Androscoggin County ME Archives History - Books .....Crawford Family 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/me/mefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 21, 2008, 8:14 pm Book Title: History Of Durham, Maine CRAWFORD. The Crawfords migrated from Scotland to North Ireland. George Crawford was born in Leitrim, Ireland, in 1787 and died in Durham 27 April, 1874. His wife, Eliza Ann, was born in Sligo, Ireland, in 1790 and died in Durham 11 Dec. 1856. He married (2) 6 Dec. i860, Catherine Newell. He settled in Durham before 1820, having lived for a short time in Bethel. He united with the M. E. Church in middle life, and his devout conversation attested the thorough transformation of his character. He was a well informed man and had a remarkable family. Four sons became preachers in the Methodist Episcopal Church. WILLIAM b. 4 Oct. 1821; d. 18 Feb. 1889. See Biog. Sketch. LEMUEL. Lost at sea. JOHN m. 4 Sept. 1842 Sarah A. Bonney of Durham. Resided in Brunswick. THOMAS m. 18 Dec. 1842 Thankful D. Johnson; d. 25 July 1852, aged 34 yrs. 7 mos. GEORGE m. (1) 15 Feb. 1848 Mercy H. Booker; (2) Mrs. Julia A,. (Varney) Coombs; d. 25 Sept. 1878, aged 58 yrs. His second wife died in Cal. 2 April 1898. See Biog Sketch. JAMES BARBOUR b. 22 Dec. 1822; m. 2 June 1855 Harriet A. Woodside of Durham; d. 31 Mch. 1869. See Biog. Sketch. DAVID F. d. 14 Sept. 1854, aged 28 yrs. He was studying for the ministry and had preached occasionally. ANN m. 22 Mch. 1837 Isaac Graves of Topsham. Additional Comments: Part of Chapter XII. GENEALOGICAL NOTES Extracted from: HISTORY OF DURHAM, MAINE WITH GENEALOGICAL NOTES. BY EVERETT S. STACKPOLE. PUBLISHED BY VOTE OF TOWN. LEWISTON: PRESS OF LEWISTON JOURNAL COMPANY. 1899. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/me/androscoggin/history/1899/historyo/crawford40nms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mefiles/ File size: 2.2 Kb