Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Crawford, Mary (Gardner) 1885
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Ionia Standard, 21 Aug 1885

Departed this life August 10, 1885, at her home in Orange, Mrs. Mary Crawford 
in the 92nd year of her age.  Mrs. Crawford was born in Balymena, Antrym 
county, Ireland, in 1793.  Her family name was Gardner.  She was converted 
under the ministration of the Rev. Henry Cooke of Belfast, we think in 1808, 
about the age of 15.  She was married in 1815 to James Crawford and came to the 
state of New Jersey in 1816, where they united with the First Presbyterian 
church in Sparta.  They removed in 1819 to Tyre, Seneca county, New York, where 
she united with the First Presbyterian church of Tyre, and at the time of her 
death was one of three surviving members who united with that church at its 
organization, where her husband was a ruling elder of the church until his 
death, which occurred in 1847.  She removed to Michigan in 1856, consecrating 
herself in early girlhood to the service of Christ.  Her religion was an 
active, cheerful, ever abiding faith, influencing her every act and motive, 
softening every sorrow, and brightening every joy.  She was especially cheerful 
in the social and family circle and filled her long, beautiful life with love, 
charity and good works.

Her death was not caused by disease, but was as falling into a restful sleep 
after a long journey.

She was the mother of ten children, of whom four daughters survive her, Mrs. T. 
J. Marsh and Mrs. I. F. LeValley of Orange, and Mrs. Wm. Long of Washington, 
Gratiot, and Mrs. J. E. Campbell of Portland.  Her funeral was conducted by the 
Rev. Levi Masters of Ionia, assisted by the Rev. J. F. Orwick of Orange, and 
the residence of her son-in-law, I.F. LeValley of Orange, where she has resided 
for the last 17 years and as her daughters bade her a tearful farewell, they 
could say with christian resignation – 

Lord, she was thine and not our own, Thou hast not done us wrong.  We thank 
thee for the precious gift, Bestowed on us so long.


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