehi, Nephi, Utah

1870s

Mining frontier — Spring Valley, Nevada

1880s+

Arizona expansion — Holbrook and beyond

The Great Migration

Our ancestors journeyed across continents and centuries

🇬🇧 England → 🚢 Atlantic → 🏛️ New England → ⛪ Nauvoo → 🏔️ Utah → 🌵 Arizona

About This Project

This genealogical record preserves the heritage of the Freestone family and connected lineages. Our research spans original documents, church records, and family narratives.

We use a Quantum Genealogical Verification Framework — acknowledging that historical records exist in states of uncertainty until sufficient evidence collapses them into verified facts.

⚛️ Quantum-Verified Genealogy