Frederic Chopin was born on February 22, 1810, in Zelazowa Wola, a village six miles from Warsaw, Poland. His father, Nicholas Chopin was born in Marianville, eastern France in 1771. He died in 1844. He was mainly a tutor in English, math; etc. the instrument he played was the flute and the violin. His mother Justyna was born in 1782 in Poland and died in 1861. She was a farming girl, well educated, and a homemaker during their marriage. She played …showed first 75 words of 534 total…

…showed last 75 words of 534 total…was unhappy in her marriage and she found happiness in Frederic. They lived together for nine years (1838-1847). Soon there relationship went down hill. When Frederic and George broke-up, it left him heartbroken and he soon became ill. He never was able to rebound from the illness although he still composed. Soon the sickness was too strong and he died a little after 2:00am on October 17, 1849, at the age of 39. He was buried in Paris.