George Crabtree (1771 - 1862)

Born 22 Feb 1771 in Sullivan, Hancock, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecah (Hopkins) Crabtree — married about 17 Jun 1798 in Portland, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Mar 1862 at age 91 in Hancock, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Biography

George Crabtree; b. 22 Feb 1771 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine;

m. Rebecca Hopkins, daughter of Joseph Hopkins and Mary Higgins;

He was the organizer and deacon, First Baptist Church, Hancock, Maine; collector of customs

He died 1 Mar 1862 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine, at age 91. Buried: Riverside Cemetery, Hancock, Maine. ^[1]

Known children of George Crabtree and Rebecca were as follows:

• i. Daniel Tucker Crabtree; b. 28 May 1796 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine. Documented GMS line.
• ii. Joseph Crabtree; b. 8 Dec 1796 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; b. 28 Dec 1797 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine; m. Emma Ball, daughter of Samuel Ball and Phebe Urann; d. 3 Jul 1844 at age 46.
• iii. George Crabtree; b. 12 Sep 1799 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; m. Rebecca Jellison, daughter of Nathaniel Jellison and Elizabeth Maddox, 10 Jan 1821 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine; d. 12 Sep 1877 at Franklin, Hancock, Maine, at age 78; d. 13 Sep 1877 at Franklin, Hancock, Maine, at age 78; on his 78th birthday. Documented GMS line.
• iv. Agreen Crabtree; b. 5 Oct 1801 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine; m. Phebe Higgins, daughter of Jesse Higgins and Priscilla Snow, 19 Jul 1827 at Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine; She was from Eden and he was from Hancock; d. 24 Feb 1871 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 69; age 80 years, 7 months.
• v. William Crabtree; b. 13 Dec 1803 at Sullivan, Hancock, Maine.
• vi. John Dyer Crabtree; b. 6 Nov 1805 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; m. Celinda Hodgkins, daughter of Samuel Hodgkins and Eleanor Hodges, 1 Jan 1829 at Hancock, Maine; m. Nancy Atherton Hutchins, daughter of Eastman Hutchins and Elizabeth (--?--), 19 May 1855 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; d. 12 Nov 1881 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, at age 76; age 78 years; d. 12 Dec 1881 at age 76. Documented GMS line.
• vii. Mary Crabtree; b. 1808 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; d. 16 May 1817 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine.
• viii. Asa Crabtree; b. 30 Nov 1810 at Desert Ferry, Hancock, Hancock, Maine; m. Sarah A. Colby, daughter of Eli Colby and Sarah Hardison Jordan, 2 Jan 1838 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; d. 10 Oct 1893 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine, at age 82.
• ix. Seth Crabtree; b. 1813 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; d. 5 Mar 1829 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine.
• x. Ephraim Crabtree; b. Feb 1815 at Hancock, Hancock, Maine; m. Maria L. Bragdon, daughter of John Bragdon and Lydia Preble, 27 Oct 1846 at Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts; d. 28 Jul 1885 at Hancock Point, Hancock, Maine, at age 70.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave: Memorial #121894869.

• Lois Crabtree Johnson, Descendants of John Crabtree, immigrant to Boston, Mass., filed in the Daly Library. Excerpts at www.dalyclan.org/page4/sscrab/sscrab-o/p12.htm
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHJ-ZTK : Fri Sep 15 22:58:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Ephraim Crabtree and Maria L Crabtree, 1860.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121894869/george-crabtree: accessed 16 September 2023), memorial page for Deacon George Crabtree (22 Feb 1771–1 Mar 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 121894869, citing Riverside Cemetery, Hancock, Hancock County, Maine, USA; Maintained by Sally - Midcoast Maine (contributor 48138595).